William De Braose

1200 - 1230  (30 years)

• Name	William De Braose
  Birth	1200
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	02 May 1230	Wales
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I1348	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Eva Marshal,   b. 1203, Pembroke, Wales d. 1246, Wales (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1221
  Children	1. Maud De Braose,   b. 1224, Brecon, Powys, Wales d. 23 Mar 1300, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eleanor De Braose,   b. 1228   d. 1251, Brecon, Powys, Wales (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  found at findagrave.com William De Braose Birth: 1200 Death: May 2, 1230, Wales Son of Reginald de Braose and Gracia de Briwere, a scion of the Marcher lords. His grandmother and uncle were starved to death on the orders of King John in 1210. He married Eve Marshal, daughter of the famous William Marshal, and they had four daughters. William is best known as the lover of Joan, King John's illegitimate daughter and the wife of Llywelyn Fawr. Llywelyn caught them in his bedchamber and had William hanged. Sharon Kay Penman's novel "Here Be Dragons" is partly about William and Joan. Family links: Children: Maud Braose (1224 - 1300)* Eva de Braose (1228 - 1255)* Eleanor De Braose De Bohun (1228 - 1251)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Mississippienne Record added: Nov 17, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31481535