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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. She was the wife of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber to whom she brought many castles and Lordships, including Brecknock, Abergavenny, and Hay. 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.[1] She had two sisters, Margaret of Hereford,[2] who married Humphrey II de Bohun, by whom she had issue,[3] and Lucy of Hereford, who married Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester, by whom she had issue.[citation needed] Her brothers, included Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford, Walter de Hereford, Henry Fitzmiles, William de Hereford, and Mahel de Hereford.[4] Her paternal grandparents were Walter FitzRoger de Pitres,Sheriff of Gloucester and Bertha de Balun of Bateden,[5] a descendant of Hamelin de Balun,[citation needed] and her maternal grandparents were Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon, and Nesta ferch Osbern.[6] The latter was a daughter of Osbern FitzRichard of Richard's Castle, and Nesta ferch Gruffydd.[7] 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.[citation needed] Her 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.[8] Marriage and issue In 1150, she married William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber (1112-1192), son of Philip de Braose, 2nd Lord of Bramber and Aenor, daughter of Juhel of Totnes. William and Bertha had three daughters and two sons, including William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber. In 1173, her brothers all having died without issue, she brought the Lordships and castles of Brecknock and Abergavenny, to her husband.[8] 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, her husband became Sheriff of Hereford. Her children include William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, (1144/1153- 11 August 1211, Corbeil),[9][10] married Maud de St. Valery, daughter of Bernard de St. Valery, by whom he had 16 children. Roger de Braose[11] Bertha de Braose[12] (born 1151), married c.1175, Walter de Beauchamp (died 1235), son of William de Beauchamp and Joan de Walerie, by whom she had issue, including Walcherine de Beauchamp who married Joan Mortimer. Sibyl de Braose (died after 5 February 1227),[13] 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. Maud de Braose, married John de Brompton, by whom she had issue. Legacy 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. References[edit] Jump up ^ Lundy 2010, p. 10257 § 102563 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 21. Jump up ^ Lundy 2011, p. 10257 § 102564 cites Cokayne 2000a, p. 457 Jump up ^ Lundy 2006, p. 21390 § i213894 cites Cokayne 2000a, p. 457. Jump up ^ Lundy 2011, p. 10257 § 102564 cites Cokayne 2000, pp. 20, 21 Jump up ^ Lundy 2004, p. 62 § 615 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 20 Jump up ^ Lundy 2003, p. 10257 § 102565 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 20 Jump up ^ Lundy 2008, p. 10257 § 102568 cites Weir 1999, p. 36 ^ Jump up to: a b Round 1890, pp. 438-430. Jump up ^ Lundy 2010, p. 10257 § 102563 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 22. Jump up ^ Cawley 2012 cites Dugdale 1894, p. 134. Jump up ^ or Reynold de Briouse (Cawley 2012 cites Dugdale 1894, p. 134). Jump up ^ This daughter is given in many older genealogies. Further research indicates that she is a daughter of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and that her marriage was to William de Beauchamp, Walter's father (Cawley 2012[unreliable source]). Jump up ^ Cawley 2012 cites Dugdale Monasticon, Vol. III, Tutbury Priory, IV, p. 393. Jump up ^ Cawley 2012. References[edit] Cawley, Charles (23 September 2012), Untitled English Nobility A - C: William [II] de Briouse, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, retrieved November 2012 Cokayne, George E (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant I (new, 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes ed.), Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, pp. 20, 21, 22 Cokayne, George E (2000a), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant VI (new, 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes ed.), Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, p. 457 Dugdale, William, Sir (1894), "Lanthony Abbey, Gloucestershire: Num. II: Fundatorum Progenies", Monasticon Anglicanum 6, T.G. March, p. 134 Lundy, Darryl (6 April 2003). "Sybil de Neufmarché". 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