Llywelyn the Great

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Llywelyn the Great was a 13th-century Prince of Gwynedd who became the most powerful Welsh ruler of his time, effectively uniting much of Wales under his leadership.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Llywelyn the Great canonical 9
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth 2
Llywelyn 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince of Gwynedd
Welsh prince
historical figure
medieval ruler
alliance alliance with other Welsh princes
marital alliance with the English royal family through Joan, illegitimate daughter of King John
alsoKnownAs Llywelyn the Great
surface form: Llywelyn Fawr

Llywelyn the Great
surface form: Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
associatedWithPlace Gwynedd
surface form: Gwynedd in north Wales

Snowdonia
birthDate c. 1173
burialPlace Aberconwy Abbey
century 13th century
child Dafydd II of Gwynedd
surface form: Dafydd ap Llywelyn

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fawr
surface form: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
conflict conflicts with Henry III of England
conflicts with King John of England
countryOfCitizenship Wales
deathDate 11 April 1240
era High Middle Ages
father Iorwerth Drwyndwn
givenName Llywelyn the Great self-linksurface differs
surface form: Llywelyn
house House of Aberffraw
language Welsh
mother Marared ferch Madog
nobleFamily Aberffraw dynasty
notableAchievement became the most powerful Welsh ruler of his time
united much of Wales under his leadership
notableFor establishing Welsh independence from direct English control for a time
strengthening the principality of Gwynedd
placeOfDeath Aberconwy Abbey
positionHeld Prince of Gwynedd
de facto ruler of most of Wales
predecessor Owain Gwynedd
surface form: Owain Gwynedd (as earlier Prince of Gwynedd, though with intervening rulers)
regionRuled Gwynedd
large parts of Wales
reignEnd 1240
reignStart c. 1195
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Joan, Lady of Wales
Joan, Lady of Wales
surface form: Siwan (Welsh name of Joan, Lady of Wales)
successor Dafydd II of Gwynedd
surface form: Dafydd ap Llywelyn
title Lord of Snowdon
Prince of Aberffraw
treaty Treaty of Montgomery (1218 arrangements often associated with his supremacy)
Treaty of Worcester (1218)

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dolwyddelan Castle builtFor Llywelyn the Great
Dolwyddelan Castle associatedWith Llywelyn the Great
Dolwyddelan Castle builder Llywelyn the Great
Welsh principalities notableRuler Llywelyn the Great
Joan, Lady of Wales spouse Llywelyn the Great
Joan, Lady of Wales spouseOf Llywelyn the Great
Joan, Lady of Wales spouseTitle Llywelyn the Great
this entity surface form: Prince of Gwynedd
Criccieth castleBuiltBy Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd grandfather Llywelyn the Great
this entity surface form: Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd grandfather Llywelyn the Great
Dafydd ap Gruffudd grandfather Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great givenName Llywelyn the Great self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Llywelyn
Llywelyn the Great alsoKnownAs Llywelyn the Great
this entity surface form: Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
Llywelyn the Great alsoKnownAs Llywelyn the Great
this entity surface form: Llywelyn Fawr