1173 - 1240 (67 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
1173 - 1240 (67 years)
Birth |
1173 |
Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Died |
11 Apr 1240 |
Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Buried |
Conway |
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Father |
Prince Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain Gwynedd, "the Broken-Nosed", b. 1125-1145, Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales |
Mother |
Maraded ferch Madoc, b. Abt 1130, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Married |
Abt 1163 |
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Family 1 |
Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch, b. Abt 1168, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Married |
1194-1198 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1196-1207, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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Family 2 |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
Children |
+ | 1. Tegwared-y-Bais Wen ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 2. Angharad ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 3. Marared Drwyndon ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1205-1208 |
| 4. Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1206-1210 |
+ | 5. Elen ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1 Nov 1207, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 6. Dafydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. Nov 1208, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 7. Gwladys Ddu ferch Llywelyn Fawr, "the Dark Eyed", b. Aft 1205, Gwynedd, Wales |
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Family 3 |
Isabel Plantagenet, b. Abt 1170 |
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Abt 1168 - 1209 (41 years)
Birth |
Abt 1168 |
Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died |
1201-1209 |
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Father |
Llywarch Goch ap Iorwerth, b. Abt 1139, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Mother |
Tangwystl ferch Llywarch, b. Abt 1143, Menai, Anglesey, Wales |
Married |
Bef 1168 |
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Family 1 |
Ednyfed "Fychan" ap Cynwrig, b. Bef 1174, Tregarnedd, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales |
Children |
+ | 1. Tudur ap Ednyfed Fychan |
+ | 2. Gwenllian ferch Ednyfed Fychan, b. Abt 1200, Is Dulas commote, Denbighshire, Wales |
+ | 3. Gwenhwyfar ferch Ednyfed Fychan |
| 4. Gruffydd ap Kendrig |
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Family 2 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Married |
1194-1198 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1196-1207, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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1191 - 1237 (46 years)
Birth |
1188-1191 |
London, Middlesex, England |
Died |
2 Feb 1236-1237 |
Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Buried |
Llanfaes, Anglesey, Wales. |
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Father |
King John Plantagenet, "Lackland", b. 24 Dec 1166, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England |
Mother |
Agatha de Ferrers, b. 1168, Charltey, Staffordshire, England |
Married |
1188-1191 |
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Family 1 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Married |
1204-1205 |
Children |
+ | 1. Tegwared-y-Bais Wen ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 2. Angharad ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 3. Marared Drwyndon ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1205-1208 |
| 4. Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1206-1210 |
+ | 5. Elen ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1 Nov 1207, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 6. Dafydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. Nov 1208, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 7. Gwladys Ddu ferch Llywelyn Fawr, "the Dark Eyed", b. Aft 1205, Gwynedd, Wales |
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Family 2 |
William de Braose, "Black Will", b. 1196-1204, Brecknockshire, Wales |
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Abt 1170 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1170 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
King Richard Plantagenet, b. 8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England |
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Family 1 |
William FitzAldhelm de Burgh, b. 1157 |
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Family 2 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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1184 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
1174-1184 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Prince Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain Gwynedd, "the Broken-Nosed", b. 1125-1145, Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales |
Mother |
Maraded ferch Madoc, b. Abt 1130, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Married |
Abt 1163 |
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1145 - 1184 (39 years)
Birth |
1125-1145 |
Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales |
Died |
1174-1184 |
Pennant Mehangell |
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Father |
Prince Owain "Gwynedd" ap Gruffydd, b. Abt 1100, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Gwladys ferch Llywarch, b. Abt 1098, Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Married |
Bef 1126 |
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Family |
Maraded ferch Madoc, b. Abt 1130, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Married |
Abt 1163 |
Children |
+ | 1. Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
| 2. Adda ap Iorwerth Drwyndwn, b. 1174-1184 |
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Abt 1130 -
Birth |
Abt 1130 |
Montgomeryshire, Wales |
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Father |
Prince Madoc ap Maredudd, b. Abt 1091, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Mother |
Susanna ferch Gruffydd, b. Abt 1095, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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Family 1 |
Prince Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain Gwynedd, "the Broken-Nosed", b. 1125-1145, Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales |
Married |
Abt 1163 |
Children |
+ | 1. Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
| 2. Adda ap Iorwerth Drwyndwn, b. 1174-1184 |
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Family 2 |
Hugh Corbet |
Married |
Jul 1183 |
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Abt 1168 - 1209 (41 years)
Birth |
Abt 1168 |
Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died |
1201-1209 |
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Father |
Llywarch Goch ap Iorwerth, b. Abt 1139, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Mother |
Tangwystl ferch Llywarch, b. Abt 1143, Menai, Anglesey, Wales |
Married |
Bef 1168 |
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Family 1 |
Ednyfed "Fychan" ap Cynwrig, b. Bef 1174, Tregarnedd, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales |
Children |
+ | 1. Tudur ap Ednyfed Fychan |
+ | 2. Gwenllian ferch Ednyfed Fychan, b. Abt 1200, Is Dulas commote, Denbighshire, Wales |
+ | 3. Gwenhwyfar ferch Ednyfed Fychan |
| 4. Gruffydd ap Kendrig |
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Family 2 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Married |
1194-1198 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1196-1207, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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1207 - 1244 (37 years)
Birth |
1196-1207 |
Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Died |
1 Mar 1243-1244 |
Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch, b. Abt 1168, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales |
Married |
1194-1198 |
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Family 1 |
Ragnhild of Man |
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Family 2 |
Senena ferch Caradog, b. 1201 |
Married |
Abt 1218 |
Children |
+ | 1. Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, "The Last" |
+ | 2. Daffyd ap Gruffydd |
+ | 3. Catherine ferch Gruffydd, b. Abt 1233, Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
+ | 4. Gwladus ferch Gruffydd ap Llewellyn, b. 1221 |
+ | 5. Rhodri ap Llywelyn |
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1191 - 1237 (46 years)
Birth |
1188-1191 |
London, Middlesex, England |
Died |
2 Feb 1236-1237 |
Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Buried |
Llanfaes, Anglesey, Wales. |
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Father |
King John Plantagenet, "Lackland", b. 24 Dec 1166, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England |
Mother |
Agatha de Ferrers, b. 1168, Charltey, Staffordshire, England |
Married |
1188-1191 |
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Family 1 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Married |
1204-1205 |
Children |
+ | 1. Tegwared-y-Bais Wen ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 2. Angharad ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 |
+ | 3. Marared Drwyndon ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1205-1208 |
| 4. Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1206-1210 |
+ | 5. Elen ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1 Nov 1207, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 6. Dafydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. Nov 1208, Gwynedd, Wales |
+ | 7. Gwladys Ddu ferch Llywelyn Fawr, "the Dark Eyed", b. Aft 1205, Gwynedd, Wales |
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Family 2 |
William de Braose, "Black Will", b. 1196-1204, Brecknockshire, Wales |
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1205 - Abt 1235 (29 years)
Birth |
May 1205 |
Died |
Abt Apr 1235 |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family 1 |
Gwenhwyfar ferch Ednyfed Fychan |
Children |
+ | 1. Tegwared y Bais Wen, b. Abt 1230 |
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1205 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
May 1205 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family |
Prince Maelgwn Fychan, b. Abt 1205 |
Children |
| 1. Eleanor ferch Maelgwyn Fychan, b. Abt 1228, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
+ | 2. Margaret ferch Maelgwyn, b. Abt 1235 |
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1208 - 1263 (55 years)
Birth |
1205-1208 |
Died |
1263 |
Buried |
Aconbury Church, Hereford, England |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family 1 |
Baron John de Braose, 'Tadody', b. Abt 1197, Brembye, Sussex, England |
Married |
1219 |
Wales |
Children |
+ | 1. Marquis William de Braose, VI, b. Bef 15 Jul 1224 |
+ | 2. Richard de Braose, b. Abt 1232, Stainton, Norfolk, England |
| 3. John de Braose, b. 1232 |
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Family 2 |
Walter III de Clifford, b. 1186-1187, Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England |
Married |
Oct 1232 |
Children |
+ | 1. Maud de Clifford, b. 1235-1240, Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England |
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1210 -
Birth |
1206-1210 |
Died |
Éire |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family |
William de Lacy |
Married |
1221 |
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1207 - 1253 (45 years)
Birth |
1 Nov 1207 |
Gwynedd, Wales |
Died |
24 Oct 1253 |
Stevington, England |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family 1 |
John of Chester, le Scot, b. 1207 |
Married |
22 Nov 1222 |
St. Werburgh Benedictine Abbey, Chester, Chestershire |
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Family 2 |
Robert de Quincy, 'the Younger', b. Abt 1188 |
Married |
Aft 6 Jun 1237 |
Children |
+ | 1. Hawise de Quincy, b. Abt 1250, Blisworth, North Hampshire, England |
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1208 - 1246 (37 years)
Birth |
Nov 1208 |
Gwynedd, Wales |
Died |
Feb 1245-1246 |
Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Buried |
Conway Abbey. |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family |
Isabela de Braose, b. 1228, Bramber Castle, Sussex, England |
Married |
Abt 1238 |
Children |
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Aft 1205 - 1260 (54 years)
Birth |
Aft 1205 |
Gwynedd, Wales |
Died |
1251-1260 |
Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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Father |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Mother |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
1204-1205 |
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Family 1 |
Reginald de Braose, b. 1178, Bramber, Sussex, England |
Married |
1215 |
Wales |
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Family 2 |
Ralph de Mortimer, b. 1190, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England |
Married |
1230 |
England |
Children |
+ | 1. Baron Roger de Mortimer, b. Abt 1231, Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales |
| 2. Hugh de Mortimer, b. Abt 1233, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England |
+ | 3. Maude de Mortimer, b. Abt 1213 |
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Abt 1170 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1170 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
King Richard Plantagenet, b. 8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England |
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Family 1 |
William FitzAldhelm de Burgh, b. 1157 |
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Family 2 |
Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
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Name |
Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Prefix |
Prince |
Suffix |
"The Great" |
Birth |
1173 |
Caernarvonshire, Wales [6, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
11 Apr 1240 |
Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales |
Burial |
Conway |
Siblings |
1 Sibling |
+ | 1. Prince Llywelyn Fawr ap Iorwerth, "The Great", b. 1173, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. 11 Apr 1240, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales (Age 67 years) ▻ Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch, m. 1194-1198 ; Joan Plantagenet, m. 1204-1205 ; Isabel Plantagenet | | 2. Adda ap Iorwerth Drwyndwn, b. 1174-1184 d. Yes, date unknown | |
Person ID |
I41154 |
Geneagraphie | Ahnen BvS |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2010 |
Father |
Prince Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain Gwynedd, "the Broken-Nosed", b. 1125-1145, Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales d. 1174-1184, Pennant Mehangell (Age 39 years) |
Mother |
Maraded ferch Madoc, b. Abt 1130, Montgomeryshire, Wales |
Marriage |
Abt 1163 |
Family ID |
F17582 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch, b. Abt 1168, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales d. 1201-1209 (Age 41 years) |
Marriage |
1194-1198 |
- Marriage Beginning Status:Partners
She was a concubine.
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Children |
+ | 1. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1196-1207, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. 1 Mar 1243-1244, Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Age 37 years) |
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Family ID |
F17575 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2010 |
Family 2 |
Joan Plantagenet, b. 1188-1191, London, Middlesex, England d. 2 Feb 1236-1237, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales (Age 46 years) |
Marriage |
1204-1205 |
- Married on Ascension Day.
One interesting story from Joan and Llywelyn's marriage: about 1230/1231, Llywelyn returned home unexpectedly to find Joan alone in their bedroom with William de Braose. This story is recounted in "Here Be Dragons" and one other "purely historical" source. William was later hanged on Llywelyn's order.
From "The Genealogist" article by Wm. Addams Reitwiesner: He was discovered in Joan's chambers, accused of being her lover, and promptly and publicly hanged. While the story that William and Joan were lovers has been generally accepted, the Annals of Margam (in T. Gale, ed , Historiae Britannicae et Anglicanae Scriptores XX (Oxford, 1687), 2-18, [anno] MCCXXX) implies that the "intimacy" was devised by Llywelyn to avenge himself on William for political injuries inflicted not only by William but by the entire Braose family; the execution was hailed by the Welsh as a vindication of a blood-feud against the Braoses dating from at least 1176. Indeed, shortly after the execution Llywelyn wrote to William's widow Eva and to William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, Eva's brother, stating, in effect, that so far as he was concerned, the intended marriage between Llywelyn's son Dafydd and Eva's daughter Isabella could go forward as planned, and that he could not have prevented the Welsh magnates from taking their vengeance. See J. Goronwy Edwards, Calendar of Ancient Correspondence concerning Wales (Board of Celtic Studies of the University of Wales, History and Law Series, 2)(Cardiff, 1935), pp 51-52, nos. XI.56a, 56b. The marriage in fact took place three months later.
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Children |
+ | 1. Tegwared-y-Bais Wen ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 d. Abt Apr 1235 (Age 29 years) |
+ | 2. Angharad ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. May 1205 d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 3. Marared Drwyndon ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1205-1208 d. 1263 (Age 55 years) |
| 4. Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1206-1210 d. Éire |
+ | 5. Elen ferch Llywelyn Fawr, b. 1 Nov 1207, Gwynedd, Wales d. 24 Oct 1253, Stevington, England (Age 45 years) |
+ | 6. Dafydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, b. Nov 1208, Gwynedd, Wales d. Feb 1245-1246, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Uchaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales (Age 37 years) |
+ | 7. Gwladys Ddu ferch Llywelyn Fawr, "the Dark Eyed", b. Aft 1205, Gwynedd, Wales d. 1251-1260, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 54 years) |
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Family ID |
F17573 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2010 |
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Notes |
- Brian Tompsett - University of Hull
Prince of Aberffraw
The "Great Prince, " united all of Wales under his tumulteous rule. Acceded: 1194 as Prince of Gwynedd. Prince of Gwynedd & Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Brilliant battle commander & long range strategist. Broke Welsh tradition by naming son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. 1212 Forged Welsh Princes into alliance against John. Jul 1216 Refused John's call for support to defend throne against Louis Capet. 1218 Aft years of enmity, allied with Ranulf de Blundeville Earl of Chester. Mar 1239-1240 Took Holy vows; knew he was dying.
May 1215, Captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
He built on the renewed confidence and emerging national consciousness inspired by the lord Rhys and became prince of Wales in all but name. His grandson Llywelyn ap Gruffydd almost mirrored his achievements but died having lost all to king Edward I.
Gwenwynwyn of southern Powys made a bid for dominance after the eclipse of Deheubarth in 1197. King John wanted to curtail such ambitions. He offered conditional tolerance of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's expansion and gave the prince his illegitimate daughter Joan in marriage.
Like Rhys, Llywelyn could play the supreme diplomat and he introduced Norman ways to his people when it suited the purposes of survival.
The power vacuum created by the fall of William de Braose was the making of Llywelyn. He skillfully manipulated the rebellions against king John and welded six successive de Braose heirs to his interest. William and Giles fought alongside him as allies. Reginald and John de Braose both married daughters of Llywelyn. Reginald's son William pledged his daughter Isabella to Dafydd ap Llywelyn and she in turn became a de Braose heiress.
Reginald de Braose also allied with prince Rhys Mechyll of Deheubarth when his relationship with Llywelyn deteriorated in 1217.
Rhys Mechyll married Reginald's daughter Matilda but by 1248 her hatred of her son exacerbated the family feud which finally destroyed the princes of Deheubarth. Matilda had handed Carreg Cennen over to the English and Rhys Fychan seized the castle back again in fury at his mother's treachery.
It has been speculated that Llywelyn's wife Joan was the grand daughter of Sibyl de Braose. Sibyl's daughter, Agatha Ferrers, was certainly king John's mistress and possibly Joan's mother.
The couple may have met when Sibyl's brother William was the king's favoured companion. Another affair, between Joan and William de Braose (son of Reginald), underlines the intriguing complexity of family links between Llywelyn and the de Braoses.
The king's chancellor received a report on William de Braose's death. It said: "At that manor which is called Crokein he was made to croak. He was hanged from a certain tree and not secretly or by night but openly and in broad daylight in front of eight hundred people and more, called together to view this pitiable and woeful spectacle, and especially those to whom William de Braose senior and his sons were hostile by reason of injury inflicted on their ancestors whether recent or otherwise."
Men shouted out: "Now the Welsh blood which William de Braose and his own spilled on the ground has been avenged". The blood feud dating back to Seisyll ap Dyfnwal's death in 1175 was still seething.
Llywelyn wrote to Eva de Braose and her powerful brother William Marshal. He warned Eva that he could not restrain his men because of the scandal and outrage. Lest any worse harm might happen, would she still be willing for the marriage of Dafydd and Isabel to proceed? The little girl was apparently at his court, his son wanted Builth and his men were in the mood to take it, and more, if the betrothal was not honoured. Amid this appalling hostility, the marriage of Dafydd and Isabel went ahead.
Llywelyn's letter to William Marshal, his "friend and dearest brother", said: "Your grace will know that the magnates of our land might in no way control what they will do regarding William de Braose, in view of the judgement which they will have made as to how he engineered our deceit by entering our chamber, bringing shame to us in the highest way. Whereby we ask your grace resolutely, concerning which we show the greatest trust, in so far as you may wish to show to us your will, whether you might have wished the alliance made between your niece and our son David, which if you might have wished it, on our part that alliance steadfastly and persistently stands firm."
Henry III, William Marshall and an English army were just embarking for Poitou. There was little inclination to react to Welsh aggression.
Llywelyn's ascendancy in his last years owed much to a brief alliance with Richard Marshal, Eva's younger brother.
Richard inherited fantastic wealth and power. His hostility to Henry III had major repercussions and Llywelyn benefited from a peace treaty negotiated with the king at this time. As always, Llywelyn took advantage of English disunity. Richard died in Ireland in 1234 and the king was suspected of treachery.
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Sources |
- [S4] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, (rev. ed, Pimlico Random House, London 1989, 1996 , , Repository: J.H. Garner), p 71 (Reliability: 0).
- [S10] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, (7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992 , , Repository: J.H. Garner), line 236 p 201, line 176 p 151 (Reliability: 0).
- [S332] John C. Wurts, Magna Charta, (copyright 1945 ,).
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