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The Complete Peerage states that Dugdale calls the wife of William de Briwere "Beatrice de Valle, says she was the mistress of Rainald Earl of Cornwall", but does not cite a primary source on which this information is based[1319].
The chronology does not appear to favour the subsequent marriage of the mistress of Earl Renaud to William de Briwere.
he marriages of the latter’s [mistress of Earl Renaud] children are recorded in the first decade of the 13th century, their births being therefore estimated to [1185/1200].
Even if Earl Renaud’s mistress gave birth to the earl’s illegitimate son in the last decade of his life (when he would have been in his sixties), it is unlikely that she could have continued bearing children into the later 1190s.
William & his wife had seven children:
e. MARGARET de Briwere (-1237). “Margeria de la Ferte” donated property to Motisfont priory, for the souls of "domini Willielmi Briwerre patris mei et Beatricis matris meæ", confirmed donations by her father and by "Willielmus Briwer frater meus", including land held by "Johannes Briwerre patruus meus tenuit in Motesfunt…"[1333]. Bracton records a claim, dated 1231, by "Rogero de Clare et Alicie uxori eius" against "Margeria de Feritate" accusing her of selling assets "in dotem de hereditate ipsius Alicie in Essingham ad exhereditacionem ipsius Alicie", the defendant stating that changes were made by "Galfridus de Say viri sui" before their divorce, and that the damage was caused by "Odon Danmartin primi viri sui"[1334]. Bracton records a claim, dated 1233, by "Hugo Wack" against "Margeriam de Feritate et Willelmum de Percy" relating to an agreement "cum Alicia de Moun et predicto Hugone" concerning share of land which was held by "Willelmi Briwere"[1335]. The Testa de Nevill includes a list of fees of William Briwere, dated 1234, records "[porcio] Margar de Affert"[1336]. m firstly as his second wife, EUDES [IV] de Dammartin, son of [EUDES [III] de Dammartin & his wife ---] (-after 1212). m secondly WILLIAM de la Ferté, son of MATTHEW de la Ferté & his wife Gundred Paynell. “Paganus de Chavorciis” donated property to Motisfont priory, for the souls of "domini Willielmi Briwerre fundatoris eorum et domini Willielmi de Feritate patris uxoris nostræ", by undated charter[1337]. m thirdly (divorced) GEOFFREY [V] de Say, son of GEOFFREY [III] de Say & his wife Alice de Chesney ([1180/82]-Poitou 1230 before 26 Aug, bur Dover, Hospital of St Mary).
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