William "Black Will" de Braose Lord Brecknock 
William "Black Will" de Braose was born in Brecknock, Surrey, England.1 William "Black Will" de Braose's father was Reginald de Braose Baron Abergavenny and his mother was Gracia de Briwere. His paternal grandparents were William de Braose III Lord Bramber and Maud de Haye de St. Valerie; his maternal grandparents were William de Briwere II Lord Horsley and Beatrice de Vaux. He had a sister named Maud. He died on May 2nd, 1230 in Wales. He was buried in Acceded: Brecknock, Abergavenny. 6th Baron de Braose..1 1 General Notes
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Alias:<ALIA> William de Braose V /Baron Abergavenny/
Cause of Death:<CAUS> Exe cuted (hung) by his father's father-in-law, Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth.
Custom Field:<_FA#> Executed by his father's father-in-law, Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth .@@S005986@@@@S006152@@@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Executed because he had an affair with Llywelyn's wife, Joan, d/o King John.@@S005986@@@@S005967@@b 990
Cu stom Field:<_FA#> Arrogant rogue, lack of ethics, but expedient.Sharon Kay Penm an "Here be Dragons"@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Idolized his grandfathe r Wm. de Braose at expense of his father.Sharon Kay Penman "Here be Dragons"@@S0 05967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Nickname "Black Will" a result of his extramar ital activities.@@S005986@@@@S005967@@b 990
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Weis' Ancestra l Roots Shows Gracia de Briwere as his mother; however, if
Gwladus Ddu "the D ark Eyed" verch Llewelyn, his father's 2nd wife, was
his mother (his maternal parentage is debated), then he was executed by
his own grandfather, Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth Prince of Wales.
SRCES:
Weis/Sheppard Magna Carta Sureties
Weis/Sheppard Ancestral Roots, 7th Ed.
Complete Peerage
Dict. Nat. Biog.
Vi sit. Shropshire (St.Peter pedigree)
Bromfield's Norfolk
Pedigrees from Plea R olls
a series of articles on Braose in vol 4-6 of The Genealogist (the old one )
Bartrum's Welsh Pedigrees lists him as son of Gracia.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1049 in of Brienze, Normandy, France d.> 1093 in Bramber, Sussex, England
- b.1073 in of Bramber, Sussex, England d.1134 in Holy Land, Palestine
- b.1054 in of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
- b.1100 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.1192 in England
- b.1049 in of Barnstable, Devonshire, England
- b.1084 in of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 1054 in of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
- b.1144 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.09 Aug 1211 in Corbeil (near Paris), Marne, France
- b.1065 in of Gloucestershire, England d.1127 in Llanthony Abbey, Gloucester
- b.BET. 1092 - 1097 in of Gloucestershire, England d.24 Dec 1143 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- b.1130 in of Gloucester, England
- b.1050 in of Neufmarche, France d.BET. 1093 - 1096
- b.BET. 1090 - 1096 in Aberhonwy, Breconshire, Wales d.> 1143 in Gloucestershire, England
- b.1079 in of Herefordshire, England
- b.1178 in of Bramber, Sussex, England d.09 Jun 1228 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
- b.1129
- b.1155 d.1210
- b.BET. 1196 - 1204 in Brecknock, Surrey, England d.02 May 1230 in Wales
- b.1060
- b.1086 in of Normandy, France
- b.1114 in of Stoke, Devanshire, England
- b.1145 in Stoke, Devonshire, England d.BET. 1226 - 1232 in Devonshire, England
- b.1120 in of Albemarle, Surrey, England
- b.1186 in of Stoke, Devonshire, England d.1223
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube (near Rouen), France
- b.~Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in St. Denis-le-Fermont, Forest of Angers, near Rouen, Normandy
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.~ 1110 in of Dunstanville, Kent, England d.01 Jul 1175 in Chertsey, Surrey
- b.1042 in of Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.> 1121
- b.1077 in of Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.> 1157
- b.1149 in Stoke, Devonshire, England d.24 MAR 1216/17
- b.1062 in Tunbridge, Kent, England d.1100
- b.1084 in of Cardinand, Cornwall
- b.1114 in Cardinan, Cornwall d.1162
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Details of William "Black Will" de Braose's family with Joanna of England
Details of William "Black Will" de Braose's family with Eva Marshal
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