Characters
Below you will find information about some of the historical characters that feature in the 'Welsh Trilogy' by Sharon Kay Penman. You can view a simplified version of a family tree for the Princes of Gwynedd as a PDF file.
Llewelyn ap Iorwerth
Fought to unite Wales and became known as Llewelyn the Great.
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Joanna
Wife of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and mediator between the Welsh and her father, the English King.
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Dafydd ap Llewelyn
The first person to claim the title ‘Prince of Wales’.
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Gruffydd ap Llewelyn
The overlooked eldest son whose resentment led to tragic results.
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Llewelyn ap Gruffydd
The first Prince of Wales recognised as such by the English and known to the Welsh as ‘Our Last Leader’.
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The Successors
What happened to the successors to the title of Prince of Gwynedd and Prince of Wales?
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Contact Information
For more information please contact us at:
www.princesofgwynedd.com
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