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Llywelyn married Joan, natural daughter of John, King of England, in 1205. Llywelyn and Joan had three identified children in the records, but in all probability had more, as Llywelyn's children were fully recognized during his marriage to Joan whilst his father-in-law, King John, was alive. Little is known of Llywelyn's mistress, Tangwystl Goch.
Elen ferch Llywelyn (Helen or Ellen) (1207–1253), married (1) John the Scot, Earl of Chester and (2) Robert II de Quincy; Susanna, who was sent to England as a hostage in 1228, and possibly married Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife in 1230. [6] [7] Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1212 –1246) married Isabella de Braose, died at Abergwyngregyn.
The Welsh uprising of 1211 was a rebellion by several Welsh princes, orchestrated by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth with primary support from Gwenwynwyn of Powys, Maelgwn ap Rhys, and Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor against King John of England. [1] Although technically defeated, this uprising resulted in increased independence from England for the Welsh.
August – King John of England invades Gwynedd with assistance from other Welsh princes and, at his second attempt, penetrates the heart of Llywelyn the Great's territory. [8] When Robert of Shrewsbury , Bishop of Bangor, refuses to meet John, Bangor is burned and the bishop is taken prisoner.
Llywelyn had a strong claim to be the legitimate ruler and began a campaign to win power at an early age. He was sole ruler of Gwynedd by 1200, and made a treaty with King John of England the same year. Llywelyn's relations with John remained good for the next ten years.
In 1200 Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (or Llywelyn the Great) became King of Gwynedd and agreed to a treaty of peace with King John of England, marrying his illegitimate daughter Joan. 1208 Llywelyn claimed the Kingdom of Powys after the arrest of Gwenwynwyn ap Owain.
Llywelyn sought to marry Eleanor de Montfort, born c. 1258, Simon de Montfort's daughter. They were married by proxy in 1275, but King Edward took exception to the marriage, in part because Eleanor was his first cousin: her mother was Eleanor of England, daughter of King John and princess of the House of Plantagenet.
Angharad ferch Llywelyn (fl. 1260) was a daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of Wales. [1] [2] The identity of her mother is uncertain; but several later genealogical sources, including Pedigrees of Some Of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volume III, compiled by J. Orton Buck and Timothy Field Beard, give Llywelyn's consort Joan, daughter of King John of England, as her mother.