Loretta de Braose

Loretta de Braose or de Briouze was by marriage the Countess of Leicester from 1196 until 1204, For a period in the years 1209–1214, she was in exile. She took a vow of celibacy in 1214 and became an anchoress in 1221. She maintained contact with the outside world through written correspondence for the rest of her life.