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Maud de Braose, Lady of Bramber (c. 1155 – 1210) was the wife of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, a powerful Marcher baron and court favourite of King John of England. She would later incur the wrath and enmity of the King who caused her to be starved to death in the dungeon of Corfe Castle along with her eldest son. She features in many Welsh myths and legends; and is also known to history as Matilda de Braose, Moll Wallbee, and Lady of La Haie. == Family and marriage == She was born Maud de St. Valery (''Maud de Saint-Valéry'') in France in about 1155, the child of Bernard de St. Valéry〔''Histoire des Ducs de Normandie et des Rois d' Angleterre'',ed. Francique Michel (Paris 1840) (【引用サイトリンク】title= Extract E )〕〔Richardson, Douglas; Everingham, Kimball G. Everingham (2004). ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. p.133〕 of Hinton Waldrist in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and his first wife, Matilda. Her paternal grandfather was Reginald de St. Valéry (died c.1162). She had many siblings and half-siblings, including Thomas de St. Valéry (died 1219), who was a son of Bernard by his second wife Eleanor de Domnart. Thomas married Adele de Ponthieu, by whom he had a daughter, Annora, who in her turn married Robert III, Count of Dreux, by whom she had issue. Thomas fought on the French side, at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.〔Xenophon Group, Military History Database〕 Sometime around 1166, Maud married William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, son of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and Bertha of Hereford de Pitres. He also held the lordships of Gower, Hay, Brecon, Radnor, Builth, Abergavenny, Kington, Painscastle, Skenfrith, Grosmont, White Castle and Briouze in Normandy. When King John of England ascended the throne in 1199, Braose became a court favourite and was also awarded the lordship of Limerick, Ireland. Maud had a marriage portion, Tetbury from her father's estate. Maud supported her husband's military ambitions and he put her in charge of Hay Castle and surrounding territory. She is often referred to in history as the ''Lady of Hay''. In 1198, Maud defended Painscastle in Elfael against a massive Welsh attack led by Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys. She successfully held off Gwenwynwyn's forces for three weeks until English reinforcements arrived. Over three thousand Welsh were killed. Painscastle was known as ''Matilda's Castle'' by the locals.〔The Barons de Braose, ''Blood Feuds'', by Lynda Denyer (History of Family de Braose website)〕 Maud and William are reputed to have had 16 children.〔F.M. Powicke, "Loretta, Countess of Leicester", in ''Historical Essays in Honour of James Tait'', ed. J. G. Edwards et al. (Manchester: 1933), pp. 247-274〕 The best documented of these are listed below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maud de Braose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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