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  Gwenllian Princess of Wales
Gwenllian was the only child of the marriage.
Although the princess was cloistered at Sempringham to ensure her disappearance from the face of Welsh history, the king of England was not averse to using Gwenllian to his advantage as he saw fit.
Throughout her time at the priory the English never succeeded in correctly pronouncing her name; she is listed as 'Wencilian' in the priory's records and it seems that she herself used the signature 'Wentliane'.
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Gwenllian, wife of Gruffydd ap Rhys, was daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan and sister of Owain Gwynedd.
Gwenllian had four sons, Maredudd, Rhys, Morgan, and Maelgwn.
The site of this battle is shown in a field belonging to a farm which bears the name Maes Gwenllian to this day.
www.kidwellyhistory.co.uk /Articles/Gwenllian.htm   (182 words)

  
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Gwenllian was born at Plas Pen-y-Bryn (Garth Celyn) at Abergwyngregyn, near Bangor, Gwynedd, on June 12th 1282.
As the daughter of prince Llewelyn, Gwenllian was heiress to the Princes of Gwynedd and the family of Aberffraw.
Gwenllian was imprisoned for 54 years until her death on June 7th 1337.
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Gwenllian (died 1136) was the wife of Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth, and the sister of Owain Gwynedd.
Gwenllian (June 12, 1282-June 7, 1337) was the only known child of Llywelyn the Last, her mother being Eleanor de Montfort, who died in childbirth.
Gwenllian was sent to the Gilbertine convent at Sempringham in Lincolnshire, where her death is recorded by the chronicler, Piers Langtoft.
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 Princess Gwenllian - Definition, explanation
Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (circa June 12, 1282-June 7, 1337) was the only known child of Llywelyn the Last, her mother being Eleanor de Montfort, who died in childbirth.
Gwenllian, who was about one year old at the time, was placed in the Gilbertine priory at Sempringham, and then stripped of her title, which was given to Edward's son.
Gwenllian remained essentially imprisoned at the priory the rest of her life — a total of 54 years.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pr/princess_gwenllian.php   (305 words)

  
 Maesgwenllain - The story of the Princess Gwenllian
The Princess Gwenllian is not only a heroine to the Welsh people, but holds a special place in the hearts of the residents of Kidwelly, home of one of the most beautiful castles in all of Wales.
Gwenllian was the daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynon, King of Gwynedd.
Gwenllian’s husband decided to try and regain what he had lost under the Norman ruler and set out to gain allies to support him in the North of Wales.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wales_history/86558   (474 words)

  
 Gwenllian, last princess of Wales
Gwenllian was captured in her cradle; taken from Snowdonia and subsequently placed in the care of the Prior and Prioress of Sempringham at the age of just seventeen months.
It would seem that Gwenllian died never having spoken the language of her birth and never learning to say her own name correctly for she is referred to as Wencilian in a document written at the time of her death reporting the matter to Edward I's grandson Edward II.
Gwenllian's story has a strange ending: in 1995 a memorial stone was unveiled in her memory on the old road leading to the Priory which was totally destroyed at the time of the Dissolution and has become something of a shrine visited by people from all over the world.
www.britainexpress.com /wales/history/last-princess.htm   (614 words)

  
 Welcome to Gwenllian Court Hotel
The Gwenllian Court was originally built in the last century as a gentleman's country residence for the owner of Kidwelly Tinplate Works - now an industrial museum next to the hotel.
The building was later to become renowned as a building of local stature under the name of Felindre House.
In 1136, the Princess lost her life when, as head of an army, took up battle and was defeated by the Normans on a field now called Maes Gwenllian, which lies on the banks of the Gwendraeth Fach river.
www.gwenllian.net /history.htm   (138 words)

  
 Gwenllian Princess of Wales
Nid oedd unrhyw feibion, felly, i gymryd teitl Tywysog Cymru ond fel merch y Tywysog Llywelyn, Gwenllian oedd aeres Tywysogion Gwynedd a theulu brenhinol Aberffraw.
Er i'r dywysoges gael ei hanfon i Sempringham i'w rhwystro rhag chwarae rhan yn hanes Cymru, roedd brenin Lloegr yn barod i ddefnyddio Gwenllian i'w fantais ei hun os oedd gwir angen.
Treuliodd Gwenllian ei hoes yn ffendiroedd gwastad dwyrain Lloegr yn hytrach nag ym mynydd-dir gwlad ei geni ac, yn ôl pob tebyg nid adnabu sain ei mamiaith erioed.
www.castlewales.com /gwen_cym.html   (471 words)

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