William de Braose

Abt 1049 - 1087  (38 years)

• Name	William de Braose
  Born	Abt 1049	Braose, Near Falaise, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	1087	Bramber Castle, Sussex, England
  Person ID	P44554316	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family	Agnes de Saint Clare,   b. Abt 1054, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
  Children	1. Philip de Braose,   b. Bef 1073, Bramber, Sussex, England ,   d. 1134, Holy Land, Palestine  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Companion in arms of William the Conqueror. Held large estates in Berkshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Dorset, and Sussex. Bramber Castle is one of the many Sussex Castles of the de Braose family and certainly existed by 1073, the masonry probably dating to before 1100. The de Braoses owned the Castle until their line perished in 1342 when the Castle passed to the Crown. It was destroyed in a siege in 1642. William de Braose sided against King John during the Magna Carta episode. As a punishment de Braose's wife and children were taken to Windsor and starved to death. During December, on cold, bitter nights, you can hear the children's pitiful cries echoing around the broken walls of Bramber Castle. The Castle is now owned by English Heritage and is open all year and free to visit.