John was the son of Peter de Braose, of Whitford, , Devonshire, England and his wife Joan.
He married Margaret de Nereford, shortly before 25 Sep 1375, but by 13 Dec 1378, she was already petitioning for divorce. The suit was still pending 7 Aug 1381.
Margery de Nerford, was an orphaned heiress. In 1363, she became a ward of Peter de Braose, John's father. Peter betrothed Margery to John when they were still children. Just as Peter de Braose was about to die and leave an inheritance which included the Wiston Estate, John discovered that his wife and her valuable lands were slipping away from him. Margery had not been a willing bride. She sought refuge with her grandmother and appealed to the Pope to annul her marriage.
John abducted Margery with the help of an accomplice, Sir Robert Howard, who imprisoned her in a London house. Then Margery was taken up the Thames to Chelsea from where they carried her from one county to another, keeping her in secret places. Her outraged grandmother petitioned the King and Parliament. In 1378, Howard was ordered to go to the Tower of London for his crime. Remarkably, the likelihood that Sir John Brewes would continue his pursuit of Margery was recognised in court protection orders for her over the next two years. The marriage, if it had been a marriage at all, came to an end. Margery took a vow of chastity and remained single. She died in 1417.
He married secondly Margaret Poynings.
He died without issue.
He married Margaret de Nereford, shortly before 25 Sep 1375, but by 13 Dec 1378, she was already petitioning for divorce. The suit was still pending 7 Aug 1381.
Margery de Nerford, was an orphaned heiress. In 1363, she became a ward of Peter de Braose, John's father. Peter betrothed Margery to John when they were still children. Just as Peter de Braose was about to die and leave an inheritance which included the Wiston Estate, John discovered that his wife and her valuable lands were slipping away from him. Margery had not been a willing bride. She sought refuge with her grandmother and appealed to the Pope to annul her marriage.
John abducted Margery with the help of an accomplice, Sir Robert Howard, who imprisoned her in a London house. Then Margery was taken up the Thames to Chelsea from where they carried her from one county to another, keeping her in secret places. Her outraged grandmother petitioned the King and Parliament. In 1378, Howard was ordered to go to the Tower of London for his crime. Remarkably, the likelihood that Sir John Brewes would continue his pursuit of Margery was recognised in court protection orders for her over the next two years. The marriage, if it had been a marriage at all, came to an end. Margery took a vow of chastity and remained single. She died in 1417.
He married secondly Margaret Poynings.
He died without issue.
John was the son of Peter de Braose, of Whitford, , Devonshire, England and his wife Joan.
He married Margaret de Nereford, shortly before 25 Sep 1375, but by 13 Dec 1378, she was already petitioning for divorce. The suit was still pending 7 Aug 1381.
Margery de Nerford, was an orphaned heiress. In 1363, she became a ward of Peter de Braose, John's father. Peter betrothed Margery to John when they were still children. Just as Peter de Braose was about to die and leave an inheritance which included the Wiston Estate, John discovered that his wife and her valuable lands were slipping away from him. Margery had not been a willing bride. She sought refuge with her grandmother and appealed to the Pope to annul her marriage.
John abducted Margery with the help of an accomplice, Sir Robert Howard, who imprisoned her in a London house. Then Margery was taken up the Thames to Chelsea from where they carried her from one county to another, keeping her in secret places. Her outraged grandmother petitioned the King and Parliament. In 1378, Howard was ordered to go to the Tower of London for his crime. Remarkably, the likelihood that Sir John Brewes would continue his pursuit of Margery was recognised in court protection orders for her over the next two years. The marriage, if it had been a marriage at all, came to an end. Margery took a vow of chastity and remained single. She died in 1417.
He married secondly Margaret Poynings.
He died without issue.
He married Margaret de Nereford, shortly before 25 Sep 1375, but by 13 Dec 1378, she was already petitioning for divorce. The suit was still pending 7 Aug 1381.
Margery de Nerford, was an orphaned heiress. In 1363, she became a ward of Peter de Braose, John's father. Peter betrothed Margery to John when they were still children. Just as Peter de Braose was about to die and leave an inheritance which included the Wiston Estate, John discovered that his wife and her valuable lands were slipping away from him. Margery had not been a willing bride. She sought refuge with her grandmother and appealed to the Pope to annul her marriage.
John abducted Margery with the help of an accomplice, Sir Robert Howard, who imprisoned her in a London house. Then Margery was taken up the Thames to Chelsea from where they carried her from one county to another, keeping her in secret places. Her outraged grandmother petitioned the King and Parliament. In 1378, Howard was ordered to go to the Tower of London for his crime. Remarkably, the likelihood that Sir John Brewes would continue his pursuit of Margery was recognised in court protection orders for her over the next two years. The marriage, if it had been a marriage at all, came to an end. Margery took a vow of chastity and remained single. She died in 1417.
He married secondly Margaret Poynings.
He died without issue.
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