Individual Details
Dafydd "David, Mawr" ap Llywelyn
(Mar 1212 - 25 Feb 1246)
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[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
== Biography ==
===Birth and Parentage===
Born at Castell Hen Blas, Coleshill, Bagillt in Flintshire, he was the only son of Llywelyn the Great[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Great Wikipedia - Llywelyn the Great] by his wife, Joan[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan,_Lady_of_Wales Wikipedia - Joan, Lady of Wales] (daughter of King John[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England Wikipedia - John of England]). He was a direct descendant of Rhodri "Mawr."
Dafydd, born 1208 to Llywelyn and his wife Joan, died 25 Feb 1246. bur Aberconway). [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#Llywellyndied1240B Cawley, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth], The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Accessed Feb 15 2016 by jhd
(Dafydd was the only legitimate son of Llywelyn and his wife Joan. Llywelyn had an illegitimate son, Gruffudd, by his mistress Tangwystl. Gruffudd died in 1244. Llywelyn also had son Tegewared by another unknown mistress.)Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans by Carl Boyer, 3rd (n.p., Santa Clarita, CA 2004) Pages 300-302
===1229 Safe Passage===
Henry III King of England granted protection to "nepotem nostrum David filium…L. principis Norwallie" dated [May] 1229[280].
Henry III King of England granted safe passage to "David filium L. principis Norwallier in veniendo ad regem ad faciendum ei homagium suum, et sororem ipsius David" dated 5 Sep 1229[281].
===1230 Marriage to Isabel de Braose===
m (1230) ISABEL de Briouse, daughter of WILLIAM de Briouse & his wife Eva Marshal of the Earls of Pembroke (-1248).
A letter from "L. princeps de Aberfrau, dominus Snauedoniæ" to "E. de Braus", dated [May] 1230, enquires whether she wishes the proposed marriage between "David filium nostrum et I. filiam vestram" to take place[285].
A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Isabella, Matildis, Eva et Alianora” as the four daughters of “Willielmus de Brews quartus” and his wife “Evam filiam domini Willielmi Mareschalli”, adding that Isabel married “David filio Lewelini principis Walliæ”[286]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Willelmus de Brause…filiam suam” married “Leulino…filio”, with as her dowry “castello de Boet”, which reverted to her family after her husband died[287].
Son of Llywelyn according to Matthew of Paris[278].
The Annales Cambriæ name "David filius eius [Lewelini] de Johanna filia Johannis regis Angliæ"[279].
===1240 Reign===
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. March 1212 – 25 February 1246) was Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. He was the first ruler to claim the title Prince of Wales.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafydd_ap_Llywelyn Wikipedia - Dafydd ap Llywelyn]
He succeeded his father in 1240 as DAFYDD II Prince of Wales.
===1246 Death===
He died in 1246 and was buried at Aberconway.
The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1246 of "David filius Lewelini apud Aber" and his burial "apud Aberconuy"[282]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "David son of Llywelyn died at Aber in the month of March and was buried with his father at Aberconway" in 1246[283].
The Annales Cestrienses record the death “V Kal Mar” 1246 of “David fil. Lewelini princeps Wallie” and his burial “apud Abercon juxta patrem suum”[284].
== Sources ==
* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 301'''
See also:* [https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I3681&tree=Welsh Welsh Medieval Database]* Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans by Carl Boyer, 3rd (n.p., Santa Clarita, CA 2004) * [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-DAFY-APL-1246.html Dictionary of Welsh Biography]
==Acknowledgements==
This person was created through the import of Sheppard_Duncan_Bickham_Stroud.ged on 01 February 2011.
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
== Biography ==
===Birth and Parentage===
Born at Castell Hen Blas, Coleshill, Bagillt in Flintshire, he was the only son of Llywelyn the Great[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Great Wikipedia - Llywelyn the Great] by his wife, Joan[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan,_Lady_of_Wales Wikipedia - Joan, Lady of Wales] (daughter of King John[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England Wikipedia - John of England]). He was a direct descendant of Rhodri "Mawr."
Dafydd, born 1208 to Llywelyn and his wife Joan, died 25 Feb 1246. bur Aberconway). [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#Llywellyndied1240B Cawley, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth], The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Accessed Feb 15 2016 by jhd
(Dafydd was the only legitimate son of Llywelyn and his wife Joan. Llywelyn had an illegitimate son, Gruffudd, by his mistress Tangwystl. Gruffudd died in 1244. Llywelyn also had son Tegewared by another unknown mistress.)Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans by Carl Boyer, 3rd (n.p., Santa Clarita, CA 2004) Pages 300-302
===1229 Safe Passage===
Henry III King of England granted protection to "nepotem nostrum David filium…L. principis Norwallie" dated [May] 1229[280].
Henry III King of England granted safe passage to "David filium L. principis Norwallier in veniendo ad regem ad faciendum ei homagium suum, et sororem ipsius David" dated 5 Sep 1229[281].
===1230 Marriage to Isabel de Braose===
m (1230) ISABEL de Briouse, daughter of WILLIAM de Briouse & his wife Eva Marshal of the Earls of Pembroke (-1248).
A letter from "L. princeps de Aberfrau, dominus Snauedoniæ" to "E. de Braus", dated [May] 1230, enquires whether she wishes the proposed marriage between "David filium nostrum et I. filiam vestram" to take place[285].
A manuscript which narrates the descents of the founders of Lanthony Abbey names “Isabella, Matildis, Eva et Alianora” as the four daughters of “Willielmus de Brews quartus” and his wife “Evam filiam domini Willielmi Mareschalli”, adding that Isabel married “David filio Lewelini principis Walliæ”[286]. The Annals of Dunstable record that “Willelmus de Brause…filiam suam” married “Leulino…filio”, with as her dowry “castello de Boet”, which reverted to her family after her husband died[287].
Son of Llywelyn according to Matthew of Paris[278].
The Annales Cambriæ name "David filius eius [Lewelini] de Johanna filia Johannis regis Angliæ"[279].
===1240 Reign===
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. March 1212 – 25 February 1246) was Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246. He was the first ruler to claim the title Prince of Wales.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafydd_ap_Llywelyn Wikipedia - Dafydd ap Llywelyn]
He succeeded his father in 1240 as DAFYDD II Prince of Wales.
===1246 Death===
He died in 1246 and was buried at Aberconway.
The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1246 of "David filius Lewelini apud Aber" and his burial "apud Aberconuy"[282]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "David son of Llywelyn died at Aber in the month of March and was buried with his father at Aberconway" in 1246[283].
The Annales Cestrienses record the death “V Kal Mar” 1246 of “David fil. Lewelini princeps Wallie” and his burial “apud Abercon juxta patrem suum”[284].
== Sources ==
* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 301'''
See also:* [https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I3681&tree=Welsh Welsh Medieval Database]* Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans by Carl Boyer, 3rd (n.p., Santa Clarita, CA 2004) * [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-DAFY-APL-1246.html Dictionary of Welsh Biography]
==Acknowledgements==
This person was created through the import of Sheppard_Duncan_Bickham_Stroud.ged on 01 February 2011.
Events
| Birth | Mar 1212 | Castell Hen Blas, Coleshill, Wales | |||
| Death | 25 Feb 1246 | Abergwyngregyn, Wales | |||
| Reference No | 10151232 | ||||
| Reference No | 10723977 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Llywelyn "Llywelyn Fawr, Llywelyn the Great" ap Iorwerth (1173 - 1240) |
| Mother | Joan "Lady of Wales, Lady of Snowdon" FitzJohn (1189 - 1237) |
| Sibling | Gwladus "Ddu, Princess of North Wales" ferch Llywelyn (1205 - 1251) |
| Sibling | Ellen "the Elder; Ellen of Wales" ferch Llewelyn (1208 - 1253) |
| Sibling | Angharad Llewellyn (1212 - 1260) |
| Sibling | Agatha Verch Llywelyn (1214 - 1217) |
| Sibling | Susanna ferch Llywelyn (1216 - ) |
| Sibling | Tegwared Ap Llewelyn (1235 - 1285) |