William DE BRAOSE

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• TitleOfNobility: Aft 1134, Sussex, England; 3rd Lord of Bramber
• TitleOfNobility: 1173; Feudal Lord Abergavenny

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William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber (fl. 1135? 1179) was a 12th-century Marcher lord who secured a foundation for the dominant position later held by the Braose family in the Welsh Marches. In addition to the family's English holdings in Sussex and Devon, William had inherited Radnor and Builth, in Wales, from his father Philip. By his marriage he increased the Braose Welsh holdings to include Brecon and Abergavenny.

William remained loyal to King Stephen during the 12th-century period of civil war. He became a trusted royal servant during the subsequent reign of Henry II, accompanying the king on campaigns in France and Ireland. He served as sheriff of Herefordshire from 1173 until 1175. The family's power reached its peak under his son William during the reigns of kings Richard I and John.

Lands and family
William was the eldest son of Philip de Braose, lord of Bramber. His mother was Aenor, daughter of Juhel of Totnes. He was the third in the line of the Anglo-Norman Braose family founded by his grandfather, the first William de Braose. After his father died in the 1130s William inherited lordships, land and castles in Sussex, with his caput at Bramber. He also held Totnes in Devon, and Radnor and Builth in the Welsh Marches. He confirmed the grants of his father and grandfather to the abbey of St Florent in Anjou and made further grants to the abbey's dependent priory at Sele in Sussex. In about 1155, he also inherited through his mother's family one half of the honour of Barnstaple in Devon, paying a fee of 1,000 marks for the privilege. William became an internationally recognised figure. When Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury was asked by Pope Adrian IV to inquire into the background of a certain Walter, canon of St Ruf, his reply, dated to 1154/9 read:

The facts which you demand need but little enquiry; for they shine so brightly in themselves that they cannot be hid; so great is the brilliance of his noble birth and the glory of all his kin. For Walter, as we know for a fact, was the son of a distinguished knight and born of a noble mother in lawful wedlock, and he is closely related by blood to the noble William de Braose.

Marriage
William had married Bertha, daughter of Miles of Gloucester and Sibyl de Neufmarch?, by 1150. When each of Bertha's four brothers (Walter de Hereford, Henry FitzMiles (or Henry de Hereford), Mahel de Hereford and William de Hereford) died leaving no issue, William's marriage became unexpectedly valuable. He gained control of the lordships of Brecon and Abergavenny after 1166 when the last brother died. These additional land holdings greatly expanded the territorial power and income of the Braose family. They now held a vast block of territory in the Welsh Marches as well as their extensive interests in Sussex and Devon. William's daughters were able to make good marriages, notably
1. Sibyl to William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby.
2. Maud was married to John de Brompton of Shropshire.
3. William's son and heir, another William de Braose, became a major player in national politics under King John.

Royal service
Empress Maud, the only legitimate living child of Henry I, landed in England in 1139 in an attempt to press her claim to the monarchy. She was soon besieged by King Stephen's forces at Arundel Castle. Stephen allowed Maud a safe conduct to Bristol and provided her with an escort, which included William de Braose, suggesting that he was an adherent of King Stephen. William was present as a witness when three charters were issued by Stephen at Lewes dated to the years 1148? 53, therefore it appears that he remained loyal to the king until the Treaty of Wallingford ended the hostilities.

William was in Sussex in 1153, but he followed Duke Henry, soon to become King Henry II, to Normandy in 1154. William was frequently with the new king. He was one of the military leaders who supported Henry at Rhuddlan in 1157. He witnessed one of the king's charters at Romsey in 1158, and he is recorded at the king's court in Wiltshire in 1164 when the Constitutions of Clarendon were enacted. He accompanied the king on expedition to France, witnessing at Leons in 1161 and Chinon in 1162. William is also documented on the Irish campaign at Dublin in 1171 and Wexford 1172. William's younger brother, Philip, also accompanied the king to Ireland, and remained with the garrison at Wexford. In 1177 Philip was granted the kingdom of Limerick by Henry but failed to take possession after the citizens set fire to the town.

When Henry was facing war with his sons in 1173, William was appointed as sheriff of Herefordshire at Easter. He maintained the king's interests in Herefordshire until 1175.

Later life and death
King Henry withdrew his favour from the family after William's son organised the murder of Seisyll ap Dyfnwal and other Welsh princes at Abergavenny in 1176. There is little subsequent record of William in public life, and it is likely that he retired to his estates in Sussex. William died after 1179 and was succeeded by his son, William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, who gained the favour of both King Richard I and King John and became a dominant force in the Welsh Marches during their reigns.


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Lord Bramber

William married Bertha DE PITRES about 1148 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Bertha (daughter of Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and Sibyl DE NEUFMARCH?, Countess of Hereford) was born about 1130 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1204 in Bramber, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sybil married between 1173 and 1174 in Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biography
Bertha de Braose, daughter of William de Braose, wife of William de Beauchamp and mother of Walter.

Bertha was born about 1151 at Bramber, Sussex, England and married about 1175 at Bramber, with issue Walter and James.

Research Notes
Bertha was listed as the daughter of William de Braose and wife of William de Bello Campo in a post mortem dated 33 June 1305 regarding the manor of Tetbury in Gloucestershire.

An alternative construction is that she married William Beauchamp's son Walter, but this theory is currently discounted.

Bertha married Walter DE BEAUCHAMP about 1175 in England. Walter (son of William DE BEAUCHAMP and Joane WALERIES) was born in 1154 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1197. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It is known that Agatha was a mistress of John, but it is only supposition that she is the mother of his child.

Family/Spouse: John "Lackland" King Of England PLANTAGENET. John (son of King Henry II PLANTAGENET and Queen Eleanor De AQUITAINE) was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried in Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Walter DE BEAUCHAMP
• Name: Walter DE BEAUCHAMP
• Occupation: ; Baron of Elmley
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• TitleOfNobility: 19 Aug 1215; Sheriff of Worcestershire
• TitleOfNobility: May 1216; Lost Title, deserted to the rebels
• TitleOfNobility: Aug 1216; King John reinstated lands and titles
• Occupation: Mar 1217, Worcestershire, England; Keeper of the Royal Forest
• Alt. Death: 14 Apr 1236, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England

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Walter II de Beauchamp (1192/3 ? 1236), of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire (12 miles south-east of the City of Worcester), was hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
He was the second son and eventual heir of William II de Beauchamp (d.1197) of Elmley, hereditary constable of Worcester Castle and hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, who died when Walter was aged about 5, when his wardship and marriage was acquired firstly by William de Braose and secondly, for the sum of 3,000 marks, by Roger Mortimer (d. 1214) of Wigmore Castle.

Early origins
He was the great-grandson of Walter I de Beauchamp (d.1133) of Elmley Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, who married Emmeline d'Abetot, daughter and heiress of Urse d'Abetot (c.1040-1108), feudal baron of Salwarpe in Worcestershire and Sheriff of Worcestershire in about 1069. Walter I de Beauchamp inherited his father-in-law's barony and also inherited Elmley Castle and other estates (held from the Bishop of Worcester) from his wife's uncle Robert d'Abetot.

Career
Walter's elder brother William died before Michaelmas 1211, leaving Walter as his heir, then aged 19. In 1212, still not having reached the age of mojority (i.e. 21), he was married to Johanna Mortimer (d.1225), his warder's daughter. He was in possession of his barony by 1214. He obtained his father's hereditary office of Sheriff of Worcestershire on 19 August 1215, but lost it in May 1216 when, with nineteen of his knights, he deserted to the rebels. He returned to his allegiance to King John in August 1216, and was reinstated in his lands. Walter was a witness at the re-issue of Magna Carta on 11 November 1216 and in March 1217 he was restored by King Henry III to his shrievalty and castellanship, and became Keeper of the Royal Forests in Worcestershire. He witnessed the further re-issue of Magna Carta on 11 February 1225.

He married twice:

Firstly, in 1212 at the age of 20, to Johanna Mortimer (d.1225), daughter of his warder Roger Mortimer (d. 1214) of Wigmore Castle, by whom he had issue including:
1. William (III) de Beauchamp (1215-1269), eldest son and heir, who married Isabel de Mauduit, sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick, by whom he was the father of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick.

Secondly, in 1225 or later, he married a certain Angaret (d.1280/3), of unrecorded family.

Death
Walter died on 11 April 1236.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_de_Beauchamp_(justice)

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Walter de Beauchamp is the son of Walter de Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose.
He married Joane de Mortimer.

Child of Walter de Beauchamp and Joane de Mortimer
- William de Beauchamp d. fr 7 Jan 1268 - 21 Apr 1268

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Family/Spouse: Ida DE LONGESPEE. Ida (daughter of William DE LONGESPEE, Earl Of Salisbury and Countess Of Salisbury Ela FITZPATRICK, Countess Of Salisbury) was born about 1222 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died after 1267. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walcheline married Joane Isabelle DE MORTIMER in 1212 in Elmley Castle, Elmley, Worcestershire, England. Joane (daughter of Roger DE MORTIMER, Lord of Wigmore and Isabel? DE FERRERS) was born in 1194 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died in 1268 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Following from Leo van de Pas in a posting to soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup, 23 Feb 1999:

I found the following about Joan bastard of England, after her death she was buried at Llanfaes but, at the dissolution of the monastery, her coffin was removed. In the 19th century it was discovered that it was being used as a horse trough. Rescued from this use, it was placed in Baron Hill Park, near Beaumaris in Anglesey. The most recent location is given as the Church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in Beaumaris.

Joan married in 1205. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH, Prince Of Wales in 1206. Llewelyn (son of Iorwerth "Drwyndwn" Ap OWAIN, Prince North Wales and Marared Verch MADOG) was born in 1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesy, Wales; died on 11 Apr 1240 in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales; was buried in Apr 1240 in Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Sir Thomas FITZOTTO. Thomas was born about 1231 in Of Mendlesham, Suffolk, England; died before 28 Mar 1274. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: William III DE BEAUCHAMP
• Name: William IV
• Occupation: ; Feudal Baron of Elmley
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• Occupation: Aft 1236; Sheriff of Worcestershire

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He was the Lord of Elmley.
William III de Beauchamp (c. 1215 ? 1269) of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire, was an English baron and hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
He was the son and heir of Walter II de Beauchamp (1192/3-1236) of Elmley Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, by his wife Johanna Mortimer (d.1225), daughter of Roger Mortimer (d. 1214) of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire.
Career
On the death of his father in 1236 he became hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, which title he held until his death. In 1249 he was excommunicated by Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, but was later absolved, in the presence of the king, on St. Edmund's Day, 1251.

Marriage and children
He married Isabel de Mauduit, daughter of William de Mauduit of Hanslope in Buckinghamshire and Hartley Mauditt, Hampshire (by his wife Alice de Beaumont (d. pre- 1263), half-sister of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick (c.1192-1229)) and sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. By Isabel he had issue including:
1. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c.1238-1298), eldest son and heir;
2. Walter de Beauchamp (d.1303/6), of Powick and of Beauchamp's Court, Alcester in Warwickshire, Steward of the Household to King Edward I. His descendant was John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp (d. 1475) "of Powick" in Worcestershire.
3. Alicia de Beauchamp, married Bernard I de Bruce of Connington, had issue.

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William de Beauchamp was the son of Walter de Beauchamp and Joane de Mortimer.
He married Isabel Mauduit, daughter of William Mauduit and Alice de Beaumont.
He was Pantler at the King's Coronation.
He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
He gained the title of Baron of Elmley [feudal barony].
He lived at Elmley, Worcestershire, England.
He died from 7 January 1268 to 21 April 1268.

Child of William de Beauchamp
- Sarah de Beauchamp d. a Jul 1317

Children of William de Beauchamp and Isabel Mauduit
1. John Beauchamp d. a 1297
2. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick b. c 1240, d. fr 5 Jun 1298 - 9 Jun 1298
3. Sir Walter de Beauchamp b. 1255, d. 1303

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"Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families," Douglas Richardson (2013):
"ISABEL MAUDUIT, married c.1236-40 (date of charter) WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Elmley and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, son and heir of Walter de Beauchamp, of Elmley, Holt, and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcester, by his 1st wife, Joan, daughter of Roger de Mortimer. He was born in 1215. Her maritagium included a share of the manor of Letcombe Basset, Berkshire.
They had four sons,
1. William [Earl of Warwick],
2. Walter, Knt.,
3. John, Knt., and
4. James,
and six daughters,
5. Alice,
6. Joan,
7. Isabel,
8. Margaret (or Margery),
9. Sibyl, and
10. Sarah.
In 1249 William and his wife, Isabel, gave her share of the manor of Letcombe Bassett, Berkshire for a term of years to Isabel de Mortimer. In 1252 they granted two parts of the manor to Alice de Scothot for life. He fought in Gascony in 1253 and in Wales in 1257, 1258, 1260, 1263. In 1254 he was granted a weekly market and a yearly fair at his manor of Elmley, Worcestershire. His wife, Isabel, died before 30 Jan. 1268, and was buried in Cokehill Nunnery, Worcestershire. WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP died shortly before 25 April 1269. He left a will dated 7 Jan. 1268/9, requesting burial at Friars Minor, Worcester.
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Children of Isabel Mauduit, by William de Beauchamp, Knt.:
i. WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., Earl of Warwick [see next].
ii. WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Alcester, Warwickshire, married ALICE DE TONY [see POWICK 9].
iii. JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Holt, Worcestershire, married [see HOLT 9].
iv. ALICE DE BEAUCHAMP, married BERNARD DE BRUS, of Conington, Huntingdonshire and Exton, Rutland [see CONINGTON 6].
v. JOAN DE BEAUCHAMP, married BARTHOLOMEW DE SUDELEY, Knt., of Sudeky, Gloucestershire [see SUDELEY 9].
vi. MARGARET (or MARGERY) DE BEAUCHAMP, married HUBERT HUSSEY, Knt., of Figheldean and Stapleford, Wiltshire [see ESTURMY 9].
vii. SARAH DE BEAUCHAMP, married RICHARD TALBOT, of Eccleswall (in Linton), Herefordshire [see TALBOT 9]."

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William married Isabel DE MAUDIT in 1245 in Of Hanslape, Buckinghamshire, England. Isabel (daughter of William DE MAUDIT and Alice DE NEWBURGH) was born on 27 Dec 1216 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 7 Jan 1268 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried about 1268 in Cookhill Priory, Cookhill, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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