William IV de Braose, 5th Lord of Bramber

d. 1210, Windsor or Corfe Castles, Eng. Starved to death with his mother by King John. Son of William III de BRAOSE Lord Brecknock 4th Baron of Bramber (1144-1211) and Matilda (Maud) de ST. VALERIE (1148-1210)

Married Maud (Matilda) de CLARE

Children:

• John
• Giles
• Philip
• Walter
• [Matilda m. Henry de Tracy - chronologically plausible]

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WILLIAM [IV] de Briouse (-Corfe 1210).

• "Willelmus de Braosa dominus de Brechen" donated property to Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire, for the souls of "uxoris meæ Matildis de Sancto Walerico et puerorum nostrorum", by undated charter, witnessed by "Willelmo et Philippo filiis meis"[1214].
• The Annals of Waverley record that “Matildis matrona nobilis cognomento de la Haie, uxor Willelmi de Braose” was captured with “Willelmo filio suo milite…in Galwaitha” in 1210 and starved to death “apud Windeshores”[1215].
• A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey records that “Mathildis uxor eius et Willielmus filius eorum” (referring to William, son of “Willelmo Brewes” and his wife “Berta…comitis Milonis secunda filia”) were imprisoned by King John and died in prison[1216].
• The Annals of Dunstable record that “Willelmum de Brause juniorem et sororem eius et Matildam matrem eius” were captured in Ireland in 1210 by King John, adding that they later died in prison[1217].
• The 13th century Histoire des ducs de Normandie et des rois d´Angleterre records that "Mehaus sa feme [Guillaumes de Braiouse] et Guillaumes ses fils" fled from King John to Ireland where they were captured at "le castiel de Cracfergu", taken to England, and imprisoned at "el castiel del Corf" where they were starved to death[1218].

m as her first husband, MATILDA [Joan] de Clare, daughter of RICHARD de Clare Earl of Hertford & his wife Amicie of Gloucester ([1185/90]-). Her birth date range is estimated from her having had at least one child by her first marriage and at least three by her second. Henry III King of England granted letters of conduct to "Matillis de Breusa" dated 13 Aug 1217[1219]. She married secondly (1219) Rhys ap Rhys "Gryg/the Hoarse". The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Rhys the Hoarse married the daughter of the earl of Clare" in 1219[1220]. William & his wife had four children:

a) JOHN de Briouse (-1232). Henry III King of England ordered the release of "Johannes, Egidius et Philippus et Walterus filii Willelmi de Braosa" dated [Jan] 1218[1221]. Lord of Bramber and Gower. - see link for further info.

b) GILES de Briouse . Henry III King of England ordered the release of "Johannes, Egidius et Philippus et Walterus filii Willelmi de Braosa" dated [Jan] 1218[1222].

c) PHILIP de Briouse . Henry III King of England ordered the release of "Johannes, Egidius et Philippus et Walterus filii Willelmi de Braosa" dated [Jan] 1218[1223].

d) WALTER de Briouse (-after 8 Jul 1226). Henry III King of England ordered the release of "Johannes, Egidius et Philippus et Walterus filii Willelmi de Braosa" dated [Jan] 1218[1224]. Henry III King of England issued an order relating to a claim by the abbot of Gloucester against "Walterum de Braosa et Hawisiam uxorem eius" about "ecclesia de Hanendon" dated 8 Jul 1226[1225]. m (Royal licence 11 Jul 1223) HAWISE de London, daughter of THOMAS de London & his wife Eva [de Tracy] (-after 8 Jul 1226). Henry III King of England granted licence for the marriage of "Waltero de Braosa" and "Hawisie filie et heredis…Thome de London", with "honore de Kedewelli et de Cadewathlan…maritagium", dated 11 Jul 1223[1226]. Henry III King of England issued an order relating to a claim by the abbot of Gloucester against "Walterum de Braosa et Hawisiam uxorem eius" about "ecclesia de Hanendon" dated 8 Jul 1226[1227]. e) [MATILDA . Drake, in a short Braose pedigree, records that “Loretta countess of Leicester” [daughter of William [III] de Briouse, see above] granted “the manor and advowson of Tawstock, co. Devon” to “her niece Matilda and the heirs of her body”, citing a writ dated 1391 and adding that the same document confirms that William [IV] de Briouse was the grantor’s brother[1807]. He also states that Matilda, the grantee, married “Henry de Tracy Lord of Barnstaple, ob. 2 Edw I (1273-4)”, but does not cite the primary source which confirms that this marriage is correct. However, he does record the manor of Tawstock (presumably Tavistock) was later held by the second husband of Matilda, daughter of Eva de Tracy and heir of Henry de Tracy according to the inquisitions quoted above. From a chronological point of view, the proposal appears possible. m HENRY de Tracy, son of OLIVER de Tracy & his [second] wife Eva [FitzWarin] (-before 21 Aug 1274).] http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#Willia...

Sources

• [1214] Flaxley (Dene) 8, p. 134.
• [1215] Annales de Waverleia, p. 265.
• [1216] Dugdale Monasticon VI, Lanthony Abbey, Gloucestershire, II, Fundatorum progenies, p. 134.
• [1217] Annales de Dunstaplia, p. 32.
• [1218] Michel (1840), pp. 112-5.
• [1219] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 85.
• [1220] Williams ab Ithel, J. (ed.) (1860) Brut y Tywysogion, or the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales (London) ("Brut y Tywysogion (Williams)"), p. 305.
• [1221] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 134.
• [1222] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 134.
• [1223] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 134.
• [1224] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 134.
• [1225] Patent Rolls Henry III 1225-1232 (1903), p. 78.
• [1226] Patent Rolls Henry III 1215-1225 (1901), p. 376.
• [1227] Patent Rolls Henry III 1225-1232 (1903), p. 78.

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References: [GENSERV],[MCS4],[ConverseA],[MC],[AR7],[RD500], [CP],[EnglishP],[APC],[PlantagenetA]

Born: Abt 1175, Bramber, Sussex, England & Gower, Wales 808,3672,3674 Married (1): Questionable marriage 1107,9110 Married (2): Before 1196 803,808 Died: 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, Marne, Champagne, France 803,808,3672,3674,3675,3676 Buried: 10 Aug 1211, Abbey of St. Victor, Paris, France

  Another name for William was William DE BRAIOSE.

  Ancestral File Number: 84ZZ-P5.

  General Notes:

William de Braose, born perhaps c1175, died Corfe or Windsor Castle 1210, of starvation by order of King John, son of William de Braose, died 1211, Lord of Bramber, Sussex, by his wife Maud de St Valery. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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William did not accompany King Richard on Crusade but fought with King John against Philip in Normandy (1203/4). King John demanded William as a hostage for his father's loyalty in 1208. His mother Maud refused and the fled to Ireland. In 1210 John prepared an expedition to Ireland. Maud and William escaped Ireland, but were apprehended in Scotland. William the father was in Wales at the time. It is believed that Maud and William were starved to death at Windsor Castle (Some say Corfe).

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William, who perished by starvation with his mother at Windsor m. Maud, dau. of the Earl of Clare, with whom he had the town of Buckingham, in frank marriage, and left a son, John. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 72, Braose, Baron Braose, of Gower]

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At his peak Lord of Bramber, Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick and the three castles of Skenfrith, Grosmont (right) and Whitecastle.

William inherited Bramber, Builth and Radnor from his father; Brecknock and Abergavenny through his mother. He was the strongest of the Marcher Lords involved in constant war with the Welsh and other lords. He was particularly hated by the Welsh for the massacre of three Welsh princes, their families and their men which took place during a feast at his castle of Abergavenny in 1175. He was sometimes known as the "Ogre of Abergavenny". One of the Normans' foremost warriors, he fought alongside King Richard at Chalus in 1199 (when Richard received his fatal wound).

William received Limerick in 1201 from King John. He was also given custody of Glamorgan, Monmouth and Gwynllwg in return for large payments.

William captured Arthur, Count of Brittany at Mirebeau in 1202 and was in charge of his imprisonment for King John. He was well rewarded in February 1203 with the grant of Gower. He may have had knowledge of the murder of Arthur and been bribed to silence by John with the city of Limerick in July. His honours reached their peak when he was made Sheriff of Herefordshire by John for 1206-7. He had held this office under Richard from 1192 to 1199.

His fall began almost immediately. William was stripped of his office as bailiff of Glamorgan and other custodies by King John in 1206/7. Later he was deprived of all his lands and, sought by John in Ireland, he returned to Wales and joined the Welsh Prince Llewelyn in rebellion. He fled to France in 1210 via Shoreham "in the habit of a beggar" and died in exile near Paris. Despite intending to be interred at St. John's, Brecon, he was buried in the Abbey of St. Victoire, Paris by Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury, another of John's chief opponents who was also taking refuge there. His wife and son William were murdered by John, possibly starved to death at Windsor Castle. 594,808,8925,9110,9111 http://www.celtic-casimir.com/webtree/3/32743.htm

  Marriage Information:

William married Maud DE FAY, daughter of Ralph DE FAY of Bromley and Beatrice DE TURNHAM, in Questionable marriage 1107,9110. The marriage ended in divorce. (Maud DE FAY was born about 1205 in Bromley, Poplar, Surrey, England and died in 1249 9112.)

   Marriage Information:

William also married Matilda "Maud" DE CLARE, daughter of Richard DE CLARE MCS, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert DE MELLENT Countess of Gloucester (1183-1224), before 1196 803,808. The marriage ended in divorce. (Matilda "Maud" DE CLARE was born in 1182 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England 803,808 and died in 1249 in England www.celtic-casimir.com

William IV "The Younger" DE BRAOSE 4th Lord of Bramber, 11 Lord Abergavenny

Born: Abt 1175, Bramber, Sussex, England & Gower, Wales Married (1): Questionable marriage Married (2): Before 1196 Died: 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, Marne, Champagne, France Buried: 10 Aug 1211, Abbey of St. Victor, Paris, France

Another name for William was William DE BRAIOSE.

Ancestral File Number: 84ZZ-P5.

General Notes: William de Braose, born perhaps c1175, died Corfe or Windsor Castle 1210, of starvation by order of King John, son of William de Braose, died 1211, Lord of Bramber, Sussex, by his wife Maud de St Valery. [Magna Charta Sureties] William did not accompany King Richard on Crusade but fought with King John against Philip in Normandy (1203/4). King John demanded William as a hostage for his father's loyalty in 1208. His mother Maud refused and the fled to Ireland. In 1210 John prepared an expedition to Ireland. Maud and William escaped Ireland, but were apprehended in Scotland. William the father was in Wales at the time. It is believed that Maud and William were starved to death at Windsor Castle (Some say Corfe). William, who perished by starvation with his mother at Windsor m. Maud, dau. of the Earl of Clare, with whom he had the town of Buckingham, in frank marriage, and left a son, John. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 72, Braose, Baron Braose, of Gower] At his peak Lord of Bramber, Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick and the three castles of Skenfrith, Grosmont (right) and Whitecastle. William inherited Bramber, Builth and Radnor from his father; Brecknock and Abergavenny through his mother. He was the strongest of the Marcher Lords involved in constant war with the Welsh and other lords. He was particularly hated by the Welsh for the massacre of three Welsh princes, their families and their men which took place during a feast at his castle of Abergavenny in 1175. He was sometimes known as the "Ogre of Abergavenny". One of the Normans' foremost warriors, he fought alongside King Richard at Chalus in 1199 (when Richard received his fatal wound). William received Limerick in 1201 from King John. He was also given custody of Glamorgan, Monmouth and Gwynllwg in return for large payments. William captured Arthur, Count of Brittany at Mirebeau in 1202 and was in charge of his imprisonment for King John. He was well rewarded in February 1203 with the grant of Gower. He may have had knowledge of the murder of Arthur and been bribed to silence by John with the city of Limerick in July. His honours reached their peak when he was made Sheriff of Herefordshire by John for 1206-7. He had held this office under Richard from 1192 to 1199. His fall began almost immediately. William was stripped of his office as bailiff of Glamorgan and other custodies by King John in 1206/7. Later he was deprived of all his lands and, sought by John in Ireland, he returned to Wales and joined the Welsh Prince Llewelyn in rebellion. He fled to France in 1210 via Shoreham "in the habit of a beggar" and died in exile near Paris. Despite intending to be interred at St. John's, Brecon, he was buried in the Abbey of St. Victoire, Paris by Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury, another of John's chief opponents who was also taking refuge there. His wife and son William were murdered by John, possibly starved to death at Windsor Castle.

Marriage Information: William married Maud DE FAY, daughter of Ralph DE FAY of Bromley and Beatrice DE TURNHAM, in Questionable marriage. The marriage ended in divorce. (Maud DE FAY was born about 1205 in Bromley, Poplar, Surrey, England and died in 1249.)

Marriage Information: William also married Matilda "Maud" DE CLARE, daughter of Richard DE CLARE MCS, 3rd Earl of Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert DE MELLENT Countess of Gloucester (1183-1224), before 1196. The marriage ended in divorce. (Matilda "Maud" DE CLARE was born in 1182 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England and died in 1249 in England.)

William IV de Braose, 5th Lord of Bramber d. 1210, Windsor or Corfe Castles, Eng. Starved to death with his mother by King John. Son of William III de BRAOSE Lord Brecknock 4th Baron of Bramber (1144-1211) and Matilda (Maud) de ST. VALERIE (1148-1210) Married Maud (Matilda) de CLARE Children: John Giles Philip Walter [Matilda m. Henry de Tracy - chronologically plausible]