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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.
3 de sept. de 2023 · William de Braose, 3rd lord of Bramber was a Marcher lord, active during the 12th century period of anarchy and the subsequent reign of Henry II. He served as sheriff of Herefordshire from 1173 to 1175. William was the eldest son of Philip de Braose, lord of Bramber. His mother was Aenor, daughter of Juhel of Totnes.
17 de sept. de 2020 · Son of William de Braose II, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha de Hereford. Husband of Maud (Matilda) de Saint-Valéry. Father of William de Braose, IV; Giles de Braose, Bishop of Hereford; Matilda "Maud" de Braose; Laurette de Braose; Margaret de Braose, Lady of Trim and 6 others.
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.
Some blamed his captor, William de Braose, when King John raised William up to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. The Lord of Bramber even extended his reach to Limerick in Ireland. The demise of William and Matilda was a tragic one.
William de Braose, (or William de Briouze), 4th Lord of Bramber (1144/1153 – 9 August 1211), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont and White Castle.
William was the son of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and his wife Bertha of Hereford, also known as Bertha de Pitres, (born 1130) daughter of Miles Fitz Walter, Earl of Hereford and his wife, Sibyl, daughter of Bernard de Neufmarche.
