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William de Braose 4th Lord of Bramber
d. 1211
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1211
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William de Braose, fourth lord of Bramber, rose higher in King John's favour than any baron and fell further: the king turned on him, and his wife and eldest son were starved to death in Corfe Castle, an atrocity that men remembered at Runnymede.
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WILLIAM de BRAOSE, 4th Lord of BRAMBER (c.1144-1211), d. in exile; m. Maud de St Valery (starved at Corfe by King John, 1210 - among the grievances behind Magna Carta); father of Reginald (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR; the elder Braoses to Domesday note-only. Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.