Matilda St. Valery

Abt 1138 - 1210  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Matilda St. Valery
  Born	Abt 1138	England
  Gender	Female
  Died	1210	Tower of London, London, Middlesex, Englandmap
  Person ID	I4686	avefamily
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2018

  
  

  Family	William De Braose,   b. Abt 1150, Bramber, Sussex, England ,   d. 4 Sep 1211, Corbeil, France  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Children	+ 1. Reynold De Brewes,   b. Abt 1171, Bramber, Sussex, England ,   d. 9 Jun 1228, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F1499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie was born circa 1138. [3] She married William de Brewes, Lord of Abergavenny, Brecon, & Ower Gwent, Seigneur de Briouze, son of William de Brewes, Sheriff of Hereford and Berta of Hereford, circa 1167.[4] Military "Maud supported her husband's military ambitions and he put her in charge of Hay Castle and surrounding territory. She is often referred to in history as the Lady of Hay. In 1198, Maud defended Painscastle in Elfael against a massive Welsh attack led by Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys. She successfully held off Gwenwynwyn's forces for three weeks until English reinforcements arrived. Over three thousand Welsh were killed. Painscastle was known as Matilda's Castle by the locals.[6] [5] Death Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie died in 1210 at Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England; Starved to death by King John.[6] Family William de Brewes, Lord of Abergavenny, Brecon, & Ower Gwent, Seigneur de Briouze b. c 1144, d. 9 Aug 1211 Children Giles de Braose, Bishop of Hereford6 b. c 1169, d. 13 Nov 1215 Sir Reginald de Brewes, Baron of Kington, Lord of Abergavenny, Brecon, Hay, & Radnor b. c 1171, d. c 9 Jun 1228 Philip de Braose b. c 1174 William de Brewes b. c 1175, d. 1210 Walter de Braose b. c 1175 Margaret de Brewes b. c 1177 Henry de Braose b. c 1178 Thomas de Braose b. c 1180 John de Braose b. c 1181 Joan de Braose b. c 1183 Eleanor de Braose b. c 1184 Loretta de Brewes b. c 1186, d. c 4 Mar 1266 Robert de Braose b. c 1187 Fulke de Braose b. c 1189 Sources ? Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 554. ? Middle & Far East Families, Saint-Valerie ? Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 313-314 ? Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 526-527 ? The Barons de Braose, Blood Feuds, by Lynda Denyer (History of Family de Braose website). Cited by Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Braose. Accessed Jan 19, 2017 ? Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 34 Marlyn_Lewis