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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.
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]
He was born in around 1354 in Sycharth Castle, Llansilin, Powys. ... He assembled a parliament at Machynlleth in 1404 and was crowned king of a free Wales. ... where he learned to speak Welsh, in ...
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.
BBC News. 16 March 2017 – via bbc.com. Heath, Tony (1 March 2019). "Shadow of Ulster in the Welsh valleys – archive, 1989". The Guardian. "Second homes: Meibion Glyndwr firebomber admits 1980s attacks". 20 July 2023 – via www.bbc.com. Jones, Branwen (12 December 2021). "The story of Meibion Glyndwr and the rise of the nationalist movement".
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–)
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.
Tudur ap Gruffudd, Lord of Gwyddelwern, was a leader and Commander in the Welsh Revolt against Henry V and his father, members of the House of Lancaster. His daughter became the heir of his brother Owain, Prince of Wales, and his grandson Baron Ellis ap Griffith, became the founder of the House of Yale (Yale family). [14] [15] [16]