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Llywelyn ap Maredudd (died 1263) was a minor Welsh prince of the House of Gwynedd who was the last vassal Lord of Meirionydd. He lived during the mid 13th century. He was the son of Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan and was a direct descendant of Owain Gwynedd through his son Prince Cynan, Lord of Meirionydd. [1]
The only person known to have ruled all of Wales as a modern territory was Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010–1063), a Prince of Gwynedd who became King of Wales from 1055 to 1063. However, some Welsh Princes sporadically claimed the medieval title of " Prince of Wales " between the 13th to 15th centuries.
Llywelyn Fawr ('the Elder') ap Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd was a second cousin of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Dafydd ap Llywelyn of the royal house of Gwynedd in the 13th century. [1] Llywelyn's father was Prince Maredudd, who fought alongside his brother in an alliance with Llywelyn the Great to depose their uncle Dafydd in 1195. [2]
Llywelyn was the son of Seisyll, about whom little is known. He first appears on the record in 1018, when he defeated and killed Aeddan ap Blegywryd and his four sons, subsequently obtaining control of Gwynedd and Powys.
Owain ap Hywel (950–986) (Mathrafal dynasty, cadet branch of the House of Dinefwr) Maredudd ap Owain (986–999) Llywelyn ap Seisyll (999–1023), husband of Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ab Owain; Rhydderch ap Iestyn (1023–1033) Iago ap Idwal (1033–1039) Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, invader and prince of Gwynedd (1039–1063)
Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan was a Welsh prince, the only known son of Llywelyn Fawr ap Maredudd and a great-great-grandson of Owain Gwynedd, an important prince of north Wales in the 12th century. [1]
Llywarch Llaety (fl. c. 1140–1160) was a Welsh-language court poet.. A single poem by Llywarch survives, the earliest text of which is found in the Hendregadredd manuscript, in praise of Llywelyn ap Madog, son and heir of prince Madog ap Maredudd of Powys.
Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047–1132), king of Powys; Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd (c. 1150 – 1212), a member of the royal house of Gwynedd; Maredudd ap Gruffydd (1131–1155), prince of Deheubarth; Maredudd ap Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Cynan (died 1255), thought to have been lord of Meirionnydd; Maredudd ap Rhobert (died 1244), lord of Cedewain