Prince of Gwynedd

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The Prince of Gwynedd was the medieval ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd, a title that came to symbolize native Welsh leadership and resistance to English domination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary ruler
medieval Welsh princely title
abolishedBy Edward I of England
appliesToJurisdiction Gwynedd
associatedWithLegalSystem Cyfraith Hywel (Welsh law)
linked to: Cyfraith Hywel
basedIn north-west Wales
conflictsWith King of England
Marcher lords
linked to: Marcher lord
country Kingdom of Gwynedd
endTime 1283
firstHolder Cunedda
hasCapital Aberffraw
Abergwyngregyn
Dolwyddelan
Llysoedd y Brenin (royal courts of Gwynedd)
linked to: Welsh royal courts
hasCoatOfArms Quarterly or and gules, four lions passant guardant counterchanged (arms later used for Wales)
hasTitleStyle Prince of North Wales
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd

Princeps Wallensium (Prince of the Welsh)
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd

Tywysog Gwynedd
inception 5th century
languageOfTitle Latin
Welsh
lastDeFactoHolder Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
lastDeJureHolder Dafydd ap Gruffudd
notableHolder Dafydd ap Llywelyn
Gruffudd ap Cynan
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Llywelyn the Great
Owain Gwynedd
Owain Lawgoch (in exile claims)
linked to: Owain Lawgoch

Owain ap Gruffudd (Owain Goch)
officeHolder Dafydd ap Gruffudd
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Llywelyn the Great
partOf House of Aberffraw
positionHeldIn Wales
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent English conquest of Wales
linked to: Welsh Wars

Norman invasions of Wales
linked to: Norman–Welsh wars

Statute of Rhuddlan (1284)
linked to: Statute of Rhuddlan

Treaty of Montgomery (1267)
Wars of Welsh Independence
successorTitle Prince of Wales
symbolizes Welsh resistance to English domination
native Welsh leadership
territoryIncludes Anglesey
Llŷn Peninsula
linked to: Llŷn

Snowdonia
usedByDynasty House of Aberffraw
House of Cunedda
House of Mathrafal (in claims)
linked to: House of Mathrafal

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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Dafydd ap Gruffudd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Llywelyn the Great positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Tudor family of Penmynydd fealtyTo Princes of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Dafydd I of Gwynedd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Dafydd I of Gwynedd titleHeldInLife Prince of Gwynedd
Dafydd II of Gwynedd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Dafydd II of Gwynedd nobleTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd positionHeld prince of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
House of Aberffraw hasTitle Prince of Gwynedd
House of Aberffraw dynastyOf Princes of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Owain Gwynedd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Eleanor de Montfort spouseTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Siwan associatedDynasty Princes of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Joanna, Lady of Wales spouseOfTitle Prince of Gwynedd
subject linked to: Joanna
Llanfaes, Anglesey associatedWith princes of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Elen ferch Llywelyn fatherTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Prince of Gwynedd hasTitleStyle Princeps Wallensium (Prince of the Welsh)
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Prince of Gwynedd hasTitleStyle Prince of North Wales
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fawr positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fawr title Prince of Gwynedd
Owain Goch ap Gruffudd positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
Aberffraw dynasty hasTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Lord of Snowdon relatedTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Treaty of Worcester (1218) signatoryTitle Prince of Gwynedd
Aberconwy Abbey patron princes of Gwynedd
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Owain Lawgoch title Prince of Gwynedd (claimant)
linked to: Prince of Gwynedd
Owain Lawgoch claimedTitle Prince of Gwynedd