Bertha DE PITRES^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1130 - 1204  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Bertha DE PITRES
  Birth	Abt 1130	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Female
  Fact	[3]
  	Heiress of Brecon
  Name	Bertha FITZMILES  [3]
  Name	Bertha OF HEREFORD  [3]
  _FSFTID	LRGN-LN7
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRGN-LN7
  _UID	6E462D7C9B434AD69E957B057F051400A67C
  Death	1204	Bramber, Sussex, England   [3]
  Person ID	I13597	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford,   b. 1092, Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Dec 1143, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire, England (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Sibyl DE NEUFMARCHÉ, Countess of Hereford,   b. 1096, Brecon Castle, Brecon, Wales d. 24 Dec 1143, Llanthony Secunda Priory, Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F536728350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William DE BRAOSE,   b. 1112, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales d. 1179, Bramber Castle, Sussex, England (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1148	Hereford, Herefordshire, England   [2]
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  Children	1. Sybil DE BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1147, Br Amber, Sussex, England d. Aft 8 Feb 1226-1227, England (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Bertha DE BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1151, Br Amber, Sussex, England d. 19 Nov 1200, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age ~ 49 years)   3. Philip de BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1152   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lord Of Bramber William DE BRAOSE, Lord Of Bramber,   b. Abt 1153, Br Amber, Sussex, England d. 9 Aug 1211, Corbeil, Marne, France (Age ~ 58 years)   5. Engeram DE BRAOSE,   b. 1154, Bramber, Sussex, , England d. 1210 (Age 56 years)   6. Reginald DE BRAOSE,   b. 1155, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 1225, Stringston, Somerset, England (Age 70 years)   7. John de BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1158, Bramber Castle, Sussex, England d. 1229, Bramber Castle, Sussex, England (Age ~ 71 years)   8. Roger de BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1159, Bramber, Sussex, England d. 1225, England, UK (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F6980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Bertha of Hereford, also known as Bertha de Pitres (born c. 1130), was the daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, and a wealthy heiress, Sibyl de Neufmarché. She was the wife of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber to whom she brought many castles and Lordships, such as Brecknock (including Hay Castle), and Abergavenny. Family Bertha was born in England in about 1130. She was a daughter of Miles, Earl of Hereford (1097- 24 December 1143) and Sibyl de Neufmarché. She had two sisters, Margaret of Hereford, who married Humphrey II de Bohun, by whom she had issue, and Lucy of Hereford, who married Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester, by whom she had issue. Her brothers included Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford, Walter de Hereford, Henry Fitzmiles, William de Hereford, and Mahel de Hereford. Bertha's paternal grandparents were Walter FitzRoger de Pitres, Sheriff of Gloucester and Bertha de Balun of Bateden, a descendant of Hamelin de Balun, and her maternal grandparents were Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon, and Nesta ferch Osbern. The latter was a daughter of Osbern FitzRichard of Richard's Castle, and Nesta ferch Gruffydd. Bertha was a direct descendant, in the maternal line, of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1007- 5 August 1063) and Edith (Aldgyth), daughter of Elfgar, Earl of Mercia. Bertha's father Miles served as Constable to King Stephen of England. He later served in the same capacity to Empress Matilda after he'd transferred his allegiance. In 1141, she made him Earl of Hereford in gratitude for his loyalty. On 24 December 1143, he was killed whilst on a hunting expedition in the Forest of Dean. Marriage and issue In 1150, Bertha married William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber (1112– 1192), son of Philip de Braose, 2nd Lord of Bramber and Aenor, daughter of Judael of Totnes. William and Bertha had three daughters and two sons, including William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber. In 1173, Bertha's brothers all having died without issue, she brought the Lordships and castles of Brecknock and Abergavenny, to her husband. Hay Castle had already passed to her from her mother, Sibyl of Neufmarche in 1165, whence it became part of the de Braose holdings. In 1174, Bertha's husband became Sheriff of Hereford. Bertha's children include 1. William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, (1144/1153- 11 August 1211, Corbeil), married Maud de St. Valery, daughter of Bernard de St. Valery, by whom he had 16 children. 2. Roger de Braose or Reynold de Briouse 3. Sibyl de Braose (died after 5 February 1227), married William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby (1136- 21 October 1190 at Acre on crusade), son of Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverel, by whom she had issue. 4. Maud de Braose, married John de Brompton, by whom she had issue. Legacy Upon the childless death of Roger in 1155, the Earldom of Hereford fell into abeyance until 1199 when King John bestowed the title on Henry de Bohun, Sibyl's grandson through her eldest daughter, Margaret. As her sons all died without legitimate offspring, Sibyl's three daughters became co-heirs to the Brecon honour, with Bertha, the second daughter, passing Sibyl's inheritance on (through marriage) to the de Braoses, thereby making them one of the most powerful families in the Welsh Marches.[42][43] Bertha died on an unknown date. She was the ancestress of many noble English families which included the de Braoses, de Beauchamps, de Bohuns and de Ferrers; as well as the Irish families of de Lacy and de Burgh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Hereford

  
  

• Sources

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