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- Founded Llanthony Priory
Miles of Gloucester , hereditary Sheriff of Gloucester, married [NEWF452] Sibyl , by which he thereby acquired the Lordship of Brecon, Brychan centred on Talgarth, Brycheiniog centred on Brecon, the castellany of Hay, and the forest of Ystradwy in the district of Crickhowell. Miles was present at the Siege of Shrewsbury , but joined EMPRESS MATILDA on her arrival 1139, taking her to Gloucester, where he received from her the Castle of St. Briavell's, and the whole of the Forest of Dean. He accompanied Matilda to Winchester, and then to Reading , and then on to London. He accompanied her in her flight to Gloucester, and was with her subsequently at Oxford, where she created him 3rd Earl of Hereford as a reward for his assistance. He also became 3rd Lord Abergavenny . Miles died December 1143, leaving five sons and three daughters. [4]
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