Llewelyn ap Iorwerth

1173 - 1240  (67 years)

• Name	Llewelyn ap Iorwerth
  Born	1173	Castle Aberffraw, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Name	Llewelyn The Great
  Died	11 Apr 1240	Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Person ID	I8099	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain,   b. Between 1144 and 1145, Castle Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales ,   d. Abt 1174, Wales  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marared Verch Madog,   b. Abt 1129, Montgomeryshire, Wales ,   d. UNKNOWN, Wales
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Plantagenet,   b. Abt 1188, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. Feb 1237, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Children	1. Dafydd ap Llewelyn,   b. Abt 1208, Walesey, Caernarvonshire, Wales ,   d. 25 Feb 1246, Wales  (Age ~ 38 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F2235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Known as Llewelyn The Great; he was hailed by bards as a "second Achilles". Llewelyn came close to uniting all of Wales under his overlordship. By 1203 he had reunited the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd (prounced "Gwinith"). Later he extended his overlordship to the Welsh kingdom of Powys, the kingdom of his mother's family. He married Joan, the illegitimate daughter of King John of England. In spite of this marriage King John repeatedly tried to conquer the eastern parts of Llewelyn's kingdom. [Note: Welsh royalty did not use the title "king"; instead they used the title "prince". Therefore, in the ancient kingdoms of Wales, the title "Prince of Wales" should be understood to mean "King of Wales". Today the same title has a very different meaning.]