Individual Details

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.

Birth	1155	Saint-Valery-En-Caux, Upper-Normandy, France
Death	9 Aug 1210	of starvation - Dungeons of Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Spouse	William III DE BRAOSE 4th Lord Of Bramber (1144 - 1211)
Child	Reginald DE BRAOSE ( - 1228)
Child	Margery DE BRAOSE (1177 - 1255)

Father	Bernard DE ST. VALÉRY ( - )
Mother	Matilda LNU ( - )