Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | |
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Prince of Aberffraw Lord of Snowdon | |
![]() Fanciful sculpture of Llywelyn by Henry Alfred Pegram, Cardiff City Hall | |
King of Gwynedd | |
Reign | 1246–1282 |
Predecessor | Dafydd ap Llywelyn |
Successor | Dafydd ap Gruffudd |
Prince of Wales | |
Reign | 1267 – 1282 |
Predecessor | Vacant |
Successor | Dafydd ap Gruffudd |
Born | c. 1223 Kingdom of Gwynedd |
Died | 11 December 1282 Cilmeri, Principality of Wales | (aged 58–59)
Spouse | Eleanor de Montfort |
Issue | Catherine (disputed) Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn |
House | Aberffraw |
Father | Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab Iorwerth |
Mother | Senana ferch Caradog |
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), Llywelyn II, also known as Llywelyn the Last (Welsh: Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit. '"Llywelyn, Our Last Leader"'), was Prince of Gwynedd, and later was recognised as the Prince of Wales (Latin: Princeps Walliae; Welsh: Tywysog Cymru) from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282. Llywelyn was the son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and grandson of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (also known as Llywelyn the Great, or Llywelyn I), and he was one of the last native and independent princes of Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England and English rule in Wales that followed, until Owain Glyndŵr held the title during the Welsh Revolt of 1400–1415.