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Dafydd Llywelyn (born November 1976) is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician. Since May 2016, he has served as the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner. [1] Career
Dafydd Llywelyn: Plaid Cymru: 12 May 2016 Incumbent References This page was last edited on 12 November 2024, at 02:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Although Dafydd lost one of his most important supporters when his mother died in 1237, he retained the support of Ednyfed Fychan, the Seneschal of Gwynedd who wielded great political influence. Llywelyn suffered a paralytic stroke in 1237, and Dafydd took an increasing role in government. Dafydd ruled Gwynedd following his father's death in 1240.
Gwladus Ddu, ("Gwladus the Dark Eyes"), full name Gwladus ferch Llywelyn (died 1251) was a member of the Royal House of Gwynedd. She was a daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd and Joan Plantagenet , a daughter of John, King of England .
Owain was the eldest son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and the grandson of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). He was imprisoned together with his father in Criccieth Castle in 1239 by his uncle Dafydd ap Llywelyn and accompanied his father to England two years later when Dafydd was forced to hand Gruffudd over to King Henry III of England.
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]
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Dafydd ap Llewelyn, in the Welsh language, means "David, son of Llewelyn", and there have been several notable people known by this patronymic, including Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1215–1246), Prince of Gwynedd and first Prince of Wales; Dafydd Gam (1380–1415), Welsh soldier and nobleman who died at the Battle of Agincourt