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- ↑ Fin. 4 Hen. III, p. 1, m. 2; online at Fine Roll, 4 Henry III no 263
- ↑ Claus. 11 Hen. III, p. 1; published in Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, ed. H.S.Sweetman, London (1875) p.234
- ↑ The DNB gave Philip but was wrong here. See Fine Roll, 4 Henry III no 263
- ↑ Round, Dictionary of National Biography
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Round, John Horace (1886). "Braose, Philip de". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co.