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Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1354 – 20 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr, pronounced [ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr], anglicised as Owen Glendower) was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long Welsh revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
The Lords of Welsh areas once belonging to monarchies. They were ruled by the direct descendants and heirs of Kings in Wales from around the time of the Norman invasion of Wales (1000s), some of which lasted until after the conquest of Wales by Edward I (c. 1300s), and in a few instances, Welsh baronies lasted later into the Principality of Wales.
Glyndŵr's great seal. The Glyndŵr rebellion was a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr against the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages.During the rebellion's height between 1403 and 1406, Owain exercised control over the majority of Wales after capturing several of the most powerful English castles in the country, and formed a parliament at Machynlleth.
Alys ferch Owain Glyndŵr was one of the daughters of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr, the disinherited prince of the old Welsh royal house of Powys Fadog, who led a major revolt in Wales between 1400 and ca. 1416 against King Henry IV of England. [1] [2] Little is known about any of the children of Owain Glyndŵr.
Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1359 – c. 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr was a Welsh leader who led a long-running war of independence to end English rule in Wales during the Late Middle Ages. He formed the first Welsh parliament, and he was the last native-born Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales. [1]
One of the most important features of the Parliament House is a mural by Scottish artist Murray McNeel Caird Urquhart (1880–1972), showing scenes from the life of Owain Glyndŵr. It comprises a series of 4 large panels depicting scenes from his life, in particular the Battle of Hyddgen , fought on the slopes of nearby Pumlumon in June 1401.
Aerial view of Sycharth, the site of Owain Glyndŵr's court. Nothing is known of Margaret's early life, not even the precise date of her marriage. She was the child of Sir David Hanmer, who was a chief justice of the King's Bench during Edward III's reign, [3] and his wife Angharad ferch Llywelyn Ddu, and was probably raised in a Welsh household. [4]
Glyndŵr, also spelled Glyndwr, may refer to: Owain Glyndŵr – Medieval Welsh prince and leader Glyndŵr rebellion – 15th century Welsh uprising; Glyndŵr (district) – District of Wales (1974–1996) Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency) – UK Parliament constituency in Wales (2024–)