Reginald de Braose (19 September 1182 – June 1228) was one of the sons of

William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber William de Braose, (or William de Briouze), 4th Lord of Bramber (1144/1153 – 9 August 1211), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, L ...

and Matilda, also known as Maud de St. Valery and Lady de la Haie. Her other children included William and Giles. The de Braoses were loyal to

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but grew in power under King

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. The dynasty was in conflict with King John towards the end of his reign and almost lost everything. Reginald de Braose was a scion of the powerful Marcher family of de Braose, helped manage its survival and was also related by marriage to the

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''Magna Carta''

He supported his brother

Giles de Braose Giles de Braose (or Giles de Bruse; died 17 November 1215) was Bishop of Hereford from 1200 to 1215. Early life Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber.Barrow "Briouze, Giles de" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biograp ...

in his rebellions against King John. Both brothers were active against the King in the Barons' War. Neither was present at the signing of ''

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'' in June 1215 because at this time they were still rebels who refused to compromise.

Restoration of royal favour

King John acquiesced to Reginald's claims to the de Braose estates in Wales in May 1216. Reginald became Lord of

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Abergavenny Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...

Builth Builth Wells (; cy, Llanfair-ym-Muallt) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of ...

and held other

Marcher Lord A Marcher lord () was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales. A Marcher lord was the English equivalent of a margrave (in the Holy Roman Empire) or a marquis (in F ...

ships but was also very much a vassal of the Welsh leader Llewelyn Fawr, Prince of

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who had become his father-in-law in 1215 when Reginald married Llywelyn's daughter,

Gwladus Ddu Gwladus Ddu, ("Gwladus the Dark Eyes"), full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn (died 1251) was a Welsh noblewoman who was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and Joan Plantagenet, a daughter of John, King of England. She married two Marcher lo ...

. King Henry III restored Reginald to favour and the Bramber estates (confiscated by King John) in 1217.

Welsh wars

At this seeming betrayal, Rhys and Owain, Reginald's Welsh nephews who were princes of

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, were incensed and took

, except the castle.

Llywelyn Fawr Llywelyn the Great ( cy, Llywelyn Fawr, ; full name Llywelyn mab Iorwerth; c. 117311 April 1240) was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually " Prince of the Welsh" (in 1228) and "Prince of Wales" (in 1240). By a combination of war and ...

also became angry and his forces besieged

. Reginald eventually surrendered to Llewelyn and gave up Seinhenydd (

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). By 1221 they were at war again, with Llewelyn again laying siege to Builth. The siege was relieved by King Henry III's forces. From this time on Llewelyn tended to support the claims of Reginald's nephew

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concerning the de Braose lands in Wales. Reginald was a witness to the re-issue of ''Magna Carta'' by King Henry III in 1225. He died two or three years later in 1227 or 1228 in

and was succeeded by his son by his first wife, Graecia Briwere (or Brewer), daughter of William Brewer. He was buried in Brecon Priory Church (now

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). Reginald and Graecia had a son, William de Braose, who was executed by

Llewellyn Fawr Llywelyn the Great ( cy, Llywelyn Fawr, ; full name Llywelyn mab Iorwerth; c. 117311 April 1240) was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually " Prince of the Welsh" (in 1228) and "Prince of Wales" (in 1240). By a combination of war and ...

, King of Gwynedd, upon being caught in the bedchamber of

Joan, Lady of Wales Joan, Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, also known by her Welsh name often written as Siwan (said, approximately /''sɪuːan''/) (/92 – February 1237) was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England, and was the wife of Llywelyn the Gr ...

. It may be that the Matilda de Braose who was the wife of

Rhys Mechyll Rhys Mechyll (died 1244) was a Welsh prince, Lord of Dinefwr, of the House of Dinefwr and Kingdom of Deheubarth in southern Wales from 1234 to 1244. He was a son of prince Rhys Gryg (died 1234) ("Rhys the Hoarse"), son of prince Rhys ap Gruffydd ( ...

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was the daughter of Reginald.

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*''Complete Peerage'',

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, Vol 1 pp 21–22 for the family of Reginald {{DEFAULTSORT:Braose, Reginald de 1228 deaths Anglo-Normans Norman warriors Anglo-Normans in Wales History of Swansea Year of birth unknown Feudal barons of Abergavenny Feudal barons of Bramber 1182 births People from Bramber

''Magna Carta''

Restoration of royal favour

Welsh wars

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