Gruffudd ap Llewelyn

- 1244

• Name	Gruffudd ap Llewelyn
  Married	Senensa. Issue: 1. Owan Gouch ap Gruffudd 2. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (____-1282) 3. Dafydd ap Gruffudd (____-1283) 4. Rhodri ap Gruffudd  [2]
  Death	1244	Tower of London, London, England   [1, 2]
  He was a hostage for the good behavior of the Welsh. He attempted to escape from the Tower of London by climbing down a homemade rope of cloth. It broke and he fell to his death. [1]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Gwladys "Ddu" verch Llewelyn   d. 1251, Windsor, Berkshire, England ▻ Reynold de Braose;   Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore,  m. 1230   2. Gruffudd ap Llewelyn   d. 1244, Tower of London, London, England
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and Joan )
  + 1. Elen verch Llewelyn,   b. Abt 1206, Caernarvonshire, Wales ▻ Robert de Quincy;   Donald, Earl of Mar + 2. Margred verch Llywelyn,   b. Abt 1210, Caernarvonshire, Wales bur. Aconbury Priory, Aconbury, Herefordshire, England ▻ John de Braose,  m. Abt 1219 ;   Walter de Clifford,  m. Abt 1232   3. Dafydd ap Llywelyn   d. 25 Feb 1246, Wales
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Monrydd, King of Britain   bur. London, England   (62 x Great Grandfather)  Tangwystl verch Llywarch  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22067
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales,   b. 1173, Royal Palace of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales Royal Palace of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales d. 11 Apr 1240, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Tangwystl verch Llywarch
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Gruffudd ap Llewelyn( – 1244) 2Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales(1173 – 1240) 4Iorwerth "Drwyndwn" ap Owain, Prince of North Wales(1145 – Abt 1184) 8Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd, Prince of North Wales(Abt 1087 – Dec 1169/70) 16Gruffydd ap Cynan, Prince of North Wales(1055 – 1137) 17Angharad verch Owain(Abt 1065 – 1162) 9Gwladus verch Llywarch 18Llywarch ap Trahaern(Abt 1070 – 1129) 19Dyddgu verch Iorwerth 5Margred verch Madog 10Madog ap Maredydd(Abt 1091 – 1160) 20Maredudd ap Bleddyn( – 1132) 21Hunydd verch Einudd 11Susanna verch Gruffydd 22Gruffydd ap Cynan, Prince of North Wales(1055 – 1137) 23Angharad verch Owain(Abt 1065 – 1162) 3Tangwystl verch Llywarch 6Llywarch "Goch" ap Iorwerth 12Iorwerth ap Cynon 24 25 13 26 27 7Tangwystl verch Llywarch 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1244 - Tower of London, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1777] Reed, Paul C. "Descent of St. Maur Family of Co. Monmouth and Seymour Family of Hatch, Co. Somerset", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 6,, 2008). [S1467] Maund, Kari. The Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords and Princes, (Straud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: Tempus Publishing Limited, 2006).