de Braose Family - Ourfolk
William de Braose ABT 1153 - 9 AUG 1211
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William was born on ABT 1153 in Bramber, Sussex, England and died on 9 AUG 1211 in Corbeil, Marne, France . He was the son of William de Braose, II (ABT 1100 - ABT 1192) and Bertha de Gloucester (de Braose) (B: ABT 1130). William was married to Maud de St. Valery (de Braose) . Maud was born on ABT 1155 in Bramber, Sussex, England and died on 1210 in Corfe, Windsor, England . View Family Chart - - -
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- de Braose Arms - attributed to this William by Matthew Paris (see Aspilogia II , MP IV No7)
- Church of Saint Mary de Haura - in New Shoreham, Sussex, England.
Wife - Standing Sone - in Hay Castle
- Brecon Castle - In the town of Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales
- Knepp Castle - Sussex, England
, the 4th Baron, succeeded his father in about 1187.
At his peak he was
Lord of Bramber,
Gower,
Abergavenny,
Brecknock,
Builth,
Radnor,
Kington,
Limerick and
the three castles of Skenfrith,
and Whitecastle, and Grosmont Castle.
William inherited Bramber, Builth
and Radnor from his father;
Brecknock and Abergavenny
through his mother.
On John's accession to the throne in 1199 William, who was a
leader among those urging that he should be crowned, became
John's close companion in Britain and Normandy; John made
him various territorial grants and it was the non-payment of dues
on these lands which was the ostensible reason for William's
later downfall. However it seems likely that the trouble between
them arose from the King's loss of confidence in the discretion of
William and especially of his wife, Maud (sometimes called
Matilda). It appears that William was one of the few people to
know what happened to John's nephew, Arthur of Brittany, who
was John's only serious rival for the throne, being the son of
John's elder brother.
This boy had been captured by John in 1202 and put in the
charge of Hubert de Burgh at Falaise. It was said that Hubert
was ordered to blind Arthur but could not bring himself to do so;
Shakespeare uses this story in 'King John'. On 24th February
1203 John gave William the land of Gower (in South Wales) for
himself and his heirs, it was said 'on account of William
threatening to depart from him and to return to England.' It is
possible that William had remonstrated with the King regarding
Arthur and was bribed with Gower. William had publicly refused
to take charge of the prince.
He massively extended the Church of Saint Mary
de Haura in New Shoreham, Sussex.
The Lords of Brecon were among the most powerful men in the. Kingdom.
Their possessions in this area were only a part of their vast lands.
Their Brecon estates, including Brecon Castle passed to William de Braose. They remained
in the de Braose family for about a hundred years then by marriage the
Brecon and Hereford lands of the original Lordship were united in the
possession of Humphrey de Bohun.
The area needed inland defences so William
built Knepp Castle, near Shipley. It became a
hunting lodge favoured by generations of de
Braoses and even by King John when he
briefly held the castle. A mound and some
flint ruins can still be seen. Shipley Church
has survived with many Norman features
intact.
At his peak he was
Lord of Bramber,
Gower,
Abergavenny,
Brecknock,
Builth,
Radnor,
Kington,
Limerick and
the three castles of Skenfrith,
and Whitecastle, and Grosmont Castle.
William inherited Bramber, Builth
and Radnor from his father;
Brecknock and Abergavenny
through his mother.
On John's accession to the throne in 1199 William, who was a
leader among those urging that he should be crowned, became
John's close companion in Britain and Normandy; John made
him various territorial grants and it was the non-payment of dues
on these lands which was the ostensible reason for William's
later downfall. However it seems likely that the trouble between
them arose from the King's loss of confidence in the discretion of
William and especially of his wife, Maud (sometimes called
Matilda). It appears that William was one of the few people to
know what happened to John's nephew, Arthur of Brittany, who
was John's only serious rival for the throne, being the son of
John's elder brother.
This boy had been captured by John in 1202 and put in the
charge of Hubert de Burgh at Falaise. It was said that Hubert
was ordered to blind Arthur but could not bring himself to do so;
Shakespeare uses this story in 'King John'. On 24th February
1203 John gave William the land of Gower (in South Wales) for
himself and his heirs, it was said 'on account of William
threatening to depart from him and to return to England.' It is
possible that William had remonstrated with the King regarding
Arthur and was bribed with Gower. William had publicly refused
to take charge of the prince.
He massively extended the Church of Saint Mary
de Haura in New Shoreham, Sussex.
The Lords of Brecon were among the most powerful men in the. Kingdom.
Their possessions in this area were only a part of their vast lands.
Their Brecon estates, including Brecon Castle passed to William de Braose. They remained
in the de Braose family for about a hundred years then by marriage the
Brecon and Hereford lands of the original Lordship were united in the
possession of Humphrey de Bohun.
The area needed inland defences so William
built Knepp Castle, near Shipley. It became a
hunting lodge favoured by generations of de
Braoses and even by King John when he
briefly held the castle. A mound and some
flint ruins can still be seen. Shipley Church
has survived with many Norman features
intact.
was said to have
built Hay Castle single
handed in one night, carrying
the stones in her apron. When one
fell out and lodged in her slipper
she picked it out and flung it to
land in St Meilig's churchyard,
three miles away across the River
Wye at Llowes. The nine foot high
standing stone can
still be seen inside the
church.
built Hay Castle single
handed in one night, carrying
the stones in her apron. When one
fell out and lodged in her slipper
she picked it out and flung it to
land in St Meilig's churchyard,
three miles away across the River
Wye at Llowes. The nine foot high
standing stone can
still be seen inside the
church.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018