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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.


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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.


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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.
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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.[JamesLinage.GED]



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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.[Direct Linage1.FTW]

Reign: 1195 - 1240
Acceded to East Gwynedd in 1195 and gradually rebuilt the kingdo; became the effective ruler of Wales from 1216.

Upon Owain Gwynedd's death in 1170, the kingdom was divided amongst his sons and the usual quarrels ensued. However, in 1194 Dafydd ap Owain and his brother Rhodri were defeated by two of their nephews in battle. One of the victors was Llywelyn ap Iorweth, and his rise to power quickly became meteoric. On 11July 1201, King John secured a formal agreement with Llywelyn, recognizing all of Llywelyn's rights and claims to gwynedd, and conceding that if there were a dispute between the king
and Llywelyn, that such a dispute would be resolved in accordance with Welsh law. In 1205, King John wed his illegitimate daughter, Joan to Llywelyn. Royal support enhanced Llywelyn's position, allowing him to further secure his position at home and to look to his interests in domestic disputes. However, Llywelyn would come very close to the disaster which would occur in 70 years later.

In 1210, Llywelyn came into a dispute over several castles with the earl of Chester. Things gradually grew worse, and in 1211, King John, having just defeated the Scots, became very angry with his insubordinate Welsh prince and led two expeditions into Wales. The first of these expeditions
failed, as Llywelyn retreated to the fastnesses of Snowdonia and King John's forces were starved in the remote regions. The Brut records: "And there the army was in so great a want of provisions, that an egg was sold for a penny halfpenny; and it was a delicious feast to them to get horseflesh, and on account of that the king returned to England..."

In the same year, King John came once more into Gwynedd with a huge army, and this time the results were different. Llywelyn had to submit to the king and offer hostages. However, he survived intact. In 1212, once more John sent an army that was truly overwhelming with the clear intent of destroying Welsh power, but he was turned aside at the last moment by affairs elsewhere.

From this time forward, Llywelyn continued to grow in power and prestige, continually reaffirming his status as the leader of the Welsh. However, as stated above, this was not done on the scale of Rhodri Mawr or Hywel Dda. Times were different and the English influence stronger.
On 21 March 1282, Llywelyn's brother, Dafydd, attacked Hawarden Castle and sparked off the war of 1282-83. Llywelyn was faced with an almost impossible dilemma. Torn between his fealty to the king and his loyalty to his brother Dafydd and his people, Llywelyn was to side with his brother and led the Welsh resistance to the inevitable invasion by Edward I. By the end of the year Llywelyn was dead, having been killed on 11 December in a brief engagement with English forces at Irfon Bridge near Builth Wells. A memorial stone (right and below) was placed near Llywelyn's final battleground
Llewlyn ap Iorweth died in 1240 and he was able to have his son Daffydd recognized as his successor. This was a true victory for Gwynedd, in that Llywelyn was able to break with the old tradition. Unfortunately, Dafydd's reign turned out to be weak and short, with Dafydd ap Llywelyn dying in 1247. Upon his death, the principality was divided amongst his two nephews 'by the counsel of the wise men of the land'. These two were Owain and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.


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He was Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, Gwynedd and Aberffraw, Lord Snowdon, known as the Great Prince. He united all of Wales. Began siezing Gwynedd from his paternal uncles at age 14. Broke Welsh tradition by naming his son Dafydd his sole heir to his titles. In 1212 he forged Welsh Princes into an alliance against John of England. In May of 1215 he captured Shrewsbury, Shropshire and in July of 1216 he refused John's call for support to defend his throne against Louis Capet. Also in 1216 he presided over a Welsh Parliament at which he was acknowledged as overlord of all other native Welsh rulers, a position confirmed at the Peace of Worcester in 1218, by Henry III. The achievements of Llywelyn were many. Before he died in 1240 as a monk at Aberconwy Monastery, he had inspired a revision of the laws of Hywel Dda. His reorganization of the administrative machinery of Wales, his maintenance of cordial relations with the Pope and the English Church, and the bringing of an era of peace and prosperity to the territories under his control were all testaments to his remarkable diplomatic and military skills. It is from him that the Tudor line of monarchs were descended.

Nickname:<NICK> The Great, Llewelyn II Fawr de Gwynedd
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Prince Of Wales

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Prince Of Wales