Maud de Braose | |
|---|---|
| Baroness Mortimer | |
| Born | 1224 Wales |
| Died | shortly before 23 March 1301 Herefordshire, England |
| Noble family | de Braose |
| Spouse(s) | Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore |
| Issue | Ralph Mortimer Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Isabella Mortimer, lady of Clun and Oswestry Margaret Mortimer Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk William Mortimer |
| Father | William de Braose |
| Mother | Eva Marshal |
Maud de Braose, Baroness Mortimer of Wigmore (1224 – shortly before 23 March 1301)[citation needed] was a noble heiress, and one of the most important,[1] being a member of the powerful de Braose family which held many lordships and domains in the Welsh Marches. She was the wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, a celebrated soldier and Marcher baron.
A staunch Royalist during the Second Barons' War, she devised the plan to rescue Prince Edward (the future King Edward I of England) from the custody of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.[2]
She is sometimes referred to as Matilda de Braose.