Bernard de Neufmarché
Noble person
1050 – 1125
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Who was Bernard de Neufmarché?
Bernard of Neufmarché was "the first of the original conquerors of Wales." He was a minor Norman lord who rose to power in the Welsh Marches before successfully undertaking the invasion and conquest of the Kingdom of Brycheiniog between 1088 and 1095. Out of the ruins of the Welsh kingdom he created the Anglo-Norman lordship of Brecon. His byname comes from Neuf-Marché, from the Latin Novo Mercato, and has sometimes been Anglicised as "Newmarket" or "Newmarch".
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- Born
- 1050
France - Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Lived in
- Powys
- Died
- 1125
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on July 23, 2013
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