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Biography of Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber 1155-1210

Around 1155 Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber was born to Bernard St Valery and Matilda Unknown.

Around 1166 William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 22) and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 11) were married.

Abergavenny Massacre

Around 25th December 1175, Christmas, [her husband] 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 and his men then rode to Seisyll's home. There his younger son Cadwalladr Gwent (age 7) was murdered and his wife captured.

In 1179 [her father-in-law] William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber (age 64) died. His son [her husband] William (age 35) succeeded 4th Baron Bramber Feudal, 6th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 24) by marriage Baroness Bramber Feudal and Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation.

Around 1185 Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester was born to [her husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 41) and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 30). She married 1196 Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester, son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester.

In 1189 [her son-in-law] Gruffydd ap Rhys Dinefwr Prince Deheubarth and [her daughter] Maud de Braose were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

Around 1196 [her son-in-law] Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester and [her daughter] Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester (age 61).

In or before 1205 [her son] John de Braose and [her daughter-in-law] Amabel de Limesey were married.

In 1205 [her son] John de Braose died.

In 1206 [her son] William de Braose and [her daughter-in-law] Maud de Clare (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford (age 53) and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford.

In 1210 Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 55) was imprisoned at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].

In 1210 Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 55) starved to death at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map].

In 1210 Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 55) and her son [her son] William de Braose were captured at Galloway.

In 1210 Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber (age 55) was imprisoned at Windsor Castle [Map].

On 9th August 1211 [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber (age 67) died at France. His son [her son] Giles de jure 7th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 5th Baron Bramber Feudal. He died before he could take possession of his lands.

William de Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married 1206 Maud de Clare, daughter of Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford and Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford, and had issue.

Before 1160 Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married (1) before 1215 Graecia Briwere and had issue (2) 1215 his half fifth cousin once removed Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw, daughter of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw and Joan Plantagenet.

Bishop Giles de Braose 7th Baron Braose 5th Baron Bramber was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Margaret de Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married Walter Lacy Lord Meath and had issue.

Maud de Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married 1189 her half fourth cousin twice removed Gruffydd ap Rhys Dinefwr Prince Deheubarth and had issue.

Eleanor Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. She married before 1227 Hugh Mortimer.

Flandrina Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber.

John de Braose was born to [her former husband] William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber and Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber. He married in or before 1205 Amabel de Limesey.

[her father] Bernard St Valery and Eleanor Donart were married.

[her father] Bernard St Valery and [her mother] Matilda Unknown were married.

Royal Descendants of Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber 1155-1210
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [1]

Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [1]

King Edward IV of England [2]

King Richard III of England [2]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [5]

King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [6]

Queen Jane Seymour [5]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [5]

Queen Catherine Howard of England [4]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [8]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [2]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]

George Wharton [40]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]

Frederick I King Sweden [6]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]

President George Washington [1]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]

William Elector of Hesse [6]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]

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]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]

William I 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 [166]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]

Constantine I King Greece [6]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [717]

Carl XVI King Sweden [54]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [248]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [2102]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [4]

Ancestors of Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber 1155-1210

GrandFather: Reginald St Valery

Father: Bernard St Valery

Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber

Mother: Matilda Unknown