• Homepage
• About the series
• The princes
  • Hywel Dda
  • Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
  • Gruffudd ap Cynan
  • Owain Gwynedd
  • Lord Rhys
  • Llywelyn Fawr
  • Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf
  • Owain Glyn Dŵr
• Archaeology - yesterday & today
• Women of the Middle Ages
• Series contributors
• Timeline
• The book
• The paintings

Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf c.1225-1282

• Introduction
• /
• More about Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf

Introduction

Reign: 1255-1282

Kingdom: Gwynedd

The first and last Welsh prince to be acknowledged as a prince of Wales by England. Llywelyn was killed 11 December 1282 near Cilmeri. Gwenllian, his 6 month old daughter, was taken to a convent where she spent the rest of her life.

Ivor Davies
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf)
Oil on paper
128 x 102cm
Photography: Marian Delyth