Gwenllian of Wales

Gwenllian of Wales
Born	June 1282 Abergwyngregyn
Died	7 June 1337 (age 54) Sempringham Priory, Lincolnshire, England
House	Aberffraw
Father	Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Mother	Eleanor de Montfort

Gwenllian of Wales or Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (June 1282 – 7 June 1337) was the only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales (Welsh: Tywysog Cymru). She is sometimes confused with Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd, who lived two centuries earlier.

Gwenllian (pronounced [ɡwenˈɬi.an]) was born in the Gwynedd royal home in Abergwyngregyn near Bangor, Gwynedd. Gwenllian's mother, Eleanor de Montfort, died during childbirth, or shortly after, on 19 June 1282. She was descended from dual royal bloodlines; not only was she the daughter of the Prince of Gwynedd and heiress of the royal family of Aberffraw, but her maternal great-grandfather was King John of England.

A few months after Gwenllian's birth, north Wales was encircled by the English army of King Edward I. On 11 December 1282 her father, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, was killed in battle; the exact circumstances are unclear and there are conflicting accounts of his death. Both accounts agree, however, that Llywelyn was tricked into leaving the bulk of his army and was then attacked and killed. Gwenllian's uncle, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, assumed her guardianship, but on 21 June 1283, he was captured with his family at Nanhysglain, a secret hiding place in a bog by Bera Mawr in the uplands of North Wales. Dafydd, severely injured, was taken to Rhuddlan, then moved under guard to Shrewsbury, where he was later executed.

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