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Bertha of Hereford Arms attributed to this William de Braose by Matthew Paris (see Aspilogia II , MP IV No7) 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 ...
Hereford ( /ˈhɛrᵻfərd/ ⓘ) es una ciudad, sede episcopal, parroquia y county town de Herefordshire, en la región de los Midlands del Oeste ( Inglaterra, Reino Unido ). Se encuentra en la ribera del río Wye, aproximadamente a 26 km al este de la frontera de Gales, 39 km al sudoeste de Worcester, y 37 km al noroeste de Gloucester.
Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning "bright gift" or Beorhtwynn meaning "bright joy". The name occurs as a theonym, surviving as Berchta, a figure in Alpine folklore connected to the Wild Hunt, probably an epithet of * Frijjō in ...
Bertha of Hereford, also known as Bertha de Pitres (born c.1130), was the daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, and a wealthy heiress, Sibyl de Neufmarché. She was the wife of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber to whom she brought many castles and Lordships, including Brecknock, Abergavenny, and Hay. Family
Earl of Hereford, auch Miles of Gloucester, Milo de Gloucester oder Miles FitzWalter genannt († 24. Dezember 1143 ), war ein anglonormannischer Adliger und erster Lord High Constable von England. Während der Anarchy in England war er einer der wichtigsten Unterstützer der Kaiserin Matilda .
Bertha de Gloucester was born about 1130 in Brecon, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, daughter of Miles of Gloucester and Sybil de Neufmarché. She was married about 1150 in England to William II de Braose, they gave birth to 1 child. She died about 1204 in Bramber, Sussex, England. This information is part of Family tree Homs by George Homs on Genealogy Online.
Portrait from title page of The Writing Schoolemaster 2nd ed. (1636). John Davies of Hereford (c. 1565 – July 1618) was a writing-master and an Anglo-Welsh poet. . He referred to himself as John Davies of Hereford (after the city where he was born) in order to distinguish himself from others of the same name, particularly the contemporary poet Sir John Davies (1569–162
