General Notes

[janet skelton.FTW]

Reginald supported Giles in his rebellions against King John. They wereboth active against the King in the baron's war. Neither was present atthe signing of Magna Carta because they were still rebels who refused tocompromise. King John acquiesced to Reginald's claims to the de Braoseestates in Wales in May 1216. He became Lord of Brecon, Abergavenny,Builth and other Marcher Lordships but was very much a vassal of LlewelynFawr, Prince of Gwynedd and now his father-in-law. Henry III restoredReginald to favour and the Bramber estates (confiscated from William byKing John) in 1217. At this seeming betrayal, Rhys and Owain, Reginald'snephews who were princes of Deheubarth, were incensed and they tookBuilth (except the castle). Llewelyn Fawr also became angry and besiegedBrecon. Reginald eventually surrendered to Llewelyn and gave up Seinenydd(Swansea). By 1221 they were at war again with Llewelyn laying siege toBuilth. The siege was relieved by Henry III's forces. From this time onLlewelyn tended to support the claims of Reginald's nephew Johnconcerning the Braose lands.
Reginald was a witness to the re-issue of Magna Carta by Henry III in1225.