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Llewelyn Iorwerth, King Of North Wales

Llewelyn Iorwerth, King Of North Wales

Male 1173 - 1240  (66 years)


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  • Name Llewelyn Iorwerth 
    Title King Of North Wales 
    Birth 11 Nov 1173  Caervonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID GXD1-V68 
    Death 11 Apr 1240  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I8558  footsteps | Ancestors
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father Iorwerth ab Owain,   b. Abt 1130, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1174, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margred ferch Madog,   b. Abt 1130, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1201, Gwynedd, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1163  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joan Fitzjohn, Princess Of North Wales Of England ,   b. Bef 1189, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1237, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 48 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1204  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Gladys Iorwerth,   b. Abt 1205, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1251, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Ellen Ferch Llewelyn, Princess Of North Wales ,   b. 1 Nov 1207, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1253, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +3. Daffyd Ap Llewelyn, Prince Of Gwynedd ,   b. Mar 1212, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1246, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F4580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Family 2   
    Children 
    +1. Margred Verch Llewelyn,   b. 1202, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1267, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F5288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1173 - Caervonshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Apr 1240 - Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (pronounced [ɬəˈwɛlɪn ab ˈjɔrwɛrθ], c. 1173 - 11 A p r i l 1 2 40),[2][3] also known as Llywelyn the Great (Welsh: Llywelyn Faw r , [ ɬ ə ˈ wɛlɪn vaʊ̯r]), was a medieval Welsh ruler. He succeeded his uncl e , D a f y dd ab Owain Gwynedd, as King of Gwynedd in 1195. By a combinatio n o f w a r a n d diplomacy he dominated Wales for 45 years.[4]

      During Llywelyn's childhood, Gwynedd was ruled by two of his uncles, wh o s p l i t t he kingdom between them, following the death of Llywelyn's gra nd f a t h er, Owain Gwynedd, in 1170. Llywelyn had a strong claim to be the l e g i t i mate ruler and began a campaign to win power at an early age. He w a s s o l e r uler of Gwynedd by 1200 and made a treaty with King John of En g l a n d t hat year. Llywelyn's relations with John remained good for the n e x t t e n y ears. He married John's natural daughter Joan in 1205, and whe n J o h n a r rested Gwenwynwyn of Powys in 1208, Llywelyn took the opportun it y t o a n n ex southern Powys. In 1210, relations deteriorated, and John i n v ad e d G wynedd in 1211. Llywelyn was forced to seek terms and to give u p a l l l a n ds east of the River Conwy, but was able to recover them the f ol l o w i ng year in alliance with the other Welsh princes. He allied himse l f w i t h t he barons who forced John to sign Magna Carta in 1215. By 1216 , h e w a s t h e dominant power in Wales, holding a council at Aberdyfi tha t y e a r t o a pportion lands to the other princes.

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Weir, Alison, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy.
      QUAY

    2. [S118] Weir, Alison, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy.
      page 71 3QUAY

    3. [S441] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.
      QUAY

    4. [S441] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.
      Record for William "Earl of Arundel" D'Aubig n y

    5. [S441] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.
      Record for William "Earl of Arundel" D'Aubi g n y

    6. [S168] Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850.
      volume I, page 22 3QUAY


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