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He was the son of William de Briouze and Maud de Saint Valéry. He married, firstly, Grecia Brieguerre, daughter of William Brieguerre and Beatrice de Vaux, before 1215. He married, secondly, Gwladus Du ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales and Tangwystyl Goch, in 1215. He succeeded to the title of Lord Abergavenny [Feudal] on 13 November 1215. On 26 May 1216 he had seizin of his father's lands. After 1220 he gave up Bramber to nephew John, son of his brother William.

Reginald de Braose (died June 1228) was one of the sons of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda, also known as Maud de St. Valery and Lady de la Haie. Her other children included William and Giles.

The de Braoses were loyal to King Richard I but grew in power under King John of England. The dynasty was in conflict with King John towards the end of his reign and almost lost everything.

Reginald de Braose was a scion of the powerful Marcher family of de Braose, helped manage its survival and was also related by marriage to the Welsh Princes of Wales.

Magna Carta

He supported his brother Giles de Braose in his rebellions against King John. Both brothers were active against the King in the Baron's War. Neither was present at the signing of Magna Carta in June 1215 because at this time they were still rebels who refused to compromise.

Restoration of royal favour

King John acquiesced to Reginald's claims to the de Braose estates in Wales in May 1216. Reginald became Lord of Brecon, Abergavenny, Builth and held other Marcher Lordships but was also very much a vassal of the Welsh leader Llewelyn Fawr, Prince of Gwynedd who became his father-in-law in 1215 when Reginald married Llywelyn's daughter, Gwladus Ddu.

Henry III restored Reginald to favour and the Bramber estates (confiscated by King John) in 1217.

Welsh wars

At this seeming betrayal, Rhys and Owain, Reginald's Welsh nephews who were Princes of Deheubarth, were incensed and took Builth, except the castle. Llywelyn Fawr also became angry and his forces besieged Brecon. Reginald eventually surrendered to Llewelyn and gave up Seinhenydd (Swansea).

By 1221 they were at war again, with Llewelyn again laying siege to Builth. The siege was relieved by King Henry III's forces. From this time on Llewelyn tended to support the claims of Reginald's nephew John de Braose concerning the de Braose lands in Wales.

Reginald was a witness to the re-issue of Magna Carta by King Henry III in 1225.

He died two or three years later in 1227 or 1228 in Brecon and was succeeded by his son by his first wife, Grecia Briwere, the ill-fated William de Braose, Lord Abergavenny. He is buried at Brecon Cathedral.

It may be that the Matilda de Braose who was the wife of Rhys Mechyll, Prince of Deheubarth was the daughter of Reginald.

Reginald married Grecia Brieguerre Bef 1215. (daughter of William Brieguerre and Beatrice de Vaux) [Group Sheet]

Reginald married Gwladus Du ferch Llywelyn 1215. Gwladus (daughter of Llywelyn, the Great and Joan, Lady of Wales) died 1251, Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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He is the son of Reynold de Briouze and Grecia Brieguerre. He married Eve Marshal, daughter of William Marshal and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke, before 1230. He died on 2 May 1230, hanged by Llewelyn ap Iorwerth. He lived at Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales. He succeeded to the title of Lord Abergavenny [Feudal] circa 1228.

William de Braose (c. 1197 - 2 May 1230) was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia Briwere. He was an ill-fated member of a powerful and long lived dynasty of Marcher Lords.

Dynastic history

William de Braose was born in Brecon, probably between 1197 and 1204. The Welsh, who detested him and his family name, called him Gwilym Ddu, Black William. He succeeded his father in his various lordships in 1227, including Abergavenny and Builth.

Marriage and children

William married Eva Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. They had four daughters:

Isabella de Braose (born c. 1222), wife of Prince Dafydd ap Llywelyn
Maud de Braose (born c. 1224 - 1301), wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore another very powerful Marcher dynasty.
Eleanor de Braose (c. 1226 - 1251), wife of Humphrey de Bohun and mother of Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford.
Eve de Braose (c. 1227- July 1255), wife of William de Cantelou.

Career

He was captured by the Welsh forces of Prince Llywelyn the Great, in fighting in the commote of Ceri near Montgomery, in 1228. William was ransomed for the sum of £2,000 and then furthermore made an alliance with Llywelyn, arranging to marry his daughter Isabella de Braose to Llywelyn's only legitimate son Dafydd ap Llywelyn.

However on a later visit to Llywelyn during Easter 1230 William de Braose was found in Llywelyn's private bedchamber with Llywelyn's wife, Joan, Lady of Wales.

Execution

The Chronicle of Ystrad Fflur's entry for 1230 reads:

"In this year William de Breos the Younger, lord of Brycheiniog, was hanged by the Lord Llywelyn in Gwynedd, after he had been caught in Llywelyn's chamber with the king of England's daughter, Llywelyn's wife."

Llywelyn had William publicly hanged on 2 May 1230, possibly at Crogen, near Bala, though others believe the hanging took place near Llywelyn's palace at Abergwyngregyn.

Legacy

With William's death by hanging and his having four daughters, who divided the de Braose inheritance between them and no male heir, the titles now passed to the junior branch of the de Braose dynasty, the only male heir was now John de Braose who had already inherited the titles of Gower and Bramber from his far-sighted uncle Reginald de Braose.

William's wife Eva continued to hold de Braose lands and castles in her own right, after the death of her husband. She was listed as the holder of Totnes in 1230, and was granted 12 marks to strengthen Hay Castle by King Henry III on the Close Rolls (1234-1237).

William married Eve Marshal Bef 1221. Eve (daughter of William, 1st Earl of Pembroke (2nd Creation) and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke) was born 1203, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales; died 1246. [Group Sheet]

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Eleanor de Braose (c. 1228-1251) was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman and a wealthy co-heiress of her father, who was the powerful Marcher lord William de Braose, and of her mother, Eva Marshal, a co-heiress of the Earls of Pembroke. Her husband was Humphrey de Bohun, heir of the 2nd Earl of Hereford, by whom she had three children, including Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford.

Family

Eleanor was born in about 1228. She was the youngest daughter and co-heiress of the powerful Marcher lord William de Braose, and Eva Marshal, both of whom held considerable lordships and domains in the Welsh Marches and Ireland. Eva was one of the daughters of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke by Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, "Strongbow".

Eleanor had three older sisters, Isabella de Braose, Maud de Braose, Baroness Wigmore, and Eve de Braose, wife of William de Cantelou. A manuscript which narrates the descent of the founders of Llanthony Abbey names Isabella, Matildis, Eve et Alianore as the four daughters of Willielmis de Brews quartus and his wife Evam filiam domini Willielmis Mareschalli. The document clearly shows that Eleanor was the youngest of the four girls.

When Eleanor was about two years old, her father - known to the Welsh as Gwilym Ddu (Black William) - was hanged on the orders of Llewelyn the Great, Prince of Wales for alleged adultery with Llewelyn's wife, Joan, Lady of Wales. Following the execution, her mother held de Braose lands and castles in her own right.

Marriage and issue

On an unknown date after August 1241, Eleanor became the first wife of Humphrey de Bohun, the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Maud de Lusignan. The marriage took place after the death of Humphrey's mother, Maud.

Together Humphrey and Eleanor had three children:

Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (c.1249- 31 December 1298), married Maud de Fiennes, daughter of Enguerrand II de Fiennes and Isabelle de Conde, by whom he had issue, including Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford.
Gilbert de Bohun, married Margaret whose surname is not known and by whom he had issue. His brother granted him Eleanor's lands in Ireland.
Alianore de Bohun (died 20 February 1314, buried Walden Abbey). She married Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby on 26 June 1269 and they had two children.

Eleanor died in 1251 and was buried at Llanthony Secunda Priory. A manuscript names Elinor of Brewis, Ladi and heire of the land of Bricon among those buried at the priory of Llanthony. She passed on her considerable possessions in the Welsh Marches to her eldest son Humphrey.

Her husband married secondly Joan de Quincy, by whom he had a son, John de Bohun of Haresfield. He died on 31 October 1265.

Eleanor married Sir Humphrey de Bohun Aft Aug 1241. Sir (son of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Maud de Lusignan) died 27 Oct 1265, Cheshire. [Group Sheet]

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She married William de Cauntelo, son of William de Cauntelo, between 25 July 1238 and 15 February 1248. She succeeded to the title of Lady Abergavenny [Feudal] before 1246.

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She married Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore, son of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Du ferch Llywelyn, in 1247. She died circa 23 March 1300. She was also known as Maud de Braose.

Maud married Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore 1247. Roger (son of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Du ferch Llywelyn) was born 1231; died Abt 30 Oct 1282, Kingsland, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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She was also known as Eleanor Bohun.

Alianor married Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby 26 Jun 1269. Robert (son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy) was born Abt 1239, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England; died Bef 27 Apr 1279; was buried Aft 27 Apr 1279, Stafford, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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He married Maud de Fiennes, daughter of Ingelram de Fiennes, Lord of Wendover, circa 1275. He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Hereford. He gained the title of Earl of Essex.

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She married Theobald Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun, son of John de Verdun and Margaret de Lacy, before 6 November 1276. From before 6 November 1276, her married name became Verdun.

Margery married Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun Bef 06 Nov 1276. Theobald (son of John de Verdun and Margaret de Lacy) was born Abt 1248; died 24 Aug 1309, Alton, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

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Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Lord Mortimer (1251 - July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University.

He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. By 1268 he is recorded as studying Theology in the house of the Archbishop of York. King Henry III showed favour by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison.

The sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates; yet he continued to study at Oxford. But his father's death eventually forced his departure.

He returned to the March in 1282 as the new Lord Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer, Baron of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. At Irfon Bridge the Welsh prince became separated from his army. Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then sent his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England at Rhuddlan Castle. The head was displayed on the Tower of London as a warning to all rebels.

In return for his services Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester in 1283. In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne by his third wife Berenguela of Leon), the family entering the blood royal. Their surviving children were:

Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 - 29 November 1330) married Joan de Geneville, by whom he had twelve children.
Maud Mortimer, married Sir Theobald II de Verdun, by whom she had four daughters, Joan, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Katherine de Verdun.
John Mortimer, accidentally slain in battle by John de Leyburne.
Walter Mortimer, a priest, Rector of Kingston.
Edmund, a priest, Rector of Hodnet and Treasurer of the Cathedral at York.
Hugh Mortimer, a priest, Rector of church at Old Radnor.

They also had two daughters who became nuns; Elizabeth and Joan.

Edmund served in the king's Scottish campaign and returned to fight in Wales in 1283. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.

Edmund married Margaret de Fiennes Sep 1285, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England. Margaret (daughter of William de Fiennes, Baron Tingry II and Blanche de Brienne, Baroness Tingry) was born Abt 1270; died 07 Feb 1332/33. [Group Sheet]