From: Doug Thompson (doug.thompson@virgin.net)
Subject: Parentage of Matilda de Braose (St Valery) - "new" evidence.
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:50:11

Back in August Tim Powys-Lybbe asked:

I can't find any reference to connect Maud to No 46.(Bernard de St. Valery.)
Can you assist?

To which John Ravilious replied:

Concerning the identification of Maud de St. Valery as daughter of Bernard, this is based somewhat on onomastic evidence (cf. St. Valery names - Reginald, Maud, Lauretta/Loretta introduced into de Braose line with Maud's children) and largely on the identification of Tetbury, co. Gloucs. - a holding of Bernard de St. Valery - as the maritagium of Maud.

And some sources give Reginald de St Valery as Maud's father.

However I recently came across a "new" piece of evidence. (About 750 years old actually!)

In the 13th century Histoire des Ducs de Normandie et des Rois d'Angleterre, there is a piece about Maud de St Valery. It is translated on Dr Helen Nicholson's website - see her site

In this extract the author clearly states "she was daughter of Bernard de St-Valéry".

The Histoire is thought to have been written in the mid 13th century and appears to be by someone who was familiar with the people he wrote about.

I believe this removes any further doubt about the father of Maud.

I welcome any comments.

Doug Thompson

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