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| Name | Robert de Braybrooke | |
| Suffix | aka Robert la May | |
| Birth | abt. 1150 | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Fact | Robert de Braybrook - High Sheriff of Bucks, Beds, Northants and Rutland; Master of the Great Wardrobe. Wikipedia: Robert of Braybrooke or Robert le May (c1168-1210) was a medieval landowner, justice and sheriff. Robert was born at Braybrooke, Northamptonshire the son of justiciar Ingebald de Braybrooke and his wife Albreda de Neumarche. Robert accumulated more land in several counties by paying off the mortgages of people in financial difficulties. He was responsible for the building of Braybrooke Castle, a fortified manor house. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire (1206-1212), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1209-1212) and High Sheriff of Rutland (1211-1214). He was also appointed by King John as Master of the Great Wardrobe and a member of the king's council. He was listed with his son Henry by Roger of Wendover among King John's evil counsellors. Robert died in 1210 and was succeeded by his eldest son Henry, who also became a sheriff, sometimes sharing the post with his father. His other son was Gerard. | |
| Death | 1210-1211 | |
| Person ID | I14167 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database |
| Last Modified | 24 Feb 2024 | |
| Father | Inglebald (Umfreville?) de Braybrooke, m. Alberada de Numarche ferch Ivo d. 1167 | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Mother | Alberada de Newmarch | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Family ID | F6058 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F6057 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 10 Feb 2024 | |||||
| Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Robert de Braybrooke, aka Robert la May". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I14167&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 25, 2025). |
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