Margred Verch Llewelyn

Margred Verch Llewelyn

Female 1202 - 1267  (65 years)


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  • Name Margred Verch Llewelyn 
    Birth 1202  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1208  Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Oct 1267  Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Abt 28 Oct 1267  Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I613  footsteps | Ancestors
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father Llewelyn Iorwerth, King Of North Wales ,   b. 11 Nov 1173, Caervonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1240, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John De Braose, Sir ,   b. 1197, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 16 Jul 1232, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 35 years) 
    Marriage 1219  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William De Braose, Lord of Bramber and Gower ,   b. 15 Jul 1222, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1291, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1202 - Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 1208 - Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1219 - Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Oct 1267 - Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 28 Oct 1267 - Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • [[Category:Wales Project Pre 1500 Managed Profiles]]

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      == Biography ==
      }: [[ferch_Llywelyn-5|Margaret ferch Llywelyn]], daughter of [[ap_Iorwe r t h - 2 6|Llywelyn ap Iorwerth]],[[FitzJohn-120|Joan of England]] was L l y w e l yn's wife, but may not have been the mother of Margaret (see [[#Di s p u t e d_Mother|"Disputed Mother" above]]). married (1) in 1219 [[B r a o s e -104|John de Brewes]], (2) before 2 Nov. 1234 [[Clifford-248|Walte r d e C l i f ford]]Douglas Richardson. ''Royal Ancestr y' ' ( 2 0 1 3), volume I, pages 530-532 BREWES 7. (married after 123 2 Charles Cawley. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLand s / WA L E S.htm#MargaretM1JohnBraoseM2WalterClifford Margaret ferch Llywely n ] , e n t ry in "Medieval Lands" database. ).
      : [[Braose-104|John de Briouse]], Lord of Bramber and Gower, was the so n o f W i l l iam de Briouse & his wife _____"''The Chronicle of the Pr in ce s o f W a les'' records that 'John de Bruse married Margaret the daugh t e r o f L l ywelyn son of Iorwerth' in 1219" (Cawley, [http://fmg.ac/Proje c t s / M edLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#JohnBriouseMMargaretB John de B r i o u s e]). (also de Brewes, Breuse, Brause, etc.,Dou g l a s R i chardson. ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' (2011), [https://books.google . c o . u k/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA316#v=onepage&q&f=false volume I, pag e s 3 1 6 - 318] BREWES 3. de Braose,Bartrum Chart, G r u f f u dd ap Cynan 4 (no longer online). and Bruse[http://www . m a r y jones.us/ctexts/brut_y_tywysogion.html Brut y Tywysogion], Jesus M S 1 1 1 ( R e d Book of Hergest), retrieved 2014-06-08, [[Bairfield-1|amb]]< /r e f > ) . John was born about 1197 (aged 22 in 1219), son of William by M a u d d e C l are.
      : Her children with John de Brewes ( J o h n d e Briouse Lord of Bramber and GowerCharles Cawle y ( s e e [ [ #Sources|Source list]]).):* [[Braose-166|William]], Knt., 1st Lord Brewes, married (1) [[Multon-4|Aline de Multo n ] ] , ( 2 ) [[Moels-20|Agnes de Moels]], (3) [[Ros-22|Mary de Roos]]* [[Braose-154|Richard]] (born before 1232), K n t . , m a rried [[Rus-20|Alice le Rus]]* [[Braose-155|Llyw e l y n d e B rewes]] S o n s L lywelyn and John are not listed by Cawley in "Medieval Lands" da t a b a s e.* [[Braose-152|John de Brewes]], married Margery ____: John was "killed b y a f a l l f r om his horse near Bramber, Sussex shortly before 16 July 123 2".< r e f n a me=MCA />
      : After her first husband's death in 1232, Margaret married before 2 No v . 1 2 3 4 [ [Clifford-248|Walter de Clifford]], Knt., of Clifford, Herefor d s h i r e, Cortham (in Diddlebury), Shropshire, Caenby, Lincolnshire, etc. , a n d B r o nllys, Breconshire, etc., Sheriff of Herefordshire, Constable o f C a r d i gan and Carmarthen Castles, son and heir of Walter de Clifford, o f C l i f f ord, Herefordshire, by Agnes de Cundy, daughter a n d h e i r ess of Roger de Condet of Caenby and Glentham, Lincolnshire.Richardson says as his 2nd wife, but Cawley ([http://fmg . a c / P rojects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#WalterIIIClifforddie d 1 2 6 3 W alter de Clifford]) does not show a previous wife for him. He wa s h e r s e c ond husband.
      : Margaret and [[Clifford-248|Walter]] had one daughter: * [ [ C l ifford-47|Maud]] (MatildaCharles Cawley. [h t t p : / /fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#WalterIIICl i f f o r ddied1263 Walter Clifford], entry in "Medieval Lands" database. ) d e C lifford, marred (1) [[Longespee-3|William Longesp�e]], Knt., ( 2 ) [ [ G i ffard-29|John Giffard]], Knt., 1st Lord Giffard ( J o h n G i ffard had abducted her.[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!s e a r c h in/soc.genealogy.medieval/margaret$20llywelyn/soc.genealogy.mediev a l / 2 q OqgMTG9YM/sKJWdAQSaQoJ soc.genealogy.medieval post], October 1999, b y " p c r " )
      : [[Clifford-248|Walter de Clifford]], Knt., died Decem b e r 1 2 6 3 (shortly before 23 Dec. 1263). M a r g a r et was still living in 1268.
      : "At her death, her heart was buried in the church of Aconbury, Herefo r d s h i re."

      === Estimated Birth Date ===: No estimate of Margaret's birth year is f o u n d i n N orr, Cokayne, or Richardson.
      : Margaret married 1219. Her first son by John de Brewes, William, is s a i d t o h a ve been of "full age 15 July 1245," thu s b o r n b y 1 224. "Though he was allowed to succeed his father in 1232, b ef o r e 1 8 J uly, he is not stated to have been of full age in the Fine Ro l l s u n t il 15 July 1245."[https://groups.google.com/forum/ # ! s e a rchin/soc.genealogy.medieval/margaret$20llywelyn/soc.genealogy.med i e v a l /2qOqgMTG9YM/sKJWdAQSaQoJ soc.genealogy.medieval post], October 19 9 9 , b y " p cr"
      One method of estimation would be to assume, given the facts above, tha t s o n W i l liam was conceived in 1223 and that the marriage, though arran ge d e a r l ier, was first consummated in 1223, when Margaret achieved the a g e o f 1 5 . T his would place Margaret's birth at 1208. Since she is not r e c og n i zed by Cawley as a daughter of llywelyn's wife Joan, Margaret's m o t h e r w ould have been one of llywelyn's mistresses. This is consistent w i t h o t h er estimates of her birth year. [[Day-1904|Day-1904]] 18:46, 26 F e b r u a ry 2016 (EST)
      : John de Braose was killed at Bramber 16 July 1232, having been bruise d i n a f a l l f rom his horse [Curia Regis Rolls, 490-1; CCR 1231-4, Hen. I I I, 2 : 8 6 ; Brut (1860), p. 320-1; Brut (1952), p. 102; Brut (1955), p. 2 3 1] . < r ef name=pcr />
      : The lands, wardship and marriage of William de Braose, son and heir o f J o h n , w as in the hands of various nobles until he came of age in 1241 , i n d i c ating a birth year of about 1220:* Peter des Riv ea u x w a s f irst custodian [see CCR 1231-4, Hen. III, 2:86; CPR 1225-32, H e n . I I I , 2:490]. * Henry de Turberville was granted the lands and marr i a g e i n M arch 1234 [CPR 1232-47, Hen. III, 3:41, 45]. * Richard Siward w a s g r a n ted the same in July 1234 [CPR 1232-47, Hen. III, 3:61].* Richar d , E a r l o f Cornwall, the King's brother, was granted the custody, lands a n d m a r r iage of William de Braose in January 1234/5 until 1241, when Wil l i a m c a me of age [CPR 1232-47, Hen. III, 3:89; CCR 1234-7, Hen. III, 3: 4 1 ; C C h R 1:192].
      :* b 1205 if 15 at birth of first child by [[Braose-104|John Braose]] w a s b o r n i n 1220Douglas Richardson's [http://archiver.rootsweb.ance s t r y . com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1999-10/0939160501 Gen-Medieval Rootsweb p o s t ] , O ct. 5, 2009
      :If Margred/Margaret were older, would it not be more logical to conclu d e s h e w a s a daughter of a concubine, such as Tangwystl ferch Llywarch G o c h ( m o ther of Llywelyn's eldest son Gruffudd), rather than a child of t h i s d a u ghter of the King of Man?"
      : Richardson, 2009, Gen-Medieval Archives: "I think it is a fair assump t i o n t h at Llywellyn's daughter, Margaret, was born right about 1205, as s h e h a d h e r first known Braose child in 1220. That's providing Margaret w a s 1 4 w h e n her marriage was consumated and 15 when she gave birth to he r f i r s t k nown child. If correct, then Margaret would have been born rig ht i n t h e t i me period Llywellyn was married to the Isles girl."[ht tp: // a r c hiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1999-10/093916 05 0 1 G e n -Medieval Rootsweb post], Oct. 5, 2009, by Douglas Richardson
      : [[ap_Iorwerth-26|Llywelyn ap Iorwerth]], Prince of North Wales, Princ e o f A b e r ffraw, Lord of Snowden, and father of Margaret ferch Llewellyn , w a s b o r n in 1173. Margaret married her first h us b a n d i n 1219. Therefore, Margaret was likely born bet w e e n 1 1 90 and 1203, being the dates of (1) her father's maturity and (2 ) t h e l a t est year she may have been born and been at least 16 years old a t h e r w e d ding.analysis/conclusion added by [[Dellinger-332|April D au e n h a uer]], August 2, 2015
      : ''Note'' - in the 11th century, Welsh women consummated their marriag e a s e a r l y as 14.See "[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id45.htm l M i n i m um Age for Welsh Kingship in the Eleventh Century]," by Darrell W o l c o t t, posted by [http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/index.html The Ce n t e r f o r the Study of Ancient Wales]

      === Disputed Mother ===
      : Margred's parents were Llywelyn the Great and... * unknownDictio n a r y o f N ational Biography, Llywelyn ([https://archive.org/stream/dicti o n a r y natio57stepgoog#page/n25/mode/1up p 13])
      * unknown mistress* [[f e r c h _ Llywarch-3|Tangwystl ferch Lywarch]] (known mistress) * [[FitzJohn-120|Joan of England]]Margred, Rootsweb entry f r o m t h e d atabase for [https://web.archive.org/web/20230312134836/http:/ / c e l t icroyalgenealogy.co.uk/ Celtic Royal Genealogy], the Turner-Thomas s i t e " w h ich is a definitive, well researched site" (according to Prof. M y r o n W y n Evans, in his book [https://books.google.com/books?id=T0yBxEFT E R 8 C & pg=PT27&lpg=PT27&dq=red+constable+awbrey&source=bl&ots=c8chdaagU9& s i g = V dosnimBLscQ7SSdlZn6uwlylIA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JctjVZz5MuTjsATgnYFY&ved= 0 C B 0 Q 6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=red%20constable%20awbrey&f=false ''O Hudd Ei D d o e ' ' ] (2012). Link removed 20 June 2023 since Ancestry has deleted the R o o t s w eb database.[http://sharonkaypenman . c o m / blog/?p=74 Penman blog post]: "Although opinion is divided over t h e m o t h ers of Gwladus, Gwenllian, Margred and Susanna, the majority of t h e g e n e alogists I have studied lean towards their mother being Joanna." ( a c c e s sed Feb. 13, 2016) * daughter of King of Man,Richardson i n 1 9 9 9 G e n-Medieval forums [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/re ad / G E N -MEDIEVAL/1999-10/0939251452 for example]Richardson re f e r s t o h er in his 2009 Gen-Medieval posts as the Isles girl, woman, mo t h e r . Ynys M�n (see Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki / A n g l esey Anglesey]) Rognvaldr Gudrodarson, widow of Rhodri ab Ow a i n , L l ywelyn's uncleWikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C 7 % A B g nvaldr_Gu%C3%B0r%C3%B8%C3%B0arson Rognvaldr Gudrodarson] & [https: / / e n . wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Isles Rule r s o f t h e K ingdom of the Isles] (accessed Feb. 14, 2016); see also "The K i n g s o f t he Isle of Man," compiled by Stewart Baldwin, [http://www.root s w e b . ancestry.com/~medieval/man.htm note 3]
      : Richardson, 2009, Gen-Medieval Archives: "The subject of the materni t y o f L l y welyn's daughter, Margaret, could doubtless occupy many posts h e r e o n t h e board. As best I understand the evidence, Margaret was a bit o l d e r t h an Llywelyn's two daughters by Joan, Gladys and Ellen. If we acc e p t t h e p ossibility that Margaret might be Joan's daughter, it makes th i n g s E X TREMELY crowded in the nursery at the beginning of Llywelyn's ma r r i a g e to Joan. Besides Gladys and Ellen, Llywelyn and Joan also had th e i r s o n a nd heir, David, at the first part of their marriage. I frankly c a n ' t p o ssibly see how Margaret would fit chronologically to be Joan's d a u g h t er. Margaret either has to be the child of one of Llywelyn's earli e r t w o m a rriages or else illegitimate. My opinion (not conclusion) is t h a t M a r garet fits best as a child of her father's marriage to the Isles w o m a n . T hat's my opinion. Not a conclusion. I'm certainly open to furthe r d i s c u ssion and hopefully new evidence. ...: "Likewise, having an Isle s m o t h e r would have afforded her the kinds of connections which would h av e m a d e h er a desirable match for the Braose family."[http://arch i ve r . r ootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/1999-10/0939251452 Gen- M e d i e val Rootsweb post], Oct. 6, 2009, by Douglas Richardson

      == Sources ==
      * The Bartrum Project (digitization of "Welsh Genealogies A D 3 0 0 - 1 5 00" by Peter C. Bartrum) ''no longer available online''* Cawle y, C h a r l es. "[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CONTENTS.htm Medieval Lan ds] " : A p r o sopography of medieval European noble and royal families c b y C h ar l e s Cawley, hosted by ''Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG).' ' S e e a l s o WikiTree's source page for [[Space:Medieval_Lands|MedLands]] . * * [ h t t p://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#MargaretM1JohnBraoseM2W al te r C l ifford Margaret ferch Llywelyn]** [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLan d s / E N GLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#JohnBriouseMMargaretB John Briouse]** [ h t t p : //fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#WalterIIIC l i f f o rddied1263 Walter Clifford]* Lewis, Marlyn. Entry for "[http://our - r o y a l-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p224.htm#i6724 Margaret o f W a l e s ]" in "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cous in s " ( d a tabase online, accessed September 30, 2015), citing The Comple t e P e e r age, by Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 642; Some Early English Pedigrees, b y V e r n o n M. Norr, p. 68 and Richardson (''Magna Carta Ancestry'' and '' Ro y a l A n cestry'').* Plantagenesta, entry for "[http://plantagenesta.liv e j o u r nal.com/53309.html The mother and daughters of Joan of Wales]" (ac c e s s e d Feb. 13, 2016).* Richardson, Douglas. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A S t u d y i n C olonial and Medieval Families,'' 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everin g h a m . 2 nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree' s s o u r c e page for ''[[Space:Magna Carta Ancestry|Magna Carta Ancestry]] .' ' * R i c h ardson, Douglas. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Me d ieva l F a m ilies,'' 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: t h e a u t h or, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for ''[[Space:Royal An c e s t r y|Royal Ancestry]].''

      : Other references:* UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current a b o u t M a rgred Verch Llewelyn. Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK and I r e l a n d, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT , U S A : A n cestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (Accessed 25 December 2014) . O r i g i nal data: }. Data not sourced, inaccurate. '''Do not use this f or a s o u r c e for Margaret of Wales.'''* Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnli ne Tr e e s I n dex, 1000-Current about Margaret Verch Llewellyn. Source In form a t i o n: Ancestry.com. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Inde x, 1 0 0 0 - Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operat ion s , I n c ., 2014. Original data: [http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/st am b o o m -dullemen/I149046.php GenealogieOnline. Coret Genealogie], (Acces s e d 2 5 D e cember 2014.). Broken links, data not sourced, inaccurate. ''' D o n o t u s e this for a source for Margaret of Wales.'''
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