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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 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.
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.
In 1275, Llywelyn married the daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, the arch-enemy of the English king's father, Henry III. Simon's wife was Eleanor of England, the daughter of King John of the House of Plantagenet. When Llywelyn refused to offer a personal explanation, the king declared him a rebel and in 1277 invaded North Wales.
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 ap Gruffydd (c. 1223 – 1282), more commonly known as Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, also known as Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf (Llywelyn, Our Last Leader), Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales 1258–1282 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan (c. 1341 – 1401), wealthy Carmarthenshire landowner executed by Henry IV of England in punishment for his support of ...
Gruffudd ab yr Ynad Coch (fl. 1277–1282) was a Welsh court poet. Gruffudd composed a number of poems on the theme of religion. His greatest fame however, lies with his moving elegy for Llywelyn ap Gruffudd , Prince of Wales , which is widely considered to be one of the finest poems in Welsh and medieval European literature.
The work Brut y Tywysogion is the Annals of the Princes of Wales and is a historical narrative of the deeds of the various rulers of the kingdoms, large and small, which existed in Wales from the end of Roman rule in Britain in c.410AD to the final conquest of Wales and the death of its last consecrated native Tywysog Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of ...
With the death of the last native prince of Wales in 1282, the tradition gradually disappears. In fact, Gruffudd ab yr Ynad Coch's (fl. 1277–83) elegy on the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, is one of the most notable poems of the era. Other prominent poets of this period include: