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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 the 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.
His name was Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and he was the last, and the most formidable, King of Wales. Having emerged as king of North Wales in 1039 he waged a bloody war to conquer the south-west of the country, while consistently pursuing a policy of aggression and expansion on his eastern border with England.
In his first two letters to Louis VII of France, Owain described himself as "king of Wales" and "king of the Welsh". [page needed] Nevertheless, his last letter to Louis used the title Princeps; Owain was also the first to claim the title of Prince of Wales. Prince of Wales
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.
Aug 9, 2012 · The 5 August is a little-heralded date in the Welsh calendar, but it marks the anniversary of the death of the man who can be called the country’s greatest leader.
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.
Dec 2, 2017 · He was Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and he was the first and last king of Wales. No-one before him had ever united the nation. And no-one has managed it since his death in on August 5, 1063.
