William DE BRAOSE

- 1210

• Name	William DE BRAOSE
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Starved to death with his mother
  Died	1210
  Person ID	I35187	Main
  Last Modified	27 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Lord William DE BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1144,   d. 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, France  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Lady Matilda “Maud” DE ST VALERIE,   b. 30 Nov 1155, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France ,   d. 9 Aug 1210, Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F12349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William de Braose's eldest son, William, although captured in hiding with his mother and starved to death in 1210, had fathered four sons. They were John, Giles, Phillip and Walter and although they were also held imprisoned they were granted release in 1218. John, the eldest, was said to have been brought up in secret, on Gower, by a Welsh ally or retainer. On release he came under the care of his uncle Giles de Braose. John made a claim to being rightful heir of the de Braose lands and titles and although the courts did not find for him, his other uncle Reginald de Braose was able to cede by a legal convention the Baronies of both Gower and Bramber to him for a fee. This established the junior branch of the dynasty in its own right and further positioned the dynasty for survival at worst and at best opportunity, continued future power and influence.