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Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. March 1212 – 25 February 1246) was King of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. Birth and descent. Though birth years of 1208, 1206, and 1215 have been put forward for Dafydd, it has recently been persuasively argued that he was born shortly after Easter 1212 [citation needed].
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DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN (died 1246), prince. The only son of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth by his wife Joan, natural daughter of king John. As such, he was regarded from his birth, about 1208, as the heir to the strong principality which his father was building up.
Feb 26, 2024 · Dafydd ap Llywelyn [David son of Llewelyn], born c. March 1212, died 25 February 1246, was the Welsh Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246 and was the first ruler to claim the title of Prince of Wales, a title which now rests solely with the firstborn son and heir of the reigning British Monarch.
- "Lord of", "Son of Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth"
- circa 1206
Dec 25, 2023 · Dafydd ap Llywelyn was the first Welsh ruler to claim the title Prince of Wales. He was born circa April 1212, at Castell Hen Blas in Coleshill, Wales, the only son of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, known as Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd and Prince of Powys Wenwynwyn, and Joan, Lady of Wales, an illegitimate daughter of King John of England.
Jun 12, 2023 · Remembered as Llywelyn the Great, he was succeeded by his son Dafydd, who imprisoned his brothers Gruffydd and Owain. Both brothers were then handed over to Henry III of England as hostages. Gruffydd died in 1244 trying to escape from the Tower of London by tying sheets together to climb out of his cell window.
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c.1208–46), prince of Gwynedd (1240–6). The only son of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, prince of Gwynedd, and Joan, daughter of King John, he was declared heir to his father's principality.
The only legitimate son of Llywelyn the Great, Dafydd was intended by his father to inherit all his territories. The succession was guaranteed by Henry III (1220), the pope (1222) and the Welsh nobility (1226, 1238), but there was tension with Dafydd's elder brother, Gruffydd, who was illegitimate.