William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (c. 1312 – 16 September 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander.

William de Bohun assisted at the arrest of Roger Mortimer in 1330, allowing Edward III to take power.

[1] In 1332, he received many new properties: Hinton and Spaine in Berkshire; Great Haseley, Ascott, Deddington, Pyrton and Kirtlington in Oxfordshire; Wincomb in Buckinghamshire; Longbenington in Lincolnshire; Kneesol in Nottinghamshire; Newnsham in Gloucestershire, Wix in Essex, and Bosham in Sussex.

He served variously in Brittany and in Scotland, and was present at the great English victories at Sluys and Crécy, the latter as a commander.

The Earl of Northampton is also a major character in Dan Jones' debut novel Essex Dogs and it's sequel Wolves of Winter.