Abergavenny is in Monmouthshire South East Wales.
The River Usk rises at Fan Brycheiniog [Map] after which it flows broadly east through Sennybridge [Map], Brecon [Map], then south-east, under Crickhowell Bridge, Monmouthshire [Map], Abergavenny [Map], then under the Chain Bridge [Map] at Kemeys Commander, south through Usk, Monmouthshire [Map], under the bridge at Newbridge-on-Usk [Map], past Caerleon [Map] to Newport, Monmouthshire [Map] where it joins the Severn Estuary.
On 19 Nov 1200 Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp died at Abergavenny [Map].
On 29 Sep 1286 John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Bergavenny was born to John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 24) and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings at Abergavenny [Map].
In 1455 William Herbert was born to Richard Herbert (age 32) and Margaret Jones (age 11) at Abergavenny [Map].
In 1471 Edward Neville was born to George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny (age 31) and Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny at Abergavenny [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Around 1475 Thomas Neville was born to George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny (age 35) and Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny at Abergavenny [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 29 Jun 1478 Katherine Howard Baroness Bergavenny (age 64) died at Raby, County Durham. She was buried at Abergavenny [Map].
In 1482 Thomas Herbert was born to Richard Herbert (age 40) and Margaret Cradock at Abergavenny [Map].
On 17 Dec 1545 Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny (age 50) died in Abergavenny [Map].
Abergavenny Castle
Around 1087 the first Abergavenny Castle [Map] was commissioned by Hamelin de Balun - motte and bailey.
Around 1100 a stone keep was added to Abergavenny Castle [Map].
Around 25 Dec 1175, Christmas, William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 31) invited the local Welsh nobles to his Christmas court at Abergavenny Castle [Map] as an act of reconciliation. Seisyll ap Dyfnwal Gwent and his elder son Geoffrey Gwent were murdered. William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 31) and his men then rode to Seisyll ap Dyfnwal Gwent -1175's home. There his younger son Cadwalladr Gwent (age 7) was murdered and his wife captured.
Around 1190 Abergavenny Castle [Map] was rebuilt in red sandstone with a curtain wall, five towers and a keep.
On 29 Mar 1252 George Cantilupe 12th Baron Bergavenny was born to William Cantilupe and Eva de Braose (age 25) at Abergavenny Castle [Map].
On 20 Aug 1348 Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke (age 29) died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory. His son John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.
Norman Castles in Wales include Chepstow Castle [Map], Grosmont Castle [Map], Pembroke Castle [Map], Kidwelly Castle [Map], Haverfordwest Castle [Map], Walwyn's Castle [Map], Cardigan Castle [Map], Tenby Castle [Map], Abergavenny Castle [Map], Monmouth Castle [Map], and Raglan Castle [Map].
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On 20 Aug 1348 Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke (age 29) died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory. His son John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Bergavenny Feudal Creation.
After 26 Jul 1469 Richard Herbert (age 46) was buried at Abergavenny Priory.
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Around 1423 Richard Herbert was born to William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert (age 43) and Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon at Coldbrook Park Abergavenny.