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Birth:          1224 of Bramber, Sussex, England
Death:          6 Jan 1290 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Braose,_1st_Baron_Braose
William de Braose, (alias Breuse, Brewes, Brehuse,[1] Briouze, Brewose etc.; c. 
1224–1291) was the first Baron Braose, as well as Lord of Gower and Lord of 
Bramber.[2]
Family and early life[edit]

Braose was the son of John de Braose, the Lord of Bramber and Gower and John's 
wife Margaret, the daughter of Llywelyn the Great, prince of Gwynedd.[2] These 
members of the Braose family were all descendants of William de Braose, who died 
around 1093 and was the Domesday tenant of Bramber.[3] His family had its origins at 
Briouze in Normandy.[4]

Braose's father was dead in 1232, before 18 July, when William became lord of his 
father's properties. William came of age before 15 July 1245,[2] making his birth 
around 1224.[1]

Lord and baron[edit]

He served King Henry III of England and Henry's son Edward I as a councilor and in 
various councils.[2] He sided with King Henry against Simon de Montfort during the 
civil war in England in the later part of Henry's reign.[1] In April and May 1292, he was 
summoned to Parliament, as Lord Braose.[2]

Braose was a benefactor of Sele Priory, with surviving charters recording the grant of 
a large estate in Crockhurst, Sussex to the priory in 1254.[5] The charter was dated 4 
January 1254, and was in exchange for 10 marks as an annual rent from the priory.[6] 
Another charter records the gift of land near the road from Chichester to Bramber that 
was made at the urging of his mother Margaret.[5] Other benefactions included gifs of 
rents[7] and two small gifts of land.[8] Around 1280, Braose released the priory from 
performing certain customary services and rents that it had previously paid to him and 
his ancestors.[9][Notes 1]

Marriages, death, and legacy[edit]

Braose married three times. His first wife was Aline, daughter of Thomas de Multon. 
His second was Agnes, daughter of Nicholas de Moeles. His third wife was Mary, 
daughter of Robert de Ros.[10] He died at Findon in Sussex shortly before 6 January 
1291.[2] He was buried at Sele Priory in Sussex on 15 January.[1]

Braose's son, William de Braose, 2nd Baron Braose, by his first wife, succeeded him.
[2] By his second wife, he had a son Giles, who was knighted and fought in Scotland 
in 1300.[11] By his third wife, William had at least three children – Richard, Peter, and 
Margaret (wife of Ralph de Camoys, 1st Baron Camoys) – and possibly a fourth – 
William.[1] Richard was dead before 9 February 1296, and Peter died before 7 
February 1312.[12]

Parents
DE BRAOSE John (ABT 1198 - 18 Jul 1232)
VERCH LLYWELYN Margaret (ABT 1210 - AFT 1263)

Siblings
DE BRAOSE William (1224 - 6 Jan 1290)
DE BRAOSE Richard (BEF 1232 - BEF 18 Jun 1292)

Marriage To DE MOULTON Aline (ABT 1242 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE MOULTON Thomas (ABT 1225 - )
VAUX Maud (ABT 1225 - )

Children by DE MOULTON Aline ABT 1242 - 
DE BRAOSE William (ABT 1260 - BEF 1 May 1326)
DE BRAOSE Joan (1284 - 23 Jun 1324)

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