Mary de Bohun - Marriage and Children

Marriage and Children

Mary married Henry—then known as Bolingbroke and at the time not in direct line of succession to the throne—on 27 July 1380, at Arundel Castle. At the time of her marriage, Mary was perhaps little more than twelve years old.

It was at Monmouth Castle, one of her husband's possessions, that Mary gave birth to her first two children, both boys. Henry, the surviving son, was later to become Prince of Wales when his father seized the throne from Richard II in 1399. On the death of his father in 1413, he became King of England as Henry V.

Her children were:

• Edward b&d. April 1382; buried Monmouth Castle, Monmouth
• Henry V of England (1386–1422)
• Thomas, Duke of Clarence (1387–1421)
• John, Duke of Bedford (1389–1435)
• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447)
• Blanche of England (1392–1409) married in 1402 Louis III, Elector Palatine
• Philippa of England (1394–1430) married in 1406 Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.