Editing William de Braose (died 1230) (section)

==Biography==
William de Braose was born in [[Brecon]], probably between 1197 and 1204. The Welsh, who detested him and his family name, called him ''Gwilym Ddu'', Black William. He succeeded his father in his various lordships in 1227, including [[Abergavenny]] and [[Buellt]].{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

William married [[Eva Marshal]], daughter of [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke]].  They had four daughters:{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* [[Isabella de Braose]] (born c. 1222 – 1248), wife of Prince [[Dafydd ap Llywelyn]]
* [[Maud de Braose, Baroness Mortimer|Maud de Braose]] (born c. 1224 – 1301), wife of [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer]] another very powerful Marcher dynasty.
* [[Eleanor de Braose]] (c. 1226 – 1251), wife of Humphrey (son of [[Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford|Humphrey de Bohun]]) and mother of [[Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford]].
* [[Eva de Braose]] (c. 1227 – July 1255), wife of [[William de Cantilupe (died 1254)]].

He was captured by the Welsh forces of Prince [[Llywelyn the Great]], in fighting in the [[commote]] of Ceri near [[Montgomery, Powys|Montgomery]], in 1228. William was ransomed for the sum of £2,000 and then furthermore made an alliance with Llywelyn, arranging to marry his daughter [[Isabella de Braose]] to Llywelyn's only legitimate son [[Dafydd ap Llywelyn]]. However, it became known that William had committed adultery with Llywelyn's wife, [[Joan, Lady of Wales]], and Braose was taken at his own home and transported to Wales.<ref>Dictionary of National Biography 34:11</ref> The marriage planned between their two children did, however, take place.<ref>Dictionary of National Biography 14:201</ref>

The Chronicle of Ystrad Fflur's entry for 1230 reads:{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
:"''In this year William de Breos the Younger, lord of Brycheiniog, was hanged by the Lord Llywelyn in Gwynedd, after he had been caught in Llywelyn's chamber with the king of England's daughter, Llywelyn's wife''".

Llywelyn had William publicly [[hanging|hanged]] on 2 May 1230,<ref>{{Citation |last=Shirley |first=Walter Waddington |year=1862 |title=Royal and other historical letters illustrative of the reign of Henry III. From the originals in the Public Record Office |location=London |publisher=Longmans, Green, Longman, and Roberts|pages=366–7}} (''in Latin'')</ref> possibly at Crogen, near Bala, though others believe the hanging took place near Llywelyn's palace at [[Abergwyngregyn]].

After William's death, his wife Eva continued to hold de Braose lands and castles in her own right. She was listed as the holder of [[Totnes]] in 1230, and was granted 12 marks to strengthen [[Hay Castle]] by [[Henry III of England|King Henry III]] on the [[Close Rolls]] (1234–1237).{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}