Individual Details
Matilda "of Hay" St Valéry
(Abt 1138 - 1210)
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== Biography ==
'''Father''' Bernard IV de St. ValerieDouglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 554. b. c 1117, d. 1190
'''Mother''' MaudMiddle & Far East Families, Saint-Valerie
Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie was born circa 1138. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 313-314
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.Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 526-527
'''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 [[ab Owain-4|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] 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
'''Death'''
Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie died in 1210 at Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England; Starved to death by King John.Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 34
'''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 ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Braose Wikipedia]
== Biography ==
'''Father''' Bernard IV de St. ValerieDouglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 554. b. c 1117, d. 1190
'''Mother''' MaudMiddle & Far East Families, Saint-Valerie
Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie was born circa 1138. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 313-314
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.Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 526-527
'''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 [[ab Owain-4|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] 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
'''Death'''
Matilda (Maud) de St. Valerie died in 1210 at Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England; Starved to death by King John.Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 34
'''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 ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_de_Braose Wikipedia]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1138 | England | |||
| Death | 1210 | Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England | |||
| Marriage | William "Lord of Abergavenny" Braose | ||||
| Alt name | de Saint Valéry | ||||
| Reference No | 16626719 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | William "Lord of Abergavenny" Braose (1144 - 1211) |
| Child | Margaret Braose (1177 - 1200) |
| Child | Giles Braose (1163 - ) |
| Child | Robert Braose (1166 - ) |
| Child | Sir Reynold "Lord of Abergavenny" Braose (1171 - 1228) |
| Child | Maud "Matilda, Mawd" Braose (1173 - 1210) |
| Child | William Braose (1175 - 1210) |
| Child | Joan Alice Braose (1175 - 1189) |
| Child | Walter Braose (1175 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Braose (1175 - ) |
| Child | Laurette "Comitissa de Leicestria" Braose (1176 - 1266) |
| Child | Hugh Braose (1180 - ) |
| Child | Bishop Giles Braose (1181 - 1215) |
| Child | Henry Braose (1181 - 1205) |
| Child | John Braose (1183 - 1206) |
| Child | Eleanor Braose (1185 - 1241) |
| Child | Phillip Braose (1204 - ) |
| Spouse | William Braose (1112 - 1192) |
| Child | Susan Braose (1133 - 1201) |
| Father | Bernard IV St Valéry (1117 - 1190) |
| Mother | Matilda Unknown (1128 - 1157) |