Maud de St. Valéry

Abt 1150 - 1210  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Maud de St. Valéry  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1150  [3]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate death	1210	Corfe Castle, Dorset, England   [4]
  Death	1210	Windsor, Berkshire, England   [5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I9224	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of AW, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of GFS, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LDN, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of UKL, Ancestor of WPF
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Bernard de St. Valéry,   b. of Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire, England d. 1190
  Mother	Matilda   d. Abt 1151
  Family ID	F1842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William de Briouze,   b. of Briouze, Normandy, France d. 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, near Paris, France
  Children	+ 1. William de Briouze   d. 1210, Windsor, Berkshire, England + 2. Reynold de Briouze,   b. of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Between 1227 and 1228 + 3. Bertha de Briouze + 4. Matilda de Briouze   d. 29 Dec 1210, Llanbardarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Wales + 5. Margaret de Briouze,   b. Abt 1181   d. Aft 25 Jun 1245 (Age ~ 64 years)
  Family ID	F2352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Also called Maud de Braose; Moll Wallbee; Lady of La Haie. From Wikipedia: "In 1208, William de Braose quarrelled with his friend and patron King John. The reason is not known but it is alleged that Maud made indiscreet comments regarding the murder of King John's nephew Arthur of Brittany. There was also a large sum of money (five thousand marks) de Braose owed the King. Whatever the reason, John demanded Maud's son William be sent to him as a hostage for her husband's loyalty. Maud refused, and stated loudly within earshot of the King's officers that 'she would not deliver her children to a king who had murdered his own nephew.' The King quickly led troops to the Welsh border and seized all of the castles that belonged to William de Braose. Maud and her eldest son William fled to Ireland, where they found refuge at Trim Castle with the de Lacys, the family of her daughter Margaret. In 1210, King John sent an expedition to Ireland. Maud and her son escaped but were apprehended in Galloway by Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick. After being briefly held at Carrickfergus Castle, they were dispatched to England. "Maud and her son William were first imprisoned at Windsor Castle, but were shortly afterwards transferred to Corfe Castle in Dorset where they were placed inside the dungeon. Maud and William both starved to death. [...] "Maud de Braose features in many Welsh legends. There is one which says that Maud built the castle of Hay-on-Wye single-handed in one night, carrying the stones in her apron. She was also said to have been extremely tall and often donned armour while leading troops into battle."

  
  

• Sources

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