biography
| name: |
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
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pronunciation:
[hluhwelin ap grif
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| male
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| lived:
| (?–1282)
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| biography:
| Prince of Gwynedd in North Wales, the son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and grandson of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. In 1246 he succeeded his uncle Dafydd ap Llywelyn as ruler of Wales, in association with his brother, Owain the Red. He attempted, but ultimately failed, to enlist the support of the pope against the English crown. In 1256, having overthrown Owain, he launched a campaign to win the allegiance of other Welsh princes and by 1263 controlled much of Wales. In 1258 he proclaimed himself Prince of Wales, and was recognized by the Treaty of Shrewsbury in 1265, by which he agreed to hold the principality of Wales subject to the crown of England. When Edward I succeeded to the English throne in 1272, he was invaded and forced to submit by the Treaty of Conwy in 1277. In 1282 he rebelled against Edward, but was killed in battle near Builth, and with him Wales lost her political independence. |
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