Dafydd ap Gruffydd

Dafydd ap Gruffydd
Prince of Wales and Lord of Snowdon
Coat of Arms of Dafydd ap Gruffydd
Prince of Wales
Reign1282–1283
PredecessorLlywelyn ap Gruffudd
SuccessorInterregnum (1283–1400), Owain Glyndŵr
Born11 July 1238
Gwynedd, Wales
Died3 October 1283(1283-10-03) (aged 45)
Shrewsbury, England
SpouseElizabeth Ferrers
IssueLlywelyn ap Dafydd
Owain ap Dafydd
Gwladys ferch Dafydd
HouseAberffraw
FatherGruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
MotherSenana ferch Caradog

Dafydd ap Gruffydd (Dafydd III), (11 July 1238 – 3 October 1283) was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 on the orders of King Edward I of England. He was the last native Prince of Wales before the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1283 and English rule in Wales that followed, until Owain Glyndŵr held the title during the Welsh Revolt of 1400–1415.


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