William DE BRAIOSE

Abt 1150 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William DE BRAIOSE  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1150
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I12701	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Philip DE BRAIOSE
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johel DE TOTENEIS
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha FITZ WALTER
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. William DE BRAIOSE  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The main part of Abergavenney Castle was built when William de Braose held the lordship. The castle was the scene of two tragic incidents during this time period. William de Braose murdered Seisyllt ap Dyfnwal, lord of Castell Arnallt,h stronghold a few miles to the south-east on Christmas Day. In retaliation the Welsh lord of Caerleon, Hywel ap Iorwerth, burnt Abergavenney Castle in 1182. William de Braose was perhaps the most hated of all the great Norman Marcher Lords. Nearly all the Marcher Lords were forced to protect their newly acquired lands with violence against the resentful Welsh population but de Braose seems to have gone out of his way to exhibit a cruelty that went beyond his peers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2524] Thomas, Jeffrey L., Abergavenny Castle (http://www.castlewales.com/abergav.html).