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Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan of Caeo (c. 1341–1401) was a wealthy Carmarthenshire landowner who was executed in Llandovery by Henry IV of England in punishment for his support of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh rebellion.
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), Llywelyn II, also known as Llywelyn the Last (Welsh: Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit. 'Llywelyn, Our Last Leader'), was Prince of Gwynedd, and later was recognised as the Prince of Wales (Latin: Princeps Walliae; Welsh: Tywysog Cymru) from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282.
Jun 12, 2023 · At the beginning of the 13th century, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, King of Gwynedd in North Wales, married an illegitimate daughter of King John. By 1210, relations were worsening, and in 1215, Llywelyn sided with the barons that forced Magna Carta on John.
Mar 25, 2024 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Llywelyn ap Gruffudd born abt. 1225 died 1282 Builth Wells, Wales including ancestors + children + 3 photos + 9 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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Aug 17, 2023 · While the Anglo-Norman Marcher lords successfully established footholds in parts of Wales, the native Welsh princes fought to retain their autonomy. The most powerful and successful ruler defending Wales against English imperialism was Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd may well have already set himself up as a claimant around whom disaffected elements in Gwynedd might cluster. He was also showing his political acumen—and opportunism—by concluding an agreement with Ralph Mortimer of Wigmore, thereby buying off the opposition of one of the most powerful of the Marcher lords, albeit at a ...
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Llywelyn Ap Gruffudd was the prince of Gwynedd in northern Wales who struggled unsuccessfully to drive the English from Welsh territory. He was the only Welsh ruler to be officially recognized by the English as the prince of Wales, but within a year after his death Wales fell completely under.
