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Birth:          ABT 1177 of Abergavenny, Wales
Death:          AFT 1255 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_de_Lacy,_Lord_of_Meath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_de_Braose,_Lady_of_Trim
Margaret de Braose, Lady of Trim (died after 1255), was an Anglo-Welsh noblewoman, 
the daughter of Marcher Lord William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and the 
legendary Maud de St. Valéry, who was left to starve to death by orders of King John 
of England. Margaret founded a religious house, the Hospital of St. John in her mother 
Maud's memory.[1] Margaret was the wife of Walter de Lacy, Lord of Trim Castle in 
County Meath, Ireland, and Ludlow Castle in Shropshire.
Family[edit]

Margaret was a daughter of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, a powerful 
Marcher Lord, and Maud de St. Valéry. She was reputed to have had about fifteen 
siblings, although only eight have been recorded. Her paternal grandparents were 
William de Braose, 3rd Lord Bramber and Bertha of Hereford, and her maternal 
grandparents were Bernard de St. Valery and Matilda.

Marriage and issue[edit]

In November 1200, Margaret married Walter de Lacy, Lord of Trim Castle in County 
Meath, Ireland, and Ludlow Castle in Shropshire. He also owned many estates and 
manors in Herefordshire including Ewyas Lacy. He was later appointed Sheriff of 
Hereford. It was an advantageous marriage as Walter and her father both held castles 
and lordships in the Welsh Marches as well as Ireland, and thus the two men looked 
after each other's interests in both places.[2]

Together Walter and Margaret had at least six children who included:
Gilbert de Lacy (1202 – 25 December 1230), married as her first husband Isabel Bigod, 
by whom he had issue.
Pernel de Lacy (1201 – after 25 November 1288), married firstly William St. Omer, and 
secondly Ralph VI de Toeni by whom she had issue.
Egidia de Lacy (born c. 1205), married Richard Mor de Burgh, by whom she had issue.

Hospital of St. John[edit]

In 1208, Margaret's parents lost favour with their patron, King John of England, who 
seized all of the de Braose castles in the Welsh Marches. In order to escape from 
John's vindictive wrath, Margaret's mother, Maud and her eldest brother William fled to 
Ireland where they found refuge with Margaret and her family at Trim Castle. 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] 
They were dispatched to England where they were both left to starve to death inside 
the dungeon of Corfe Castle, Dorset on the orders of King John. Walter de Lacy's 
estates were forfeited to the Crown as punishment for having harboured traitors inside 
his castle.

By 1215, Walter and Margaret were back in the King's favour, and Walter's 
confiscated estates were restored to him. As a further token of John's favour, Walter 
was appointed Castellan and Sheriff of Hereford the following year,[2] and Margaret 
obtained permission to found a religious house in memory of her mother. On 10 
October 1216, eight days before his death, King John conceded three carucates of 
land in the royal forest of Aconbury, Herefordshire to Margaret for the construction of 
the Hospital of St. John. King John sent the instructions to her husband Walter by 
letters patent.[4] Margaret's subsequent attempts to free her foundation from the 
control of the Hospitallers led her into a lengthy dispute which ultimately involved the 
Pope.

Margaret died on an unknown date sometime after 1255. Her husband had died in 
1241, leaving his vast holdings and lordships to their granddaughters by their son 
Gilbert, Margery de Lacy, and Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville.[5]

Parents
DE BRAOSE William (ABT 1153 - 9 Aug 1211)
DE ST. VALERY Maud (Mathilda) (ABT 1155 - 1210)

Siblings
DE BRAOSE William (ABT 1175 - 1210)
DE BRAOSE Margaret (ABT 1177 - AFT 1255)
DE BRAOSE Reginald (ABT 1178 - 9 Jun 1228)
DE BRAOSE Leuca (ABT 1181 - 1236)

Marriage To DE LACY Walter (ABT 1172 - 24 Nov 1241)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE LACY Hugh (BEF 1135 - 25 Jul 1186)
DE MONMOUTH Rohese (ABT 1136 - )

Children by DE LACY Walter ABT 1172 - 24 Nov 1241
DE LACY Petronilla (Pernel) (ABT 1195 - AFT 25 Nov 1288)
DE LACY Gilbert (ABT 1199 - 1234)
DE LACY Egidia (Jill) (ABT 1205 - )

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