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Sir William de Braose, Lord of Brycheiniog

Male 1197 - 1230  (33 years)


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  • Name William de Braose 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Lord of Brycheiniog 
    Nickname Black William 
    Birth 1197  Brecon, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 May 1230  Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Eva's husband was publicly hanged by Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales on 2 May 1230 after being discovered in the Prince's bedchamber together with his wife Joan, Lady of Wales.
    Burial Wigmore Abbey, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I46115  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2019 

    Father Sir Reginald de Braose, Knight,   b. 1162, (Bramber, West Sussex, England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. BY 1228 (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Grace Brewer,   b. 1186, Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1226, Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1202  Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Family ID F17145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Eva Marshal, Countess of Abergavenny,   b. 1203, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1246 (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1230  Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Isabella de Braose,   b. ~1222, (Wales) Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Maud de Braose, Lady Mortimer,   b. ~1224-1226, Totnes, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1301, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     3. Eva de Braose,   b. 1227   d. 28 Jul 1255 (Age 28 years)
     4. Eleanor de Braose,   b. ~ 1228, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1251 (Age ~ 23 years)
    Family ID F16863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1197 - Brecon, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 May 1230 - Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Wigmore Abbey, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 May 1230 - Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 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.

      Early years

      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 Buellt.[citation needed]

      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 ¹2,000 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, it became known that William had committed adultery with Llywelyn's wife, Joan, Lady of Wales, and Braose was taken at his own home and transported to Wales.[2] The marriage planned between their two children did, however, take place.[3]

      Execution

      The Chronicle of Ystrad Fflur's entry for 1230 reads:[citation needed]

      "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".[citation needed]
      Llywelyn had William publicly hanged on 2 May 1230,[4] 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.[citation needed]

      Family

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

      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 Mortimer 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.
      Eva de Braose (c. 1227- July 1255), wife of William III de Cantilupe.
      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).[citation needed]

      * [2]
    • Born: about 1197
      His father handed over the Sussex lands of Bramber and Knepp to him in August 1218, so it is probable that he came of age in that year.

      Died: 2nd May 1230

      William succeeded his father as lord of Abergavenny (right), Builth and other Marcher lordships in 1227. Styled by the Welsh as "Black William", he was imprisoned by Llewelyn ap Iorwerth in 1229 during Hubert de Burgh's disastrous Kerry (Ceri) campaign. He was ransomed and released after a short captivity during which he agreed to cede Builth as a marriage portion for his daughter Isabel on her betrothal to Dafydd, son and heir of Llewelyn. The following Easter, Llewelyn discovered an intrigue between his wife, Joan, and William. Supported by a general clamour for his death, Llewelyn had William publicly hanged on 2nd May 1230.

      Father: Reginald de Braose

      Mother: Grace Brewer

      William was married to Eva Marshal (1206 -1246)

      Child 1: Isabel, the eldest
      Child 2: Maud
      Child 3: Eva
      Child 4: Eleanor

      Note: The arms shown above are attributed to this William by Matthew Paris. (see Aspilogia II, MP I No 44 & MP IV No 27). In the two existing versions of the manuscript the arms are given differently. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9716] "Eleanor de Braose (c. 1228-1251)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_de_Braose, accessed September 23rd,.

    2. [S9728] "William de Braose (c. 1197 - 2 May 1230)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Braose_(died_1230), acces.

    3. [S10016] "William de Braose (Black William)" biography, accessed & downloaded Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 by David A. Hennesse.

    4. [S10017] "Reginald de Braose" biography, accessed & downloaded Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, http://dougl.

    5. [S4571] " William (de Braose) BRUCE", profile, http://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?n=bruce&oc=1&p=william+de+braose&type=fiche, retr.

    6. [S9727] "Eva Marshal (1203 - 1246)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marshal, downloaded September 23rd, 2016 by Dav.

    7. [S11505] "Isabel de Clare", profile, http://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?lang=en&p=isabel+de&n=clare, retrieved, recorded & uploaded.


  

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