Llewelyn ap Gruffydd 
Llewelyn ap was born in 1228 in Nefyn, North Wales. Llewelyn ap's father was Gruffydd ap Llewelyn and his mother was Senena verch Caradog. His paternal grandparents were Llewelyn "The Great" and Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch; his maternal grandfather was Caradog. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Owain ap, Dafydd ap, Rhodri ap, Gwladys verch and Catherine verch. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 54 on December 11th, 1282 in Battle of Builty, Wales.General Notes
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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Y Lliw Olaf: Llywelyn the Last 1246-1282). Welsh custom meant that Llewelyn's kingdom would be divided among all four male heirs. Though Llywelyn the Great had tried desperately to ensure that his kingdoms would pass in entirety to his son Dafydd, it was not to be. Within one month of his accession, Dafydd was forced to surrender much of his father's gains to the new English King, Henry III. His premature death left Gwynedd to be divided between the sons of his brother Gruffudd, including Owain and Llywelyn. The infamous Treat of Woodstock had restricted their lands to Gwynedd, west of the River Conwy held as vassals of King Henry, but Llywelyn was not satisfied. He attempted to regain the lost territories and prestige of his uncle, Llywelyn the Great. Starting by depriving this brothers of authority, he began his campaign by attacking English castles and overrunning many.
Recognized by other Welsh rulers, Llywelyn assumed the title of Prince of Wales in 1258, a date commemorated by all in Wales who detest the idea of the first born son of the English monarch assuming that role as a gift (in 1301, an odious and thoroughly bogus title was bestowed by Edward I to his eleventh child, son of Elinor and born at Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd in 1284). Troubles with Henry III's barons led him to accede to many of Llywelyn's demands and in 1267, at the Treat of Montgomery, the Welshman (and his heirs) was confirmed as Prince of Wales. The accession of Edward I however, as king of a united England, meant the end of the ambitions of Llywelyn.
Yet again, an English invasion of Wales meant that its rulers were stripped of most of their possessions and The Treaty of Aberconwy restricted Llywelyn from all his territories east of the Conwy. At Climeri, near Builth in mid-Wales in December, 1282, Llywelyn was killed by English soldiers in a skirmish with the English 11 Dec. 1282 during the last Welsh rebellion. The head of the last native-born Welsh princes was sent to London to be mounted as that of a traitor. Yet another ballad by Dafydd Iwan poignantly expresses sorrow at the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.
The royal house of Gwynedd was no more, and with its decease came the virtual end of the ruling families of the Kingdom of Wales.
Source: http://www.britannia.com/wales/fam1.html.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1055 in Dublin, Ireland d.1137 in Gwynedd, North Wales
- b.~ 1095 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, North Wales d.Dec 1169 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, North Wales
- b.~ 1065 in Tegaingl, Flint, Wales d.1162
- b.~ 1140 in Aberffraw Castle, Anglsey, Wales d.~ 1176 in Anglsy, Wales
- b.~ 1080 in Arwystli, Wales d.1128
- b.~ 1110 in Pembroke, Wales
- b.~ 1060 in Radnorshire, Wales
- b.1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Anglsey, Wales d.11 Apr 1240 in Aberconway, Carnarvon, Wales
- b.~ 1047 in Montgomery, Wales
- b.~ 1091 in Powys, Wales d.1159 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 1063 in Powys, Wales
- b.~ 1158 in Overton-Madoc, Wales
- b.1055 in Dublin, Ireland d.1137 in Gwynedd, North Wales
- b.~ 1110 in Gwynedd, Wales
- b.~ 1065 in Tegaingl, Flint, Wales d.1162
- b.~ 1196 in Aberconway, Carnarvon, Wales d.1 MAR 1243/44 in Died escaping the Tower of London
- b.~ 1070
- b.~ 1100
- b.~ 1134
- b.~ 1164 in Rhos, Wales d.Aug 1201
- b.~ 1087
- b.~ 1110 in Menai, Anglsy, Wales
- b.~ 1143 in Trefllywarch, Wales
- b.~ 1073 in Tegaingl, Wales d.1124
- b.~ 1111 in Tegaingl, Wales
- b.1228 in Nefyn, North Wales d.11 Dec 1282 in Battle of Builty, Wales
- b.~ 1170 in Angelsey, Wales
- b.1201 in Angelsey, Wales d.1262
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‌Llewelyn ap and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on October 13th, 1277 in Worchester Cathedral. They had two daughters named Catherine Verch and Gwenllian Wenceliana Verch.
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Children
Gwenllian Wenceliana Verch Llewelyn
Gwenllian Wenceliana Verch was born on June 18th, 1282 in Aberconway, Carnarvon, Wales. She died at the age of 54 on June 7th, 1337 in Sempringham Priory, Lincolnshire, England..
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