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Gruffydd ap Llywelyn 1185–1248 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1185

Birth Location: Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1248

Death Location: Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: Llewelyn Iorwerth

Mother: Joan England

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Cadwgon Gruffudd, Owain Gruffudd, Rhodri Gruffudd, Gwladus Gruffydd, Owain Gwenydd, Catrin Gruffudd, Catrin Llewelyn, Llewellyn Griffith, Owain Gruffudd, Owain Gruffudd, Owain Gruffudd, Rhodri Gruffudd, Rhodri Gruffudd, Rhodri Gruffudd, Dafydd Gruffudd, Margred Gruffudd, Dafydd Gruffyd, Gwladus Gruffudd

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was born in 1185 in Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Llewelyn Fawr The Great Ap Iorwerth And Joan Princess Of England. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn had children including Cadwgon Ap Gruffudd, Catrin Ferch Gruffydd Ap Llewelyn, Catrin Verch Gruffudd, Dafydd David Ap Gruffudd, Dafydd Ap Gruffyd, Gwladus Verch Gruffudd, Gwladus Verch Gruffydd, Howel Ap Gruffydd Ap Llewellyn, Llewellyn Griffith, Margred Ferch Gruffudd, Owain Goch Ap Gruffudd, Owain Ap Gruffudd, Owain Goch Prince Of Gwenydd, Rhodri Ap Gruffudd. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn passed away in 1248 in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was born in 1185 in Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Llewelyn Fawr The Great Ap Iorwerth And Joan Princess Of England.
  • Gruffydd ap Llywelyn had children including Cadwgon Ap Gruffudd, Catrin Ferch Gruffydd Ap Llewelyn, Catrin Verch Gruffudd, Dafydd David Ap Gruffudd, Dafydd Ap Gruffyd, Gwladus Verch Gruffudd, Gwladus Verch Gruffydd, Howel Ap Gruffydd Ap Llewellyn, Llewellyn Griffith, Margred Ferch Gruffudd, Owain Goch Ap Gruffudd, Owain Ap Gruffudd, Owain Goch Prince Of Gwenydd, Rhodri Ap Gruffudd.
  • Gruffydd ap Llywelyn passed away in 1248 in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Gruffydd Llywelyn's Ancestors

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Gruffydd Llywelyn
1185–1248
Birth Place: Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Llewelyn Fawr (The Great) Ap Iorwerth
1164–1240
Aberffraw, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom
Joan (Princess Of) England
1188–1237
Coucy, Alsne, France
Grandparents
John ("Lackland") Plantagenet
1167–1216
Beaumont Palace, Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gruffydd Llywelyn's Descendants

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Gruffydd (ap) Llywelyn (1185–1248)
  1. 1. Cadwgon (Ap) Gruffudd 1210–1111
  2. 2. Owain (" Goch" Ap) Gruffudd 1217–1277
  3. 3. Rhodri (Ap) Gruffudd 1220–
  4. 4. Gwladus (Verch) Gruffydd 1221–1261 m. Rhys ("vychan" ap Rhys ") Mechyll" 1210–1271 m. Rhys (" Ieuanc" ap) Rhys –1271
  5. 5. Owain (Goch Prince Of) Gwenydd 1223–1282
  6. 6. Catrin (Verch) Gruffudd 1224–1261 m. Rhys (ap) Hywell 1210–1328
  7. 7. Catrin (ferch Gruffydd ap) Llewelyn 1225– m. Iowerth (Fychan ap) Iowerth 1233–1270 m. Iorwerth (" Fychan" (" Goeg") ap) Iorwerth –1269 m. Maredudd (Ap) Madog 1192–1240 m. Iorwerth (Fychan Ab Iorwerth) Hen 1233–1270
  8. 8. Llewellyn Griffith 1228–1282 m. Eleanor Marshall 1245–1282
  9. 9. Owain (" Goch" Ap) Gruffudd 1228–1277
  10. 10. Owain (" Goch" Ap) Gruffudd 1228–1277
  11. 11. Owain (ap) Gruffudd 1228–1277
  12. 12. Rhodri (ap) Gruffudd 1230–1315
  13. 13. Rhodri (Ap) Gruffudd 1232–
  14. 14. Rhodri (Ap) Gruffudd 1232–
  15. 15. Dafydd (( David) ap) Gruffudd 1234–
  16. 16. Margred (ferch) Gruffudd 1240–
  17. 17. Dafydd (Ap) Gruffyd 1283–1580
  18. 18. Gwladus (Verch) Gruffudd 1331– m. Gruffydd (Fychan ap) Gruffudd 1330–1369
    1. 1. Rhys Gethin 1358– m. Morfydd (Verch) Howel 1360–
      1. 1. Nest (Verch Rhys) Gethin 1388– m. Ieuan (Goch Fychan ab) Ieuan 1384–
        1. 1. Jeanne Mychiell 1462–1504 m. Ralph Richardson 1455–1520

Gruffydd Llywelyn's Timeline

3 Records

1185
1185
Birth of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1244
1 Mar 1244 (St. David's Day)
Age 59
Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England -- fell trying to escape
Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England -- fell trying to escape
1248
1248
Age 63
Burial of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1185
    Event Place: Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1244 (St. David's Day)
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England -- fell trying to escape

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1248
    Event Place: Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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