Gilbert de Bohun received his father's Irish lands from his elder brother Humphrey.
How long did Gilbert (and his sons) hold on to these lands? In the first half of the 14th century, there were several events that led to the progressive loss of English lands in Ireland.
Gilbert de Bohun's arms appear in St. George's Roll, dated about 1285.[1] Gilbert's arms appear at #118 on the roll.[2] His arms are identical to those of the elder branch of the family of Magna Carta baron Henry de Bohun, with one difference: Gilbert's arms have three red scallops on the bend, signifying his participation in one of the Crusades. Given Gilbert's age, this could only have been the Ninth Crusade led by Prince Edward of England, soon to become King Edward I.
In the next generation there was a Gilbert de Bohun whose daughter and heir married into the Weaver family. The coat of arms for the younger Gilbert (as quartered in the Weaver coat of arms and recorded in the 1568 London Visitation) is similar to that of the elder Gilbert -- the six lions have been removed, suggesting that this younger Gilbert was a younger son (or perhaps a son of a younger son) of the elder Gilbert.
The elder Gilbert's coat of arms is identical to that for a Henry Bohun at the top of a pedigree in the 1562-64 Lincolnshire Visitation.
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