Paternal Family Tree: Braose
Around 1204 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber was born to Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and Graecia Briwere.
Before 1215 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and [his mother] Graecia Briwere were married.
Around 1215 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and [his step-mother] Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw [aged 20] were married. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King John of England.
In 1215 [his uncle] Bishop Giles de Braose 7th Baron Braose 5th Baron Bramber died. His brother Reginald succeeded 8th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 6th Baron Bramber Feudal. He seized his father's lands by force following the death of his brother Giles rousing the anger of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw [aged 43] whose men attacked de Braose lands in Brecon and Abergavenny and Gower. Abergavenny Castle had to be rebuilt as a result.
Before 1221 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 16] and Eva Marshal [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.
In 1221 Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk [aged 77] died. His son Hugh [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Norfolk. [his sister-in-law] Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 27] by marriage Countess Norfolk.
Around 1222 [his daughter] Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 18] and [his wife] Eva Marshal [aged 19]. She married 1230 her half fourth cousin Dafydd ap Llewellyn Prince of Wales, son of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw and Joan Plantagenet.
Around 1222 [his brother-in-law] Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 31] and Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke were married. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.
In 1224 [his daughter] Maud de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 20] and [his wife] Eva Marshal [aged 21] at Brecon [Map]. She married 1247 her half fourth cousin once removed Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and had issue.
On 23rd April 1224 [his brother-in-law] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 34] and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 36]. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.
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On 13th October 1225 William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and [his sister-in-law] Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey. They were half second cousin once removed.
In 1227 [his daughter] Eva de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 23] and [his wife] Eva Marshal [aged 24]. She married before 15th February 1248 William Cantilupe and had issue.
Around 1228 [his daughter] Eleanor de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 24] and [his wife] Eva Marshal [aged 25]. She married after 12th August 1241 her fourth cousin Humphrey Bohun, son of Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex and Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex, and had issue.
In June 1228 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber died at Brecon [Map]. His son William [aged 24] succeeded 9th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 7th Baron Bramber Feudal.
In 1230 [his son-in-law] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Prince of Wales [aged 17] and Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales [aged 8] were married. She the daughter of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 26] and Eva Marshal [aged 27]. They were half fourth cousins. He a grandson of King John of England.
Sometime before 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 26] was captured by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw [aged 58] in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet [aged 39].
On 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 26] was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw [aged 58] for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet [aged 39]. His daughter Eva [aged 3] succeeded 10th Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. His first cousin John [aged 33] succeeded 8th Baron Bramber Feudal.
Chronicle of the Princes of Wales. 1230. That year, William Bruse [aged 26] was hanged by Llywelyn [aged 58], son of Iorwerth, having been caught in the chamber of the prince, with the princess Jannet [aged 39], daughter of king John, and wife of the prince.
In 1246 [his former wife] Eva Marshal [aged 43] died.
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George Wharton [100]
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Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]
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Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]
President George Washington [6]
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Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]
Frederick William III King Prussia [2]
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Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]
King Christian IX of Denmark [6]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [390]
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Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]
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Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]
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Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4638]
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 1st Baron Bramber
Great x 2 Grandfather: Phillip de Braose 2nd Baron Bramber
Great x 1 Grandfather: William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandfather: Juhel Totnes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aenor Totnes Baroness Bramber
Grandfather: William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber
5 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Gloucester
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Gloucester
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adeliza or Eunice Balun
Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dru de Balun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emme or Bertha Balun
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber 4 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geofrey "The Incompetent" Neufmarché
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard Neufmarché
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada II Heugleville
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford 3 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Osbern St John 2nd Baron Burford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes or Nest St John
2 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Nest verch Gruffydd Cadelling Baroness Burford Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
father: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber
6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald St Valery
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernard St Valery
Grandmother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Unknown
William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber
7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
mother: Graecia Briwere