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Llywelyn the Great Unifies Wales
In 1201 Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, ruler of Gwynedd in Wales, married Joan, daughter of King John of England, and through military conquest and diplomatic…
Timeline
- 1201Chester · CheshireLlywelyn married Joan, daughter of King John, gaining a kinship tie with the English royal house that provided diplomatic cover and political legitimacy for his expansion in Wales.
- 1201–1210Snowdonia · GwyneddLlywelyn used his military advantage and marriage diplomacy to gradually conquer or subjugate neighboring Welsh principalities such as Powys and Deheubarth, expanding his effective control over North Wales.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
- Llywelyn ap Gruffudd: Prince of Wales — J. Beverley Smith (1998)