William IV The Younger de Braose , Lord Bramber 
William IV The Younger de was born about 1175 in of Bramber, Sussex, England & Gower, Wales. William IV The Younger de's father was William III 5th Baron de Braose , Lord Bramber and his mother was Maude de St. Valery. His paternal grandparents were William II de Braose , 1st Baron of Abergavenny and Bertha de Gloucester , Heiress of Brecon; his maternal grandparents were Bernard IV de St. Valery , of Beckley & Horton and Eleanor (Aenor\Aanor) de Dommart. He had a brother and two sisters, named Reginald Baron de, Margaret de and Leuca de. He was the oldest of the four children. He died in 1210 in Corfe, Windsor, England.General Notes
William de Braose, born perhaps c1175, died Corfe or Windsor Castle 1210, of starvation by order of King John, son of William de Braose, died 1211, Lord of Bramber, Sussex, by his wife Maud de St Valery. [Magna Charta Sureties]
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William did not accompany King Richard on Crusade but fought with King John against Philip in Normandy (1203/4). King John demanded William as a hostage for his father's loyalty in 1208. His mother Maud refused and the fled to Ireland. In 1210 John prepared an expedition to Ireland. Maud and William escaped Ireland, but were apprehended in Scotland. William the father was in Wales at the time. It is believed that Maud and William were starved to death at Windsor Castle (Some say Corfe).
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William, who perished by starvation with his mother at Windsor m. Maud, dau. of the Earl of Clare, with whom he had the town of Buckingham, in frank marriage, and left a son, John. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 72, Braose, Baron Braose, of Gower]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1112 in Abergavenny, Over Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales d.< 1193 in Weobley, Herefordshire, England
- b.1153 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.09 Aug 1211 in Corbeil, Marne, Champagne, France
- b.~ 1130 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1175 in of Bramber, Sussex, England & Gower, Wales d.1210 in Corfe, Windsor, England
- b.1117 in Horton, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England d.1190 in Beckley, Headington, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1155 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England d.1210 in Corfe, Windsor, England
- b.1128 in Domart-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Picardy, France
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William IV The Younger de and Maud de were married in a religious ceremony before 1196 in 2nd husband. They had a son and a daughter, named John de and Maude de.
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Children
John de Braose , Lord of Bramber & Gower
John de was born about 1197 in Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales. He died on July 18th, 1232 in Bramber, Sussex, England.
William IV The Younger de and Maud de were married in a religious ceremony in Questionable marriage. They were divorced in 1197.
Family Notes
Divorce
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