Lord Brecknock of Bramber, 11th Lord of Abergavenny, 5th Baron de Braiose William de Braose, III

1153 - 1211  (57 years)

• Name	William de Braose  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Lord Brecknock of Bramber, 11th Lord of Abergavenny, 5th Baron de Braiose
  Suffix	III
  Birth	24 Dec 1153	Bramber, Sussex, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Ogre of Abergavenny
  Occupation	Sheriff of Herefordshire
  _MILT	1175
  	William de Braose carried out the Abergavenny Massacre, luring three Welsh princes to their deaths. After having invited the Welsh leaders to a Christmas feast at Abergavenny Castle under the pretense of peace he had them murdered by his men
  _MILT	1199
  	He fought beside Richard the Lionhearted at Chalus where the King died
  Death	9 Aug 1211	Corbeil, Essonne, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	William and family were captured and imprisoned by King John to make him pay the money he owed him. William fled to France leaving them behind to die.
  Burial	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [4, 5]
  	Abbey de Saint Victor
  		Abbet de Saint Victor
  Person ID	I20047	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II,   b. 1135, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales d. Mar 1179, Weobley, Herefordshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertha de Pitres,   b. 1130, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d. 1204, Bramber, Sussex, England (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1150	Herefordshire, England
  Family ID	F4404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud de St Valéry,   b. 1154, Beckley, Oxfordshire, England d. 9 Aug 1211, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1172	Bramber, Sussex, England
  	Bramber Castle
  Children	1. 5th Lord of Bramber William de Braose, IV,   b. 1175, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 9 Aug 1211, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England (Age 36 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F7414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1153 - Bramber, Sussex, England Marriage - 1172 - Bramber, Sussex, England Death - 9 Aug 1211 - Corbeil, Essonne, Île-de-France, France Burial - - Paris, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  History-deBRAOSE William III and IV

  
  

  Arms and Icons

  Arms-BRAOSE

  
  

  Places

  Abbet de Saint Victor

  
  

• Sources

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