NameLlywelyn ap Iorwerth (the Great) 48
Birth Date1225
Death Date1282 Age: 57
OccupationPrince of Wales
Notes for Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (the Great)
http://www.pwestern.f9.co.uk/html/dat91.html#13http://www.castlewales.com/llewelyn.htmlThe great seal of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (above) and his statue in Conwy's town square.
In Gwynedd, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth had come to power in the classic way of Welsh princes bedeviled by the dividing rule of
Welsh inheritance - he seized it from his uncle. He proved to be the greatest and most constructive Welsh statesman of the Middle
Ages. In his long career he succeeded, by constant warfare, by tactful yielding under pressure and by masterly resilience the moment that pressure was relieved, in bringing under his control most of Pura Wallia. When he died (killed) in 1240, full of honor and glory, he left a principality which had the possibility of expanding into a truly national state of Wales. There was a moment when an independent Wales seemed about to become a reality.
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