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Matilda refused and Roger of Wendover recorded her response to the soldiers sent to collect the boys, as; “I will not deliver my sons to your lord, King John, for he foully murdered his nephew Arthur, whom he should have cared for honourably.” Her husband died a year later in exile in France where he had gone disguised as a beggar to escape King John's wrath after the latter had declared him an outlaw, following his alliance with Llywelyn the Great, whom he had assisted in open rebellion against the king, an act which John regarded as treason. He was buried in the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris. In 1210, however, King John sent an expedition to Ireland. Maud and William escaped from Trim but were apprehended on the Antrim coast while attempting to sail to Scotland.[3] Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Children of Lord Rhys; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id187.html. (Steven Ferry, July 9, 2017.) b) MAREDUDD (-Dyryslwyn 6 Aug 1271, bur Whitland). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Maredudd son of Rhys the Hoarse" died 6 Aug 1271 "in the castle of Dyryslwyn and was buried at Whitland"[481]. m ---. The name of Maredudd´s wife is not known.
She had many siblings and half-siblings, including Thomas de St. Valéry (died 1219), who was a son of Bernard by his second wife Eleanor de Domnart. Thomas married Adele de Ponthieu, by whom he had a daughter, Annora, who in her turn married Robert III, Count of Dreux, by whom she had issue. Thomas fought on the French side, at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214. [6]
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The legend about her building Hay Castle probably derives from the time she added the gateway arch to a tower which was built in the 1180s. [20] In fiction [ edit ] Note. Matilda's parentage was uncertain for a long time. Many writers have suggested that she may have been a daughter of Reginald de St Valery. I recently discovered a reference to her in L'Histoire des Ducs de Normandie et des Rois d'Angleterre, ed. Francisque Michel (Paris, 1840), written in the 13th century which describes her as a "daughter of Bernard de St Valery". This appears to have finally settled the matter.
aka Lady of Hay, Lady of Le Haie, starved to death by King John, of Haye, Lady of LaHaie, Marcher Baron Lady of Hay has had the most extraordinary history – almost impossible to find a publisher originally because of the ‘obscurity’ of the subject, once out there it was up and running, breaking records, travelling the world, this amazing woman capturing people’s imagination wherever her story went. Maud's long defense of Pain's Castle when it was beseiged by the Welsh earned it the name "Matilda's Castle."
Margaret de Braose (1177-after 1255). Married Walter de Lacy, Sixth Baron Lacey of Trim Castle, son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and Rohese of Monmouth, by whom she had issue, including Gilbert de Lacy, Pernel de Lacy, and Egidia de Lacy. Margaret de Braose (died after 1255), married Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath, son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and Rohese of Monmouth. a b c Cokayne, G.E. (1910). Gibbs, V. (ed.). The Complete Peerage, Vol. 1. London: The St. Catherine Press Ltd. pp.21/22. Matilda de Braose was probably born in the early 1150s in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France, to Bernard IV, Seigneur de Saint-Valery and his wife, Matilda. Contemporary records describe her as tall and beautiful, wise and vigorous. The Histoire is thought to have been written in the mid 13th century and appears to be by someone who was familiar with the people he wrote about.
The legend about her building Hay Castle probably derives from the time she added the gateway arch to a tower which was built in the 1180s.[14] Wow! 25 years old. And then there was the ten years or so I was researching it and dreaming about one day writing it and wondering if it would ever be published. That is a huge chunk out of my life. Extract E:Histoire des Ducs de Normandie et des Rois d' Angleterre,ed. Francique Michel (Paris 1840) Sometime around 1166 she married William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, a Norman lord with land on the Welsh Marches. William was highly favoured by both Richard I and, later his brother King John. m secondly (1219) as his second wife, RHYS ap Rhys"Gryg/the Hoarse", son of RHYS ap Gruffydd & his wife Gwenllian of Powys (-Llandeilo 1234, bur St David´s).Maud refused to give up her son, William, to King John as a hostage. She refused on the grounds that John had murdered his nephew Arthur whom he should have protected, in 1208. She died in 1210 at Corfe, Windsor, England--murdered by King John, who had her walled up alive in her castle walls with young William.
Reginald de Braose, 9th Baron Abergavenny (1178-9 June 1228). Married firstly, Grecia de Briwere, daughter of William de Briwere and Beatrice de Vaux, and secondly, after 1222, Gwladus Ddu, daughter of Welsh Prince Llewelyn the Great. Had issue by his first wife, including William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny, who married Eva Marshal, and Matilda de Braose, who married Rhys Mechyll. She was born Maud de St.Valéry in France in about 1155, the child of Bernard de St. Valéry[2][3] and his first wife, Matilda. Her paternal grandfather was Reginald de St. Valery (died c.1162). Maud supported her husband's military ambitions and he put her in charge of Hay Castle and surrounding territory.It was following Arthur’s murder that things started to go wrong for the Lord and Lady of Bramber. John became increasingly suspicious of de Braose’s loyalty and turned against him. This could have been for several reasons, not least being de Braose’s knowledge of Arthur’s fate. The famous document that demanded that all Englishmen be brought before a jury of their peers when charged with a crime, instead of the Monarch killing a nobleman and stealing his property. John’s treatment of the de Braose family did not lead to the submission of his barons, as John had intended, and the remainder of his reign was marred by civil war.
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