3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II

1135 - 1179  (44 years)

• Name	William de Braose  [1, 2]
  Title	3rd Lord of Bramber
  Suffix	II
  Birth	1135	Brecon, Breconshire, Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He became a trusted royal servant during the reign of Henry II, accompanying the king on campaigns in France and Ireland
  Occupation	Sheriff of Herefordshire
  Religion	He confirmed the grants of his father and grandfather to the abbey of St Florent in Anjou and made further grants to the abbey's dependent priory at Sele in Sussex
  Death	Mar 1179	Weobley, Herefordshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I12611	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	2nd Lord of Bramber Philip de Braose,   b. 1073, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 5 May 1134, Israel (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Aenor 'Eve' de Totnes,   b. 1084, Barnstaple, Devon, England d. 1153, Bramber, Sussex, England (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1109	Bramber, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F7449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha de Pitres,   b. 1130, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d. 1204, Bramber, Sussex, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1150	Herefordshire, England
  Children	1. Bertha de Braose,   b. 1167, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 19 Nov 1200, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sybil de Braose,   b. 1157, Sussex, England d. 1228, Derbyshire, England (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lord Brecknock of Bramber, 11th Lord of Abergavenny, 5th Baron de Braiose William de Braose, III,   b. 24 Dec 1153, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1135 - Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Marriage - 1150 - Herefordshire, England Death - Mar 1179 - Weobley, Herefordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-BRAOSE Braose Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S581] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;).