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Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (pronounced [ɬəˈwɛlɪn ab ˈjɔrwɛrθ], c. 1173 – 11 April 1240), also known as Llywelyn the Great (Welsh: Llywelyn Fawr, [ɬəˈwɛlɪn vaʊ̯r]; Latin: Leolinus Magnus), was a medieval Welsh ruler.
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.
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
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1228–1282), last crowned Welsh Prince of Wales; Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1263), minor Welsh prince, last vassal lord of Meirionnydd; Llywelyn ap Dafydd (c. 1260–1288), heir to the Welsh crown imprisoned in 1283; Llywelyn Bren (died 1317), nobleman who led a Welsh rebellion in 1316
Since Dafydd's marriage to Isabella de Braose, daughter of William de Braose, had failed to produce an heir (though some early modern genealogists record him as having sired sons, including Dafydd [citation needed]) the two elder sons of Gruffydd, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Goch ap Gruffydd, divided Gwynedd between them and continued the ...
(Llywelyn the Great) 1173-1195-1240: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth 1200–1244: Dafydd ap Llywelyn 1215-1240-1246: Owain Goch ap Gruffydd d. 1282: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 1223-1246-1282: Dafydd ap Gruffydd 1238-1282-1283: Rhodri ap Gruffudd 1230–1315: Gwenllian of Wales 1282–1337: Llywelyn ap Dafydd 1267-1283-1287: Owain ap Dafydd 1265-1287 ...
Though the treaty required Llywelyn to do homage to the king of England for the land, it was in effect an acknowledgement of the power and authority of the prince. However, after the succession of Edward I as king of England in 1272, relations between England and Wales deteriorated, and Edward declared war on Llywelyn in 1276; the Treaty of Aberconwy of 1277 superseded the stipulations laid ...
The Battle of Aberconwy or the Battle of the Conwy Estuary [1] was fought in 1194 between the forces of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and his uncle Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd for control of the Kingdom of Gwynedd