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Owain Glyndŵr

Type Figure Region Wales Time c. 1359–1416 Also known as Owain Glyndŵr、Owain ap Gruffudd、Owen Glendower、格伦德沃尔的欧文

A Welsh military leader and national uprising leader, born c. 1359, originally a local nobleman of northeast Wales.

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  1. 1359–1399Sycharth · PowysBorn into the family of Gruffydd ab Ynyr Gwyn ap Madog, holding lands at Sycharth and elsewhere. Studied law at Oxford in England, participated in Richard II's expedition against Scotland in 1384, and before 1399 was a Welsh gentleman loyal to the crown.
  2. 1400–1410Wales · WalesRose in arms in September 1400; between 1401 and 1405 successively captured strongholds including Harlech and Aberystwyth; convened a parliament at Machynlleth in 1404 and sought recognition from France and Scotland. Coordinated an offensive with French forces in 1405; from 1407 to 1410 subjected to sustained suppression by Henry IV and Henry, Prince of Wales, his power gradually shrinking to the mountains of Gwynedd.
  3. 1410–1416Gwynedd · GwyneddAfter 1410 mainly active in the mountains of Gwynedd; still pursued by English bounty in 1412. After Henry V acceded in 1413 suppression continued; after 1416 no reliable records remain, possibly in hiding or dying a natural death, becoming an important symbol in Welsh national memory.

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