- 13th century in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the century 1200 - 1299 to
Wales and its people.Princes of Wales
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Llywelyn the Great (c.1218-1240)
*Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1240-1246)
*Llywelyn the Last (c.1246-1282)Princesses of Wales
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Joan, Lady of Wales (c.1218-1237)
*Eleanor de Montfort (1278-1282)Events
1201
*Llywelyn the Great , Prince of Gwynedd, takes Eifionydd and Llŷn from Maredudd ap Cynan on a charge of treachery.
*July - Llywelyn makes a treaty with KingJohn of England .1202
*August -Llywelyn the Great attacksGwenwynwyn ab Owain of Powys.1205
*"probable" -Llywelyn the Great marries Joan, illegitimate daughter of KingJohn of England . 1206
*King John givesSkenfrith Castle ,Grosmont Castle andWhite Castle toWilliam de Braose, 7th Baron Abergavenny .1208
*Gwenwynwyn ab Owain is arrested by King John of England.1213
*Llywelyn the Great takes the castles of Deganwy and Rhuddlan.1216
*Llywelyn the Great holds a council at Aberdyfi to adjudicate on the territorial claims of the lesser princes of Wales.1220
*KingHenry III of England recognisesDafydd ap Llywelyn as the heir ofLlywelyn the Great .1222
*Reginald de Braose, 9th Baron Abergavenny , marriesGwladus Ddu .
*Llywelyn the Great petitionsPope Honorius II to confirm the succession of his legitimate son,Dafydd ap Llywelyn .
*Elen ferch Llywelyn marries John the Scot, Earl of Chester.1223
*William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , retaliates againstLlywelyn the Great , recoveringPembroke .1226
*Pope Honorius III legitimizesJoan, Lady of Wales , at the request of her husband,Llywelyn the Great .
*Regents of KingHenry III of England orderWilliam Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , to surrender the castles ofCardigan andCarmarthen .1229
*KingHenry III of England accepts the homage ofDafydd ap Llywelyn for the lands he will inherit from his father, Llywelyn the Great.1230
*Easter -William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny , during a visit toLlywelyn the Great , is found in the bedchamber of Llywelyn's wife Joan. De Braose is hanged and Joan is placed under house arrest.1234
*January -Llywelyn the Great , in alliance withRichard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke , takesShrewsbury .
*June 21 -Peace of Middle ends hostilities betweenLlywelyn the Great and the English Crown.1238
*AtStrata Florida Abbey , Welsh princes swear fealty toDafydd ap Llywelyn as heir toLlywelyn the Great .1241
*KingHenry III of England invadesGwynedd .
*Dafydd ap Llywelyn hands over his half-brother,Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr , to King Henry III for imprisonment in theTower of London .1245
*KingHenry III of England invades Gwynedd and builds a castle atDeganwy .1247
*April -Llywelyn the Last and his brotherOwain Goch ap Gruffydd come to terms with KingHenry III of England at Woodstock.1255
*June -Llywelyn the Last defeats his brothersDafydd ap Gruffydd andOwain Goch ap Gruffydd at the Battle of Bryn Derwin.1256
*November -Llywelyn the Last crosses theRiver Conwy to take control of Gwynedd Is Conwy. With him is his brotherDafydd ap Gruffydd , who has been released from captivity.1257
*June - A Norman army, sent to reclaim the lands taken from Rhys Fychan by his brother, Maredudd ap Rhys Grug, is defeated byLlywelyn the Last .1258
*Llywelyn the Last begins using the title "Prince of Wales ".1263
*Dafydd ap Gruffydd enters an alliance with KingEdward I of England .1265
*June 22 -Treaty of Pipton establishes an alliance betweenLlywelyn the Last andSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester .1267
*Under the terms of theTreaty of Montgomery , KingHenry III of England recognisesLlywelyn the Last asPrince of Wales .1268
*Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford , refuses to obey the King's summons to parliament, alleging that, his Welsh estates needed his presence for their defence againstLlewelyn the Last .
*Work begins onCaerphilly Castle .1272
*English bishopsGodfrey Giffard andRoger de Meyland negotiate withLlywelyn the Last .1274
*Dafydd ap Gruffydd allies himself with KingEdward I of England , and conspires withGruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn to assassinate Dafydd's brother Llywelyn.1275
*Following her mother's death,Eleanor de Montfort begins her journey to Wales by sea for her marriage withLlywelyn the Last . She is captured by "pirates" and taken prisoner by KingEdward I of England .1276
*KingEdward I of England declaresLlewelyn the Last a rebel and marches on Wales.1277
*June 24 -Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford , convenes an army of Marcher lords at Worcester.
*Treaty of Aberconwy is signed byEdward I of England andLlywelyn the Last .
*Llywelyn the Last releases his elder brother,Owain Goch ap Gruffydd , from captivity.1282
*Palm Sunday -Dafydd ap Gruffydd attacksHawarden Castle .
*ArchbishopJohn Peckham unsuccessfully attempts to inteceded between KingEdward I of England andLlywelyn the Last .1283
*June -Dafydd ap Gruffydd is captured by KingEdward I of England .1284
*August - KingEdward I of England holds court atGarth Celyn .1285
*May - TheCross of Neith , an important religious relic acquired from Wales, is carried through London at the head of a royal procession.1294
*Madog ap Llywelyn leads a rebellion against KingEdward I of England , claiming the title "Prince of Wales".Books
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Cadwgan of Llandyfai - "De modo confitendi"Births
1222
*August 4 -Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford (d. 1262)1282
*June - Gwenllian, only child ofLlywelyn the Last andEleanor de Montfort (d. 1337)Deaths
1200
*Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd , Welsh prince1201
*July 25 -Gruffydd ap Rhys II , Prince of Deheubarth1203
*May -Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd , deposed Prince of Gwynedd1209
*"probable" -Walter Map , writer1211
*August 9 -William de Braose, 7th Baron Abergavenny 1212
*"date unknown"
**Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd , Welsh prince
**Robert of Shrewsbury , Bishop of Bangor1214
*August 19 -Roger Mortimer of Wigmore , Marcher lord1215
*November -Giles de Braose , Lord of Abergavenny and Bishop of Hereford1218
*November 12 -Henry de Abergavenny , Bishop of Llandaff1219
*May 14 -William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke 1223
*"probable" -Gerald of Wales , chronicler1228
*June -Reginald de Braose, 9th Baron Abergavenny 1230
*May 2 -William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny (executed)
*"date unknown" -Maelgwn ap Rhys , Prince of Deheubarth1231
*April 6 -William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 1232
*July 18 -John de Braose , Lord of Bramber and Gower1234
*April 16 -Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
*"date unknown" -Rhys Gryg , Prince of Deheubarth1236
*"date unknown" -Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor , founder ofValle Crucis Abbey 1237
*February 2 - Joan, wife ofLlywelyn the Great
*June 6 -John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon , son-in-law of Llywelyn the Great1240
*April 11 -Llywelyn the Great , Prince of Wales1241
*April 11 -Cadwgan of Llandyfai , Bishop of Bangor
*"date unknown" -John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry 1244
*March 1 -Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr , illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (fell to his death in an attempt to escape from the Tower of London)1245
*December 23 -Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke 1246
*February 25 -Dafydd ap Llywelyn , Prince of Wales
*August 6 -Ralph de Mortimer , Marcher lord
*"date unknown" -Ednyfed Fychan , seneschal of Llywelyn the Great1251
*"date unknown" -Gwladus Ddu , daughter of Llywelyn the Great1253
*"date unknown" -Elen ferch Llywelyn , daughter ofLlywelyn the Great by Joan1269
*"date unknown" -Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran 1282
*June 19 -Eleanor de Montfort , Princess of Wales (in childbirth)
*December 11 -Llywelyn the Last , Prince of Wales (killed in battle)1283
*October 3 -Dafydd ap Gruffydd , Prince of Gwynedd (executed)1295
*December 7 -Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford 1294
*January 17 - SirRoger de Puleston , Sheriff of Anglesey (lynched by a mob in Caernarfon) 1296
*May -William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke 1298
*December 31 -Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford
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