Son of Reginald de Braose and Gracia de Briwere, a scion of the Marcher lords. His grandmother and uncle were starved to death on the orders of King John in 1210. He married Eve Marshal, daughter of the famous William Marshal, and they had four daughters.
William is best known as the lover of Joan, King John's illegitimate daughter and the wife of Llywelyn Fawr. Llywelyn caught them in his bedchamber and had William hanged. Sharon Kay Penman's novel "Here Be Dragons" is partly about William and Joan.
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Children:
Maud Braose (1224 - 1300)*
Eva de Braose (1228 - 1255)*
Eleanor De Braose De Bohun (1228 - 1251)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Mississippienne
Record added: Nov 17, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31481535
Steve Butler and Suzanne Hibbs Family History
1200 - 1230 (30 years)
