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Joan, Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, also known by her Welsh name often written as Siwan (said, approximately / sɪuːan /) ( c. 1191 /92 – February 1237) was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England, and was the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (initially King of Gwynedd ), effective ruler of all of Wales. [1]
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Joan was the wife of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. The earliest record that probably refers to Joan is from 1203 in which 'the king's daughter' sailed from Normandy to England at the king's own expense. Royal letters close indicate that she was betrothed to Llywelyn ap Iorwerth before 15 October 1204.
Apr 11, 2018 · Joan, Lady of Wales, also known by her Welsh name Siwan, was an illegitimate and favoured daughter of King John, and one of several illegitimate medieval women married off by her father for the sake of politics.
May 2, 2020 · Learn about the life and achievements of Joan, the illegitimate daughter of King John and the wife of Llywelyn, the prince of Gwynedd, who was a key player in Anglo-Welsh relations in the 13th century. Discover how she negotiated peace, supported her father and brother, and became a symbol of Welsh nationalism and femininity.
Sep 24, 2015 · Joan was the natural daughter of King John. She is known as Joanna, Joan of Wales, Lady of Wales or Siwan to the Welsh. She was born in about 1191 but history isn’t entirely sure who her mother was. It may have been Clemence Pinel but this information is gleaned from a sentence in the…
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Jun 15, 2016 · Joan was born circa 1191 as the illegitimate daughter of King John of England and a woman named Clemence. We know her mother’s name as it was mentioned in Joan’s obituary where she is called Regina Clementina, though there is no evidence of a Queen Clemence.
Joan, known as Siwan to the Welsh, was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England and the Welsh Prince Llywelyn the Great. She married Llywelyn in 1206 and had two children with him, but died in 1237 after a scandalous affair with a Norman marcher lord. Her coffin is at Beaumaris Church, where it was found in a horse trough in 1808.