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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
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