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Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales 1173–1240 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1173

Birth Location: Dolyddelan, Wales

Death Date: 11 APR 1240

Death Location: Caernarvonshire, Wales

Father: Iorwerth Owain

Mother: Margaret Madog

Spouse(s): Tangwystl Lywarch, Joan Plantagenet

Children(s): Margaret Llewelyn

Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales was born in 1173 in Dolyddelan, Wales, the child of Iorwerth Drwyndwn Ap Owain And Margaret Verch Madog. Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales married Joan Plantagenet, Tangwystl Verch Lywarch, and had children including Margaret Verch Llewelyn. Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales passed away in 1240 in Caernarvonshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales was born in 1173 in Dolyddelan, Wales, the child of Iorwerth Drwyndwn Ap Owain And Margaret Verch Madog.
  • Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales married Joan Plantagenet, Tangwystl Verch Lywarch, and had children including Margaret Verch Llewelyn.
  • Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales passed away in 1240 in Caernarvonshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Iorwerth Owain
1130–1184
Birth Location: Gwynned, Wales
IO
Margaret Madog
1129–
Birth Location: Overton-Madog, Flintshire, Wales
MM

Spouses(s)

Tangwystl Lywarch
1164–
Birth Location: Wales
TL
Joan Plantagenet
1188–1237
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JP

Children(s)

Margaret Llewelyn
1210–1263
Birth Location: Caernarvonshire, Wales
ML

Llywelyn Wales's Ancestors

Self
Llywelyn Wales
1173–1240
Birth Place: Dolyddelan, Wales
Parents
Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain
1130–1184
Gwynned, Wales
Margaret (verch) Madog
1129–
Overton-Madog, Flintshire, Wales
Grandparents
Madog (ap) Maredydd
1095–1160
Powys, Wales
Susannah (verch) Gruffydd
1095–
Great-Grandparents
Maredudd Bleddyn
1047–1132
Hunydd Einudd
1063–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bleddyn Cynfyn
1025–1075
Haer Cillin
1025–

Llywelyn Wales's Descendants

1.
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Llywelyn (Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of) Wales (1173–11 APR 1240) m. Tangwystl (verch) Lywarch (ABT 1164–) m. Joan Plantagenet (1188–2 FEB 1237)
  1. 1. Margaret (verch) Llewelyn 1210–1263 m. John (de) Braose 1197–1232 m. Walter (de) Clifford 1187–1263
    1. 1. William (de) Braose 1230–1291 m. Isabel (de) Clare 1240–1271
      1. 1. William (VI de) Braose 1255–1326 m. Elizabeth (de) Sully 1263–1328
        1. 1. Aline (de) Braose 1286–1331 m. John (de) Mowbray 1286–1321

Llywelyn Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1173
1173
Birth of Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales in Dolyddelan, Wales
Dolyddelan, Wales
1240
11 APR 1240
Age 67
Death of Llywelyn Fawr ap Iowerth Prince of Wales in Caernarvonshire, Wales
Caernarvonshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1173
    Event Place: Dolyddelan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1240
    Event Place: Caernarvonshire, Wales
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