Birth PlaceBramber Castle, Bramber, Suxxex, England
OccupationLady of Bramber
Death Date9 Aug 1210 Age: 54
Death PlaceWindsor, Berkshire, England
FlagsHistorical, Interesting
Misc. Notes
Maud de Braose, Lady of Bramber 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.[1] 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.
William de Braose, Fourth Lord of Bramber, at his peak was also lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Skenfrith, Grosmont, and Whitecastle. His rise and fall at the hands of king John is often taken as an example of that king's arbitrary and capricious behavior towards his barons.