- Isabella de Braose
Isabella de Braose (c. 1222 – c. 1248) was the daughter of
William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny , and his wife Eva Marshal (daughter ofWilliam Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ).Marriage
By her marriage to
Dafydd ap Llywelyn , Isabella was, technically,Princess of Wales between 1240 and 1246 - though there is no evidence of her ever having used this title.Isabella married Dafydd in 1230 or 1231. The marriage contract had been agreed before Isabella's father, William, was executed by Dafydd's father,
Llywelyn the Great , for presumedadultery with Llywelyn's wife, Joan. Nevertheless, the marriage went ahead shortly after William's death.Later life
Dafydd became ruler of
Gwynedd and the prominent Welsh leader following Llywelyn's death in 1240, and was recognised asPrince of Wales by his uncle, KingHenry III of England . His marriage to Isabella was childless, and her eventual fate is unknown.External links
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p4179.htm#i41783 The Peerage on Isabella de Braose]
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