House of Braose

Funerary monument to Thomas de Braose (died 1395), dressed in full armour, his head resting on a helm. The tomb chest is decorated with quatrefoils and shields. South wall of sanctuary, St Mary's Church, Horsham, West Sussex.[1]

The House of Braose (alias Breuse, Brewes, Brehuse,[2] Briouze, Brewose etc., Latinised to de Braiosa) was a prominent family of Anglo-Norman nobles originating in Briouze, near Argentan, Orne, Normandy. Members of this family played a significant part in the Norman conquest of England and subsequent power struggles in England, Wales and Ireland in the 11th to 14th centuries.

  1. ^ "Horsham – St Mary – Sussex Parish Churches". Sussexparishchurches.org. 2013-11-03. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ Richardson Magna Carta Ancestry pp. 136–137