The political circumstances, fierce fighting on the Welsh Marches, and her mother-in-law's claims to certain estates assigned as dower for Loretta all contributed to her financial woes, and she was forced to request a loan from the crown of 100 marcs in 1207.
John learned of a rumoured plot to depose him and offer the throne to Simon de Montfort, Loretta’s nephew by marriage and a famed crusader against the Cathar heretics in southern France.
Loretta went into exile along with other members of her family, including her brother Giles de Braose, bishop of Hereford.
Loretta also championed the new Franciscan order in England through her network of contacts with influential individuals, despite her status as a recluse.
[3] In 1265 Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, Loretta's great-nephew by marriage, held King Henry III captive as a result of a successful baronial rebellion.