Philip de Braose

Philip de Braose, 2nd Lord von Bramber (* 1070/1073; † probably 1134) was a Norman nobleman.

Origin and youth

Philip came from the Norman Braose family . He was the eldest son of William de Braose , who was a follower of William the Conqueror and who had fought in the Battle of Hastings . As a reward for his services in the Norman invasion of England , his father had received lands in Sussex and Wales and built the mound Bramber Castle in Sussex (see also Rape (Sussex) ). Philip was born in this castle around 1070. His mother, Agnes de St. Clare , died when Philip was ten years old.

Rebellion against the king and participation in the conquest of Wales

During his reign as Lord von Bramber , Philip initially supported King Heinrich against the Norman heir to the throne Robert Curthose , but revolted a little later against the king and then lost all his possessions. Despite this betrayal, he got his lands back in 1112. He took part in the conquest of Wales and acquired Builth and New Radnor , which were henceforth owned by his family. He also built St. Nicholas' Church in Old Shoreham and the harbor in New Shoreham .

Family and offspring

Philip married Aenor de Totnes , a daughter of Judhael de Totnes . Through this marriage, his eldest son William later had inheritance claims to Totnes and Barnstaple in Devon . Philip and his wife had four children, two sons and two daughters: William, Philip, Basilia and Gillian. His eldest son William took over after Philip's death (presumably on a crusade in the Holy Land in 1134 ) and became the third Lord of Bramber. His second son tried Philip participated in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland from 1171, but failed in 1177 when he conquered Limerick.

Web links

• Website of the de Braose family

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oxford DNB: Briouze [Braose], Philip de. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .