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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Braose
Maternal Family Tree: Ealdgyth Mercia 1024-1066
Before 1144 [his father] William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber (age 28) and [his mother] Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber were married. She by marriage Baroness Bramber Feudal. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and [his grandmother] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.
In 1144 William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber was born to William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber (age 29) and Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber.
Before 1160 [his uncle] William Gloucester died in a house fire at Bronllys Castle [Map] as a result of injuries sustained from falling masonry. Hugh de Beauchamp succeeded Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation although nothing more in known about him. When he died around 1173 [his mother] Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber, or rather her husband [his father] William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber (age 44) subsequently succeeded to Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
Before 1161 [his brother-in-law] William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 24) and [his sister] Sybil de Braose Countess Derby (age 3) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverell Countess Derby.
Around 1166 William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 22) and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 11) were married.
Before 1170 [his brother-in-law] William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 64) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp of Elmley in Worcestershire. [his sister] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp by marriage Baroness Beauchamp of Elmley in Worcestershire.
Around 25th December 1175, Christmas, William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 31) invited the local Welsh nobles to his Christmas court at Abergavenny Castle [Map] as an act of reconciliation. Seisyll ap Dyfnwal Gwent and his elder son Geoffrey Gwent were murdered. William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and his men then rode to Seisyll's home. There his younger son Cadwalladr Gwent (age 7) was murdered and his wife captured.
In 1179 [his father] William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber (age 64) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 4th Baron Bramber Feudal, 6th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. [his wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 24) by marriage Baroness Bramber Feudal and Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
Around 1185 Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 41) and [his wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 30). She married 1196 Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester, son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester.
In 1187 Walter Devereux's (age 14) lands (including two castles), following the death of his father, were held by the Crown and placed under the care of William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 43).
In 1189 [his son-in-law] Gruffydd ap Rhys Dinefwr Prince Deheubarth and [his daughter] Maud de Braose were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.
In 1192 William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 48) was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
Around 1196 [his son-in-law] Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester and [his daughter] Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester (age 61).
Around 1200 John Devereux (age 7) was trained for knighthood in the retinue of William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 56).
On 19th November 1200 [his sister] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp died at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [Map].
On 1st August 1202 King John of England (age 35) defeated the army of his nephew Arthur Plantagenet 3rd Duke Brittany (age 15) and Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 19) which was besieging John's mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 80) at Mirebeau Castle. King John of England took Arthur Plantagenet 3rd Duke Brittany 1187-1203's army by surprise capturing most. Arthur Plantagenet 3rd Duke Brittany and, probably, his sister Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond (age 18), both of whom arguably had better claims to the throne than King John of England were captured.
Arthur Plantagenet 3rd Duke Brittany was imprisoned by William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 58) at Falaise Castle [Map].
In or before 1205 [his son] John de Braose and [his daughter-in-law] Amabel de Limesey were married.
In 1205 [his son] John de Braose died.
In 1206 [his son] William de Braose and [his daughter-in-law] Maud de Clare (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford (age 53) and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford.
In 1210 [his son] William de Braose was starved to death at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].
In 1210 [his wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 55) starved to death at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].
On 29th December 1210 [his daughter] Maud de Braose died.
On 9th August 1211 William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 67) died at France. His son Giles de jure 7th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 5th Baron Bramber Feudal. He died before he could take possession of his lands.
Margaret de Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married Walter Lacy Lord Meath and had issue.
Bishop Giles de Braose 7th Baron Braose 5th Baron Bramber was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber.
Maud de Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married 1189 her half fourth cousin twice removed Gruffydd ap Rhys Dinefwr Prince Deheubarth and had issue.
John de Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married in or before 1205 Amabel de Limesey.
Eleanor Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married before 1227 Hugh Mortimer.
William de Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married 1206 Maud de Clare, daughter of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford, and had issue.
Before 1160 Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married (1) before 1215 Graecia Briwere and had issue (2) 1215 his half fifth cousin once removed Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw, daughter of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw and Joan Plantagenet.
Flandrina Braose was born to William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and [his former wife] Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 5 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 7 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 5 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [1]
Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [1]
King Richard III of England [2]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [5]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [6]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [5]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [4]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [8]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]
Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [2]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]
George Wharton [40]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]
President George Washington [1]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]
Frederick William III King Prussia [2]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]
King Christian IX of Denmark [6]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [166]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [717]
Carl XVI King Sweden [54]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [248]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [2102]
Great x 1 Grandfather: William de Braose 1st Baron Bramber
GrandFather: Phillip de Braose 2nd Baron Bramber
Father: William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber
Great x 1 Grandfather: Juhel Totnes
GrandMother: Aenor Totnes Baroness Bramber
William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Gloucester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Gloucester
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hamelin Balun
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adeliza or Eunice Balun
GrandFather: Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hamelin de Balun Lord Abergavenny Balun
Great x 2 Grandfather: Dru de Balun
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emme or Bertha Balun
Mother: Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber
Great x 3 Grandfather: Turquetil Neufmarché
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geofrey "The Incompetent" Neufmarché
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adeline Neuf Marché
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernard Neufmarché
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ada II Heugleville
GrandMother: Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzscrope 1st Baron Burford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Osbern St John 2nd Baron Burford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes or Nest St John
Great x 4 Grandfather: Llywelyn ap Seisyll King Gwynedd King Powys King Deheubarth
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King Wales
Great x 4 Grandmother: Angharad ferch Maredudd
Great x 2 Grandmother: Nest verch Gruffydd Cadelling Baroness Burford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ælfgar Earl of Mercia and East Anglia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ealdgyth Mercia