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Llywelyn was the son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and grandson of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (also known as Llywelyn the Great, or Llywelyn I), and he was one of the last native and independent princes of Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England and English rule in Wales that followed, until Owain Glyndŵr held the title during the ...
Senana ferch Caradog (c.1198–1263) was the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fawr (1198–1244). Senana's full name was Senana ferch Caradog ap Thomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd therefore Owain Gwynedd was her great great grandfather, although she came from an illegitimate line. She had four sons: Owain, Llywelyn, Dafydd and Rhodri.
Only one wife of a Welsh prince is known to have used the title: Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last Prince of Wales. [8] Margaret's husband held estates at Sycharth, Glyndyfrdwy, and elsewhere in North Wales. According to Sir John E. Lloyd, Margaret bore her husband five sons and four or five daughters.
Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or Edith in modern English, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066. [1] She was described by William of Jumièges as a considerable beauty.
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, became a hostage of King John; [79] [ll 16] Gwenllian, married William de Lacy, son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. [3] [81] [82] Children whose parentage is uncertain: [citation needed] Angharad ferch Llywelyn (c. 1212–1256), probable daughter by Joan; married Maelgwn Fychan; [citation needed]
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1196 – 1 March 1244) was a Welsh prince, the first-born son of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). His mother Tangwystl (c. 1180/1185 – c. 1210) probably died in childbirth.
Dafydd was a prince of Gwynedd, the third of four sons of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and his wife, Senana, and thus grandson of Llywelyn Fawr.In 1241, he was handed over to Henry III of England as a hostage with his younger brother, Rhodri, as part of an agreement to secure the release of his father, Gruffudd, who had been imprisoned by his half brother, Dafydd ap Llywelyn. [1]
The Friary had been founded by Llywelyn the Great, the grandfather of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, in memory of his wife Joan (Eleanor's aunt). On 12 July 1282, members of Eleanor's personal household were given safe-conduct while travelling back into England. [12] Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed on 11 December 1282.