Reginald De Braose

Male 1178 - 1228  (50 years)


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  • Name Reginald De Braose 
    Born 1178 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 15928 
    Died Jun 1228  Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Brecon Cathedral
    Person ID I15928  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father William De Braose,   b. Abt 1144,   d. 9 Aug 1211  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maud De St. Valéry,   b. 1155, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1210  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1166 
    Family ID F5195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grecia De Briwere,   b. 1186, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William De Braose,   b. Abt 1197, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1230  (Age ~ 33 years)  [natural]
     2. Matilda De Braose  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F5194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Jun 1228 - Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Reginald de Braose (died June 1228) was one of the sons of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda, also known as Maud de St. Valery and Lady de la Haie. Her other children included William and Giles.

      The de Braoses were loyal to King Richard I but grew in power under King John of England. The dynasty was in conflict with King John towards the end of his reign and almost lost everything.
      Reginald de Braose was a scion of the powerful Marcher family of de Braose, helped manage its survival and was also related by marriage to the Welsh Princes of Wales.

      He supported his brother Giles de Braose in his rebellions against King John. Both brothers were active against the King in the Baron's War. Neither was present at the signing of Magna Carta in June 1215 because at this time they were still rebels who refused to compromise.

      King John acquiesced to Reginald's claims to the de Braose estates in Wales in May 1216. Reginald became Lord of Brecon, Abergavenny, Builth and held other Marcher Lordships but was also very much a vassal of the Welsh leader Llewelyn Fawr, Prince of Gwynedd who became his father-in-law in 1215 when Reginald married Llywelyn's daughter, Gwladus Ddu, known as Black Gwladys due to her raven hair.

      Henry III restored Reginald to favour and the Bramber estates (confiscated by King John) in 1217.

      At this seeming betrayal, Rhys and Owain, Reginald's Welsh nephews who were Princes of Deheubarth, were incensed and they took Builth, except the castle. Llywelyn Fawr also became angry and his forces besieged Brecon. Reginald eventually surrendered to Llewelyn and gave up Seinhenydd (Swansea).

      By 1221 they were at war again, with Llewelyn again laying siege to Builth. The siege was relieved by King Henry III's forces. From this time on Llewelyn tended to support the claims of Reginald's nephew John de Braose concerning the de Braose lands in Wales.

      Reginald was a witness to the re-issue of Magna Carta by King Henry III in 1225.
      He died two or three years later in 1227 or 1228 in Brecon and was succeeded by his son by his first wife, Grecia de Briwere, the ill-fated William de Braose, Lord Abergavenny. He is buried at Brecon Cathedral. His daughter Matilda de Braose was the wife of Rhys Mechyll, Prince of Deheubarth.