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Topic: Gwenllian of Wales


  
  Princess of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under the form of male-preference primogeniture in use in the United Kingdom, it is very unusual for a woman to be heiress apparent, since it is always theoretically possible for a reigning monarch to have a son to displace a daughter; she is almost always heiress presumptive.
This suggestion was rejected, because Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales.
Gwenllian was the daughter of Llywelyn the Last and his wife Eleanor de Montfort, daughter of Simon de Montfort.
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 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)

  
 James - pafg27 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Owen BOWEN [Parents] was born in 1554 in Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales.
Ellen LLOYD.Ellen married Owen BOWEN in 1574 in Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales.
Gwenllian Verch DAVID.Gwenllian married Thomas BOWEN in 1580 in Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales.
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 Gwenllian Princess of Wales
Gwenllian was the only child of the marriage.
She was the Princess of Wales and as a result represented considerable danger to the king of England.
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.
www.castlewales.com /gwen.html   (530 words)

  
 Wales on the Web Princess Gwenllian — A Biographical Movie of Princess Gwenllian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
By her teens, Gwenllian’s general demeanour was described by medieval author of ‘The History of Gryffydd ap Cynan’ - as being “of a war-like disposition”.
Gerald of Wales described this remote area as being “the safest of refuges, because of the tangled density of its forests.” Between 1115 and 1133 the royal couple had four sons - Anarawd, Morgan, Maelgwyn and Rhys.
With her husband and sons Anarawd and Rhys en-route to North Wales to seek assistance from her father, Gwenllian was deceived into believing Caeo was to be attacked.
www.worldwidewales.tv /html/movie-225.php   (625 words)

  
 Maesgwenllain - The story of the Princess Gwenllian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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   (443 words)

  
 My Dennison Ancestors - pafg37 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Gwenllian Verch EINION was born about 1356 in Of Hirfryn, Cantref Bychan, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Gwenllian Verch PHILIP was born about 1388 in Of Sain Pyr, Matharn, Monmouthshire, England.
Gwenllian Verch GWILYM was born about 1355 in Of Abercrai, Traean-glas, Breconshire, Wales.
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 BBC News | WALES | Tribute to lost Welsh princess
A north Wales council is to celebrate an almost-forgotten heroine of Welsh history.
Gwenllian was born on 12 June, 1282, and after her father's death was imprisoned by the English in a convent near Sempringham in Lincolnshire until her death.
Gwenllian was the only child of the marriage and so there were no sons to inherit the title of Prince of Wales.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/786625.stm   (392 words)

  
 Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees - pafg667 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Gwenllian Verch ARON was born about 1026 in Of, Radnorshire, Wales.
Gwenllian "Las" Verch LLYWELYN [Parents] was born about 1207 in Of,, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
The styling of Llywelyn Fawr as Prince of North Wales [princeps Norwalliae] could mean as early as 1194, when he removed his uncle Dafydd from power, or as late as after 1200 when he obtained control of the remainder of Gwynedd from his cousin Gruffydd.
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 Rea Genealogy - pafg102 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Owen ap Einion [Parents] was born about 1308 in Dyfed, Wales.
Gwylym ap Gwrwared [Parents] was born about 1212 in Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Gwenllian Verch Endnyfed [Parents] was born about 1172 in Tregarnedd, Llangevni, Anglesey, Wales.
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 Wales - chronology - history -cartoonbuddy,com,
Cymru (Wales) was a word first used around the sixth century A.D. and means land of fellow countrymen.
A great Roman fortress was built at Caerleon on Usk South Wales, as a base to subdue the tribes who still resisted after the loss of their leader, it was attacked many times causing large losses to the Romans, but the fortress also depleted the Britain's fighting strength allowing them to gain the upper hand.
The Celtic Irish Known as Scots start to migrate to Britain, leading to Welsh Duke Cunedda retiring to Wales with his army from the North of the Island and the Irish to declare a new country of Scots land (Scotland).
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 Historical Essays & Perspectives
Vanished Castles of Wales and the Marches, by Jeffrey L. Thomas
The Norman Invasion of South Wales and Rumney Castle, by K. Lightfoot
An Argument for the Lesser-Known Castles of Wales, by Jeffrey L. Thomas
www.castlewales.com /history.html   (224 words)

  
 Barbara and David Kolle's Famil;y History - pafg206 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Ieuaf Ap Owain.Ieuaf married Margred Ferch Gruffudd in,,, Wales.
Rhys Ap Gruffudd Prince Wales.Rhys married Gwenllian Ferch Madog in,,, Wales.
Gwenllian Ferch Madog [Parents] was born about 1131 in Overton-Madoc,, Flintshire, Wales.
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 BBC News | WALES | Mass to remember lost princess
The lost princess of Wales, Gwenllian, daughter of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, will be remembered in a special mass which will be performed in Bangor Cathedral.
In the 13th Century, when Wales was fighting for its independence against the King of England, Edward the First, Gwenllian was the only child and heir of the Welsh prince Llywelyn.
Edward was determined to make sure that Gwenllian would not grow to become a threat to his conquest of Wales, so he arranged for her to be snatched from her home in Gwynedd and taken to a convent in Sempringham in Lincolnshire.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/1369180.stm   (388 words)

  
 Wales Hotels - Budget to 5 Star Hotel Accommodation UK
Tregenna is a family run hotel in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales which offers the very best in accommodation, food and service.
The Castle is ideally situated to take advantage of all this area has to offer and combines high quality accommodation and restaurant facilities with friendly and attentive...
The Hotel is in a perfect location for North Wales and Chester overlooking the Dee Estuary and...
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 Gwenllian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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)

  
 Royal Family of Europe - pafg103 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Llewelyn Ap IORWERTH Llewelyn the Great [Parents] was born in 1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
Tangwystl Verch LLYWARCH [Parents] was born about 1168 in Of, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales.
Gruffudd Ap LLYWELYN was born about 1207 in Of,, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
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 HERO - Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the UK: Gwenllian's release - concert and compact disc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Gwenllian follows the success of Llio's earlier recordings - Telyn, Melangell and Enlli which all appeared under the Fflach:Tradd (Cardigan) label.
This event will be a feast of Welsh folk music, poetry and traditional music from Estonia - an essential antidote after a day's walking around the eisteddfod field - and presented in the delightful surroundings of Bangor's Cathedral Church.
The event is sponsored by Fflach Records (Cardigan), The University of Wales (Bangor) and The Arts Council of Wales.
www.hero.ac.uk /media_relations/10414.cfm   (253 words)

  
 Gwenllian Grigg
I went to the small village school before going on to comprehensive education, first in Aberaeron and then Llandysul.
Then on to Carmarthen Art College before studying Welsh at the University of Wales Aberystwyth.
After returning to Wales, I came to Cardiff to work for Acen, where I worked on the 889 subtitling service.
acen.co.uk /cylchgrawn/cyfweliadau/gwenllian_grigg_translation.shtml   (360 words)

  
 Owain Glyn Dwr,Wales and Welsh history.
Gorm the Norse leader on Anglesey island.He leads the Welsh until his death fighting the English of Mercia,when Wales was again split into three separate regions each with their own leaders who fight local wars.(Although England was invaded to become a Norse Kingdom living under `Dane-Law`,Wales held its borders and remained a free land.)
Later an army from English Mercia and Wessex,join with a mixed Welsh army including the `Men of Gwent` to eventually defeat the Danes.However,this lead to the English Kingdom of Wessex to expand and reach the borders of Wales once the Danish threat was over.
1400AD After two and a half centuries of English rule Owain Glyndwr declares himself Prince Of Wales and embarks on rebellion against the occupation of Wales by England.The Welsh flock to his banner and the English King Henry IV launches an invasion,but his army is defeated by violent weather storms and fierce resistance.
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 "Kidwelly hotel", the Gwenllian Court Hotel in Kidwelly Wales
Gwenllian Court Hotel, Kidwelly, Dyfed hotels with instant confirmed online booking.
Gwenllian Court is owned by Gryphon Leisure; a company with its roots firmly in Carmarthenshire.
The ability to provide world-class service, while authentically reproducing the hospitality of wales, has made the Gryphon Leisure brand a popular symbol of luxury and excellence.
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 Gwenllian LEWIS
Gwenllian LEWIS, wife of Thomas, aged 58 years, was buried on 24 March 1902, from 1 Old Chapel Road, Cefn Coed.
Gwenllian Lewis, dau, unmar., age 20, occ: Dressmaker, born Brecon, Vaynor
Birth Place is: Cefn-Coed-Y-Cymmar, Penkelly, Brecon or Mid Glamorgan, Wales in the Bourough of Merther Tydvil, Diocese of Llandaff.
homepage.mac.com /venitar/Genealogy/WebCards/PS01/PS01_279.HTM   (660 words)

  
 BBC - South West Wales Local History - the story of Gwenllian of Kidwelly
Henry I, nicknamed 'The Lion of Justice', the fourth son of the Conqueror, married the niece of the last male descendant of The House of Wessex soon after his accession in 1100.
The King's army took up their position on the slope of a hill about a mile and a half north of Kidwelly, on the west bank of the Gwendraeth Fach River, a district still known to this day as Kingswood.
On this site, both Gwenllian and her son Morgan, were put to death by the victorious de Londres, and it is said that Gwenllian's severed head never left the field!
bbc.co.uk /wales/southwest/sites/local_history/pages/gwenllian.shtml   (435 words)

  
 GENUKI: National Library of Wales journals
Wales and the Celts --- III [A bibliography compiled from non-Celtic periodicals January to December 1950] (Moelwyn I Williams)
Wales and the Celts --- IV [A bibliography compiled from Celtic and non-Celtic periodicals January to December 1951] (Moelwyn I Williams)
The Place-Name as Surname in Wales (Prys Morgan)
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 European Vacation - Wales Hotel
Gwenllian Court Hotels, Kidwelly. A Country House Hotels in Kidwelly, Wales
Wales hotels to suit every pocket. We offer online availability checking and reservation service for hundreds of hotels in Wales
North wales hotel offering country house hotel accommodation. For luxury country accommodation in north wales with a private swimming pool, visit our website and email us your requirements.
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 Wales Corporate, Wedding, Functions & Parties UK
Cardiff University was founded by Royal Charter in 1883, and has established an international reputation as a successful centre of higher education, with its high quality...
South Glamorgan South Wales & the Valleys Wales
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 Gwenllian Court Hotel Hotel, Kidwelly, West Wales bordering
Gwenllian Court Hotel is an Hotel in Kidwelly, West Wales
Please click here for West Wales tourist information and nearby.
Isolated thunderstorms still possible this evening in the west, and perhaps into South Wales after dawn.
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 Carmarthenshire: Gwenllian Court Hotel - Traveler Reviews - Stepping back - TripAdvisor
Housed within a nineteenth century gentleman's residence and situated on the banks of the Gwendraeth River, this renowned hotel has twenty...
Gwenllian Court Hotel: More rooms for more value
Gwenllian Court Hotel: Low Hotel Prices Made Easy
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 History of Wales
Our History of Wales is a work in progress.
This History of Wales owes a debt of gratitude to the excellent "A History of Wales" by John Davies
Princes of Wales - the origin of the title "Prince of Wales"
www.britainexpress.com /wales/history   (133 words)

  
 Thomas WATKIN/Gwenllian EVANS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Born: 27 DEC 1793 at: Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales Married: 22 AUG 1817 at: Wales Died: at: Father:Jenkins WATKINS Mother:Ann MORRIS Other Spouses: PEDIGREE
Name: Jenkin Watkin Born: 26 JUL 1823 at: Ystradfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: Ann Unknown PEDIGREE
Name: David Watkin Born: 24 JUL 1826 at: Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales Married: at: Died: 1895 at: Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales Spouses: Gwenllian Watkins PEDIGREE
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 ap Owen Llewelyn, b: - Wales,
Born: - Wales Marr: - Died: - Father: ap Einion Owen Mother: Gwenllian CANTINGTON Other Spouses:
Born: - Wales Marr: - Died: - Father: Gwrwared Mother: dau.
Born: - Wales Marr: - daughter of Cadgwan Dido Died: -
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