William de Braose

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William de Braose was a powerful Anglo-Norman noble and Marcher lord known for his extensive lands along the Welsh border and his turbulent conflicts with the English crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble
Marcher lord
areaOfInfluence Anglo-Welsh borderlands
linked to: Welsh Marches
category Anglo-Norman barons
linked to: Anglo-Normans

Marcher lords
linked to: Marcher lordships

Medieval English nobility
conflict political conflict with King John of England
country Kingdom of England
ethnicity Norman
feudalStatus tenant-in-chief of the English crown
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
knownFor conflicts with the English crown
holding extensive lands along the Welsh Marches
landholdings estates along the Welsh border
lordships in Wales
manors in Sussex
language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
nobleFamily de Braose family
notableEvent confiscation of his lands by the crown
dispute with King John of England
loss of royal favour under King John
occupation feudal baron
politicalAlignment baronial magnate in the Welsh Marches
regionRuled Bramber in Sussex
linked to: Bramber

Brecon in mid-Wales
linked to: Brecon

Gower in south Wales
linked to: Gower

Welsh Marches
religion Roman Catholicism
title Lord of Bramber
Lord of Brecon
Lord of Builth
Lord of Gower
linked to: Lady of Gower

Lord of Radnor

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Norman Marcher lords hasNotableMember William de Braose
Eva Marshal spouse William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny
linked to: William de Braose
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore fatherInLaw William de Braose, 2nd Baron Braose
linked to: William de Braose
Bramber Castle builtFor William de Braose
Bramber Castle builder William de Braose