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When Dafydd ap Llywelyn was born about 1430, in Cantref, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, was 52 and his mother, Goleubryd ferch Madoc, was 47. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Margaret verch Gwilym.
The defection of Dafydd and of Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn (1274) was a serious blow, anticipating the wholesale desertions of 1277. Llywelyn's dissatisfaction over mounting difficulties along the border accounts for his repeated refusals from 1273-7 to observe treaty obligations as vassal of the new king - Edward I.
May 14, 2018 · Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (d. 1282), prince of Wales (1246–82). Known as Llywelyn ‘the Last’, his ambition to create a permanent, independent Welsh principality came close to realization. The second son of Gruffydd, son of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, he may have been designated the heir of his uncle Dafydd ap Llywelyn. After Dafydd's death (1246 ...
He lived during the mid 13th century. He was the son of Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan and was a direct descendant of Owain Gwynedd through his son Prince Cynan, Lord of Meirionydd. Llywelyn sided with Owain and Dafydd Gwynedd against their brother Llywelyn II in the battle of Bryn Derwin in 1255. After their defeat he went into ...
The only person known to have ruled all of Wales as a modern territory was Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010–1063), a prince of Gwynedd who became King of Wales from 1055 to 1063. However, some Welsh princes sporadically claimed the medieval title of Prince of Wales between the 13th to 15th centuries. The title remains in use, but is usually ...
David Ap Llywelyn (born c. 1208—died Feb. 25, 1246, Aber, Gwynedd, Wales) was a Welsh prince, ruler of the state of Gwynedd in northern Wales from 1240 to 1246. His father, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, had made Gwynedd the centre of Welsh power, and his mother, Joan, was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England (ruled 1199–1216).
Dafydd Llywelyn was elected in to his second term of office as the PCC for Dyfed-Powys Police during the May 2021 elections. Dafydd is a former Principal Intelligence Analyst and worked within Police Intelligence for many years before, in 2014, moving to Aberystwyth University to lecture on Criminology. His career
