General Notes

died 1093-6

Guillaume de Briouze is recorded in lists of those present at the Battleof Hastings. He became the first Lord of Bramber Rape by 1073 and builtBramber Castle. (Right - remains of the gatehouse) William madeconsiderable grants to the abbey of Saint Florent, Saumur to endow thefoundation of Sele Priory near Bramber and a priory at Briouze. Hecontinued to fight alongside King William in the campaigns in Britain,Normandy and Maine.

The latest evidence for William is his presence at the consecration ofhis church at Briouze in 1093. In 1096 his son Philip was isuingcharters. From this we can deduce that William died between 1093 and 1096.

Father: Uncertain.

Mother: Gunnor (See Round, Cal. Doc. Fra. p148)

Brydges edition of Collins' Peerage claims he was first married to Agnes,dau of Waldron de Saint Clare but no evidence for this can be found. Itmay be an example of Bruce - Braose confusion.

According to L C Perfect, a 13th century genealogy in the Bibliothèque deParis gives the name of his wife as Eve de Boissey, widow of Anchetil deHarcourt. There is a lot of evidence from contemporary charters whichsupports this view.