Biography of Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales 1222-1248

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Before 1221 [her father] William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 16) and [her mother] Eva Marshal (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and [her grandmother] Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.

Around 1222 Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales was born to [her father] William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 18) and [her mother] Eva Marshal (age 19).

In June 1228 [her grandfather] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber died at Brecon [Map]. His son [her father] William (age 24) succeeded 9th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 7th Baron Bramber Feudal.

In 1230 Dafydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw Prince of Wales (age 17) and Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales (age 8) were married. She the daughter of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) and Eva Marshal (age 27). They were half fourth cousins. He a grandson of King John of England.

On 2nd May 1230 [her father] William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) was hanged by [her father-in-law] Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife [her mother-in-law] Joan Plantagenet (age 39). His daughter [her sister] Eva (age 3) succeeded 10th Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. His first cousin John (age 33) succeeded 8th Baron Bramber Feudal.

On 6th June 1237 John Dunkeld 9th Earl Huntingdon 7th Earl Chester 8th Earl Northampton (age 30) died. Matthew Paris suggests he was poisoned by his wife [her sister-in-law] Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar (age 19). Earl Huntingdon, Earl of Northampton extinct. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.

In 1240 [her husband] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw Prince of Wales (age 27) was created Prince of Wales. Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales (age 18) by marriage Princess of Wales.

In 1246 [her mother] Eva Marshal (age 43) died.

On 25th February 1246 [her husband] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Aberffraw Prince of Wales (age 33) died at Abergwyngregyn Bangor.

Around 1248 Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales (age 26) died. She was buried at Godstow Abbey [Map].

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Before 15th February 1248 William Cantilupe and [her sister] Eva de Braose (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her father] William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber and [her mother] Eva Marshal.

On 28th July 1255 [her sister] Eva de Braose (age 28) died.