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Female Abt 1161 - 1223  (62 years)


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  • Name Grecia (Gracia) de Briwere 
    Nickname Grecia de Briwere 
    Born Abt 1161  Stoke, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1223  Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1223  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} GRACE de Briwere (-before 1215). A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey records that “Reginaldus de Brews” married “filiam domini Willielmus de la Bruere”[1988]. A manuscript recording the heirs of William de Briouse records that “Willielmus de Breus” married "Graciam primogenitam et unam hæredum Willielmi Briwere"[1989]. m as his first wife, REYNOLD de Briouse, son of WILLIAM [III] de Briouse & his wife Mathilde de Saint-Valéry Dame de la Haye (-[5 May 1227/9 Jun 1228]).

      http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#WilliamBriweredied1233

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      William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny

      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (c. 1197 to 1204 – 2 May 1230) was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife, Grecia de Briwere (born 1186) from Stoke in Devon. He was the tenth Baron Abergavenny and an ill-fated member of a powerful and long lived dynasty of Marcher Lords.

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      Grace de BRIWERE (1186-1251) [Pedigree]

      Daughter of William de BRIWERE Lord Horsley (1145-1226) and Beatrice de VAUX

      b. ABT 1186, of Stoke, Devonshire, Eng.

      d. 1251

      d. BEF 1215

      Married Reginald de BRAOSE (1171-1228)

      Children:

      William de BRAIOSE 6th Baron de Braiose (1204-1230) m. Eve MARSHALL (1206-1246)

      References: [EnglishP],[ConverseA],[AR7]

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      Grecia was also called Grace de Briwere, and also Groecia de Bruere.

      Grecia de Briwere married Reginald de Braose, 5th Baron of Brecknock, son of William "the Ogre of Abergavenny", 4th Lord of Bramber, 5th Baron Braose and Maud de St. Valéry, before 1204.

      See "My Lines"

      ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p388.htm#i6722 )

      from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

      ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

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      Source: The book, 'The Thomas Book'
    • Source: "The Rufus Parks Pedigree" by Brian J.L. Berry.

      Page 78 chart: GRACE DE BRIWERE -1223

      !Availability: The libraries of Ken, Kevin, Karen, Kristen, Brian, Adam, Amy, and FAL.

      !Source: "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists" by Frederick Lewis Weis

      !Page 150 line (177-7):

      !7. REGINALD DE BRAIOSE , d. 1227/8; m. GRACIA DE BRIWERE, d. bef. 1215, dau. WILLIAM DE BRiWERE and BEATRICE DE VAUX. (CP I 22).

      !Availability: The library of Ken
    • Daughter of William de Briwere and Beatrice de Vaux
    • This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
      Llewellyn /LLEWELLYN/ (AFN:91QG-JB) and Joan, Of /ENGLAND/ (AFN:8XJ8-0X)
    • [bohlman11.ged]

      Princess of Wales
    • FGRA; MOTHER SAID TO BE #37323, TANGLWYST FERCH LLYWARCH
    • Called "Ddu" (The Black).
    • _P_CCINFO 1-887
    • OR "GWLADYS"; DHU/DUY = "DARK-EYED/BLACK"
    • Was living in 1233. [BROOKES.GED]
    • 1 NAME Maud De /Saint Valery/
    • Source: LDS-FHC: (AFN:8HRJ-S1) -- Listed as Gladys Llewellyn DHU VERCH

      Source: "The Rufus Parks Pedigree" by Brian J.L. Berry

      Page 79 Chart -- GWLADUS DHU -1251

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      Source: "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists" by Frederick Lewis Weis

      Page 32, Line: (27-28):

      28. -- GLADYS DHU, d. 1251, widow of Reynold de Braiose; m. 1230, RALPH DE MORTIMER of Wigmore (132C-29), d. 6 Aug. 1246 (CP IX 276). GLADYS was not a dau. of Joan. She was child of Tangwystl, a mistress of LLeWELLYN.

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    • I4582 Name: **Gladys "the Dark" Sex: F Birth: 1198 in Wales Death: 1251 Change Date: 14 FEB 2002Father: **Llewelyn Fawr b: 1173 in Dolyddelan, Wales Mother: **Joanna Plantagenet b: ABT 1188 in London, Middlesex, EnglandMarriage 1 **Ralph De Mortimer b: 1190 in England
      Children
      **Roger De Mortimer b: ABT 1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
      **Maud de Mortimer b: ABT 1213 in Kings Nympton, Devonshire, England


    • 1. Joan Plantangent, daughter of King Henry, II, may be Gwladus' mother. Unknown GEDCOM info: MH:N154 Unknown GEDCOM info: EA9E8189-5266-45FB-8FB0-C5D75DF2E96E
    • Weis, p. 29 - widow of Reynold de Braiose

      Source #2: Douglas Richardson, "Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2004), pp. 520-521

      Source #3: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Gwladus Ddu

      Gwladus Ddu ("Gwladus the Dark"), full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn (died 1251) was a Welsh princess who was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and was married to two Marcher lords.

      Sources differ as to whether Gwladus was Llywelyn's legitimate daughter by his wife Joan or an illegitimate daughter by Tangwystl Goch. However, it is more than likely she was the daughter of Joan, as some sources say that Joan gave her lands to Gwladus. This is something that probably would not have been done had Gwladus not been her daughter.

      She married Reginald de Braose, Lord of Brecon and Abergavenny in about 1215, but they are not known to have had any children. After Reginald's death in 1228 she was probably the sister recorded as accompanying Dafydd ap Llywelyn to London in 1229.

      She married Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore about 1230. Ralph died in 1246, and their son, Roger de Mortimer, inherited the lordship. Gwladus is recorded in Brut y Tywysogion as having died at Windsor in 1251.


      [edit] Children
      Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore
      Hugh de Mortimer
      John de Mortimer
      Peter de Mortimer

      [edit] References
      John Edward Lloyd (1911) A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest (Longmans, Green & Co.)
    • Name Prefix: Princess Name Suffix: Of Wales "The Dark"
    • Still Living.
    • Still Living.
    • Basic Life Information

      Gwladus Ddu

      Gwladus Ddu, ("Gwladus the Dark"), full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn (died 1251) was a Welsh princess who was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and was to be married to two Marcher lords.

      Sources differ as to whether Gwladus was Llywelyn's legitimate daughter by his wife Joan or an illegitimate daughter by Tangwystl Goch. Some sources say that Joan gave her lands to Gwladus, which suggests, but does not prove, the former. Gwladus is recorded in Brut y Tywysogion as having died at Windsor in 1251.

      Marriages and Children

      She first married Reginald de Braose, Lord of Brecon and Abergavenny in about 1215, but they are not known to have had any children. After Reginald's death in 1228 she was probably the sister recorded as accompanying Dafydd ap Llywelyn to London in 1229.

      She then married Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore about 1230. Ralph died in 1246, and their son, Roger de Mortimer, inherited the Lordship.
      Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore Married Maud de Braose.
      Hugh de Mortimer
      John de Mortimer
      Peter de Mortimer

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwladus_Ddu
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      URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2902060&id=I575154651
      ID: I575154651
      Name: Reginald De BRAOSE
      Given Name: Reginald De
      Surname: BRAOSE
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt 1178/1185 in Of, Bramber, Sussex, England
      Death: 9 Jun 1228 in Of, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
      Burial: Priory Church, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
      Change Date: 29 Oct 2003 1 1 1 1
      Note: Ancestral File Number: 9G92-5B

      Father: William De BRAOSE b: Abt 1153 in , Bramber, Sussex, England
      Mother: Maud (Matilda) De SAINT VALERY b: Abt 1155 in , Of Bramber, Sussex, England

      Marriage 1 Grecia (Alice) BRIWERE b: Abt 1176 in Of, Stoke, Devonshire, England
      Married: in Of, Bramber, Sussex, England
      Note: _UID571BA1FD61DA074DADE32DE82E1AB548897C
      Children
      Mary De BRAOSE b: Abt 1200 in Of Brecknock, Brecon, Wales
      Loretta De BRAOSE b: Abt 1204 in Of Brecknock, Brecon, Wales
      John De BRAOSE b: Abt 1202 in Of Brecknock, Brecon, Wales
      William De BRAOSE b: 1204 in Brecknock, Surrey, England

      Sources:
      Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      Title: Ancestral File (R)
      Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
      Repository:
    • He [William de Briouze] m. 2ndly, 1215, Gwladus Du, daughter of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales, by his 2nd wife Joan, illegitimate daughter of King John. He d. between 5 May 1227 and 9 June 1228. His widow m. 2ndly, Ralph de Mortimer, of Wigmore, who d. 6 Aug 1246, and was buried at Wigmore Abbey. She d. at Windsor in 1251. [Complete Peerage I:22]
      He [Ralph de Mortimer] married, in 1230, Gladys (Gladusa) Duy, or Dark-eyed, daughter of Llewelyn AP JORWORTH, by his 2nd wife, Joan (illegitimate daughter of KiNG JOHN), and widow of Reynold DE BRAOSE [died June 1228). He died 6 August 1246, and was buried at Wigmore. His widow died in 1251. [Complete Peerage IX:275-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
      NOTE: The identity of Gwladus's mother is still a matter of debate. There is no clear contemporary evidence that her mother was Joan, and a daughter of Llewelyn and Joan could not have been aged more than about 9 in 1215. The only direct statements appear to come some centuries later. One strand of the later tradition does identify Gwladus's mother as Joan, but another says she was Llewelyn's mistress Tangwystl.
      [This question has been discussed by - among many others - Stewart Baldwin, Rosie Bevan, Ken Finton, Todd Farmerie, John P. Ravilious, Paul Reed, Douglas Richardson, Henry Sutliff, Nat Taylor and Brad Verity.] [Some Corrections and Additions to CP]
      Let me make one final general observation. There was a definite and timely reason that Reginald de Broase married Gwladys Ddu in 1215. His brother Giles, Bishop of Hereford, rebelled as soon as he received a royal grant of 'his' patrimony and joined Llywelyn (as leader of the Welsh forces) in general rebellion against John (remember that this was also about the time the North of England, etc., rebelled against John). Reginald immediately joined his brother in marching on their patrimony in the Marches to secure it by force. To cement their alliance (Giles being a bishop and all), Reginald was married to a daughter of Prince Llywelyn. Her name happened to be Gwladys, the dark eyed.
      I would find it EXTRAORDINARILY coincidental if Gwladys just happened to be BARELY age twelve in 1215, when it was found expedient to marry her to Reginald. He was older, already experienced in the art of war and the ability to lead men. His elder deceased brother William was already father of four sons held as hostages by King John.
      I would be utterly amazed if we found that Gwladys was aged twelve in 1215. The cause of their marriage was not (as far as we know) a prearranged marriage contract that happened to coincide with political expediency--the marriage was a RESULT of the political events that occurred in 1215.
      After Reginald de Braose betrayed Llywelyn and became King John's man in 1217 [to give homage, one had to be in the actual presence of the King], and his nephew John de Braose was released in 1218, Llywelyn found a ready ally in the younger John, who was attempting to get his rightful inheritance from Reginald (who was in possession of most of it), in 1218, Llywelyn, out of political expediency, married his daughter Margared to this John.
      Thus, if the marriage between Gwladys and Reginald was the result of political events, and they had not been heatedly awaiting her birthday so that they could be wed in a full and legal manner that would be permanent--rather than something that could be easily broken (or at least broken with some effort and complicity)--I would conclude it is most likely that Gwladys was actually older than twelve years old in 1215. Does that seem reasonable? [Paul C Reed, 30 Nov 2001, soc.genealogy.medieval]
    • !Title is; Princess of North Wales.
    • Children
      1. WILLIAM DE BRAIOSE b: 1204 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
      2. Loretta de Braiose
      3. Mary de Braiose
      4. John de Braiose
      5. Matilda de Braiose
    • The Complete Peerage (Vol 1:22) records Gladys Dhu as the daughter of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and his wife Joan, daughter of King John. Ancestral Roots, Line 27-28, reports her as the daughter of Tangwystl, King John's mistress. Douglas Richardson (Gen-Medieval Archives, November 3, 2001 and November 7, 2001, has presented credible circumstantial evidence that the mother of Gladys is Joan, not Tangwystl.

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      He [William de Briouze] m. 2ndly, 1215, Gwladus Du, daughter of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales, by his 2nd wife Joan, illegitimate daughter of King John. He d. between 5 May 1227 and 9 June 1228. His widow m. 2ndly, Ralph de Mortimer, of Wigmore, who d. 6 Aug 1246, and was buried at Wigmore Abbey. She d. at Windsor in 1251. [Complete Peerage I:22]

      He [Ralph de Mortimer] married, in 1230, Gladys (Gladusa) Duy, or Dark-eyed, daughter of Llewelyn AP JORWORTH, by his 2nd wife, Joan (illegitimate daughter of KiNG JOHN), and widow of Reynold DE BRAOSE [died June 1228). He died 6 August 1246, and was buried at Wigmore. His widow died in 1251. [Complete Peerage IX:275-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

      NOTE: The identity of Gwladus's mother is still a matter of debate. There is no clear contemporary evidence that her mother was Joan, and a daughter of Llewelyn and Joan could not have been aged more than about 9 in 1215. The only direct statements appear to come some centuries later. One strand of the later tradition does identify Gwladus's mother as Joan, but another says she was Llewelyn's mistress Tangwystl.

      [This question has been discussed by - among many others - Stewart Baldwin, Rosie Bevan, Ken Finton, Todd Farmerie, John P. Ravilious, Paul Reed, Douglas Richardson, Henry Sutliff, Nat Taylor and Brad Verity.] [Some Corrections and Additions to CP]

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      Let me make one final general observation. There was a definite and timely reason that Reginald de Broase married Gwladys Ddu in 1215. His brother Giles, Bishop of Hereford, rebelled as soon as he received a royal grant of 'his' patrimony and joined Llywelyn (as leader of the Welsh forces) in general rebellion against John (remember that this was also about the time the North of England, etc., rebelled against John). Reginald immediately joined his brother in marching on their patrimony in the Marches to secure it by force. To cement their alliance (Giles being a bishop and all), Reginald was married to a daughter of Prince Llywelyn. Her name happened to be Gwladys, the dark eyed.

      I would find it EXTRAORDINARILY coincidental if Gwladys just happened to be BARELY age twelve in 1215, when it was found expedient to marry her to Reginald. He was older, already experienced in the art of war and the ability to lead men. His elder deceased brother William was already father of four sons held as hostages by King John.

      I would be utterly amazed if we found that Gwladys was aged twelve in 1215. The cause of their marriage was not (as far as we know) a prearranged marriage contract that happened to coincide with political expediency--the marriage was a RESULT of the political events that occurred in 1215.

      After Reginald de Braose betrayed Llywelyn and became King John's man in 1217 [to give homage, one had to be in the actual presence of the King], and his nephew John de Braose was released in 1218, Llywelyn found a ready ally in the younger John, who was attempting to get his rightful inheritance from Reginald (who was in possession of most of it), in 1218, Llywelyn, out of political expediency, married his daughter Margared to this John.

      Thus, if the marriage between Gwladys and Reginald was the result of political events, and they had not been heatedly awaiting her birthday so that they could be wed in a full and legal manner that would be permanent--rather than something that could be easily broken (or at least broken with some effort and complicity)--I would conclude it is most likely that Gwladys was actually older than twelve years old in 1215. Does that seem reasonable? [Paul C Reed, 30 Nov 2001, soc.genealogy.medieval]

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      Children
      1. Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore b: ABT 1231 in Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
      2. Hugh de Mortimer , of Chelmarsh b: ABT 1234 in Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England
      3. John de Mortimer
      4. Peter de Mortimer
      5. Joan de Mortimer b: ABT 1240 in Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England
    • !Title is; Princess of North Wales.
    • She is also known as Grace Brewer.
    • !Title is; Princess of North Wales.
    • [Kopi av ROYALS.FTW]

      Gwladus DDU (the Dark-eyed) widow of Reginald de BraoseGwladus DDU (the Dark-eyed) widow of Reginald de Braose
      Gwladus DDU (the Dark-eyed) widow of Reginald de Braose
    • I4582 Name: **Gladys "the Dark" Sex: F Birth: 1198 in Wales Death: 1251 Change Date: 14 FEB 2002Father: **Llewelyn Fawr b: 1173 in Dolyddelan, Wales Mother: **Joanna Plantagenet b: ABT 1188 in London, Middlesex, EnglandMarriage 1 **Ralph De Mortimer b: 1190 in England
      Children
      **Roger De Mortimer b: ABT 1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
      **Maud de Mortimer b: ABT 1213 in Kings Nympton, Devonshire, England
    • I4582 Name: **Gladys "the Dark" Sex: F Birth: 1198 in Wales Death: 1251 Change Date: 14 FEB 2002Father: **Llewelyn Fawr b: 1173 in Dolyddelan, Wales Mother: **Joanna Plantagenet b: ABT 1188 in London, Middlesex, EnglandMarriage 1 **Ralph De Mortimer b: 1190 in England
      Children
      **Roger De Mortimer b: ABT 1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
      **Maud de Mortimer b: ABT 1213 in Kings Nympton, Devonshire, England
    • [s2.FTW]

      Source: Royal Genealogies <http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/>Source: Royal Genealogies <http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/>
    • This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
      Llewellyn /LLEWELLYN/ (AFN:91QG-JB) and Tanglwy V /LLYWARCH/(AFN:91QG- KH)
    Person ID I6000000006727915717  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2019 

    Father William de Briwere, Lord of Torbay,   b. 22 Aug 1145, Stoke, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1226, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Beatrice de Vaux,   b. 21 Jul 1149, Stoke, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1217, Stoke, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married Abt 1174  Stoke, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6000000001504011287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reginald de Braose, 9th Baron Abergavenny,   b. Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 5 May 1227 and 9 Jun 1228, Brecon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1204  Of,Bramber,Sussex,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William de Braose, Baron Abergavenny,   b. Abt 1204,   d. 2 May 1230, Aber Garth Celyn, Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Matilda de Braose,   b. Abt 1172, Carmarthenshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1210, England? Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000002905387139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart