Family
Gunnor Unknown 1) Died after 1082 1) Notes: Gunnor's identity is confirmed by a charter, dated 1082, where grants to the Abbey of Holy Trinity, in Caen, were confirmed on behalf of Queen Matilda (wife of William the Conqueror): "Gunnor, the mother of William de Briouze and a nun of the abbey, gave what she held at Bavent, with the agreement of Hugh pincerna and Roger de Quilly; she also gave the lands she held at Rouvres, Cesny-aux-Vignes, Croissanville and Quatre-Puits, with the agreement of Maurice and his wife Albereda, of whose fief they were held." Other charters suggest connections between the de Braose and de Ivrea families. Married/ Related to: Unknown Child: 1. William de Braose, 1st Lord of Bramber 2)Died between 1093 and 1096 William's last charter is in 1093, and his son Philip issues a charter as Lord of Bramber in 1096. Notes: William de Braose held significant lands in Sussex, as tenant-in-chief, per the Domesday Book - granted to him by William the Conqueror - who he had fought alongside at the Battle of Hastings. |
Sources
1) Source: Regesta regum anglo-normannorum, The acta of William I (1066-1087) "Gunnor, the mother of William de Briouze and a nun of the abbey, gave what she held at Bavent, with the agreement of Hugh pincerna and Roger de Quilly; she also gave the lands she held at Rouvres, Cesny-aux-Vignes, Croissanville and Quatre-Puits, with the agreement of Maurice and his wife Albereda, of whose fief they were held". Dated: 1282. Reference: Number 59 (Data from secondary evidence)2) Source: Regesta regum Anglo-Normannorum, 1066-1154 (2 volumes) "Notification that William de Braose gave to St. Nicholas of Bramber six hides of land... The gift was confirmed by his son Philip". Dated: 1073. Reference: Number 71 (Data from direct source)