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Llywelyn was the second of the four sons of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, the eldest son of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, and Senana ferch Caradog, [1] [2] the daughter of Caradoc ap Thomas ap Rhodri, Lord of Anglesey. [3] [note 1] The eldest was Owain Goch ap Gruffudd and there were two younger brothers, Dafydd ap Gruffydd and Rhodri ap Gruffudd.
Both accounts agree, however, that Llywelyn was tricked into leaving the bulk of his army and was then attacked and killed. Gwenllian's uncle, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, assumed her guardianship, but on 21 June 1283, he was captured with his family at Nanhysglain, a secret hiding place in a bog by Bera Mawr in the uplands of
Gruffudd's wife, Senana [2] (possibly a daughter of Caradog ap Thomas of Anglesey), agreed to pay Henry 600 marks for the release of her husband and their eldest son, Owain, and to hand over her two youngest sons, Dafydd and Rhodri, to the King as hostages to ensure that she kept her part of the bargain. Henry did not keep his part, however ...
Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon (1252 – 19 June 1282) was an English noblewoman and Welsh princess through her marriage to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who was Prince of Gwynedd, and later, Prince of Wales. She was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England.
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]
Isabella Mortimer, Lady of Clun and Oswestry (after 1247 – before 1 April 1292 [1]) was a noblewoman and a member of an important and powerful Welsh Marcher family. Although often overshadowed in modern historiography by her better-known parents, she is now known to have played an important part in her family's struggles against Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and to have helped to secure the frontline ...
Llywelyn, wanting to cement his links to royalty more forcefully, sought to marry Eleanor de Montfort, daughter of Simon de Montfort and King Edward's cousin. [3] They were married by proxy in 1275, but when Eleanor sailed from France to meet Llewelyn, Edward hired pirates to seize her ship; she was imprisoned at Windsor Castle.