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13th Century In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the century 1201–1300 to Wales and its people. Princes of Wales * Llywelyn the Great (c. 1218–1240) * Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1240–1246) * Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1246–1282) * Dafydd ap Gruffudd (1282–83) (Also Madog ap Llywelyn, proclaimed prince during revolt of 1294–95) Events 1201 * Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd, takes Eifionydd and Llŷn from Maredudd ap Cynan on a charge of treachery. * July – Llywelyn makes a treaty with King John of England. * Valle Crucis Abbey founded by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor. 1202 * August – Llywelyn the Great attacks Gwenwynwyn ab Owain of Powys. 1203 * 7 November – Geoffrey de Henlaw is consecrated as Bishop of St David's. 1204 * King John of England suspects Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, of colluding with the Welsh and has his estates temporarily confiscated. 1205 * ''probable'' – Llywelyn the Great marries Joan, illegitimate daughter of King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 November
Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius, 20th pope of Alexandria, is banished to Trier on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' () to recognize their borders along the Rhine. * 1426 – uprising: rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of taking place in , in now Hanoi. *1492 – The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. *1504 – Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage. 1601–1900 *1619 – Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia. *1665 – ''The London Gazette'', the oldest surviving journal, is first published. *1723 – ''O Ewigkeit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Des Roches
Peter des Roches (died 9 June 1238) (List of Latinised names, Latinised as ''Petrus de Rupibus'' ("Peter from the rocks")) was bishop of Winchester in the reigns of King John of England and his son Henry III of England, Henry III. He was not an Englishman, but rather a native of the Touraine, in north-central France. Biography Towards the end of Richard I of England, Richard I's reign, Peter became Lord Chamberlain and an influential counsellor. He held the ecclesiastical offices of Archdeacon of Poitiers, treasurer of Poitiers, and was a precentor of the diocese of Lincoln in 1204.British History Online Precentors of Lincoln accessed on 2 November 2007. In early 1205, through John's influence, Peter was elected to the see of Winchester.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud De Braose
Maud de Braose, Lady of Bramber (c. 1155 – 1210) was an English noble, the spouse of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, a powerful marcher baron and court favourite of King John of England. She would later incur the wrath and enmity of the king, who had her starved to death in the dungeon of Corfe Castle along with her eldest son. In contemporary records, she was described as beautiful, very wise, doughty, and vigorous. She kept up the war against the Welsh and conquered much from them. She features in many Welsh myths and legends; and is also known to history as Matilda de Braose, Moll Wallbee and Lady of La Haie. Family and marriage She was born Maud de St. Valery (''Maud de Saint-Valéry'') in France in about 1155, the child of Bernard de St. Valéry of Hinton Waldrist in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and his first wife, Matilda. Her paternal grandfather was Reginald de St. Valéry (died c.1162). She had many siblings and half-siblings, including Thomas de St. Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William I Of Scotland
William the Lion (), sometimes styled William I (; ) and also known by the nickname ; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Alba from 1165 to 1214. His almost 49-year-long reign was the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Early life William was born around 1142, during the reign of his grandfather King David I of Scotland. His parents were Henry of Scotland, a younger son of David I, and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of the powerful Anglo-Norman lord William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth of Vermandois, Countess of Leicester, herself a granddaughter of Henry I of France. William was around 10 years old when his father died in 1152, making his elder brother Malcolm the heir apparent to their grandfather. From his father, William inherited the Earldom of Northumbria. David I died the next year, and William became heir presumptive to the new king, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter II De Clifford
Walter de Clifford ( 1160 – 17 January 1221) was a Welsh marcher lord, feudal baron of Clifford of Clifford Castle in Herefordshire and High Sheriff in England. He was born in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, the son of Walter de Clifford (1113–1190). Walter served as High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1199, 1207–1208 and 1216. He was a close associate of William de Braose and although he held back from William's rebellion in March 1208, was not thought to have done enough to check it. As a result, King John dismissed him from his Marcher barony of Clifford and made his son Walter de Clifford (died 1263) de facto lord instead. Family Walter had married Agnes Cundy of Kent in 1185 and was succeeded by his sons, Walter de Clifford (died 1263) and Roger Clifford, who founded the line of Northumbrian Cliffords. He had at least three other sons, Giles, Richard and Simon, as well as daughters Maud, Basilia and Cecilia. References *Remfry, P.M., ''Clifford Castle, 1066 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Of Wales
Gerald of Wales (; ; ; ) was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively. He studied and taught in France and visited Rome several times, meeting the Pope. He was nominated for several bishoprics but turned them down in the hope of becoming Bishop of St Davids, but was unsuccessful despite considerable support. His final post was as Archdeacon of Brecon, from which he retired to academic study for the remainder of his life. Much of his writing survives. Life Early life Born at Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Gerald was of mixed Norman and Welsh descent. Gerald was the youngest son of William Fitz Odo de Barry (or Barri), the common ancestor of the De Barry family of Barry, Glamorganshire, who subsequently invaded Ireland, a retainer of Arnulf de Montgomery and Gerald de Windsor, and one of the most powerful Anglo-Norman barons in Wales. His mother was Angharad FitzGerald, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Braose, 4th Lord Of Bramber
William de Braose, (or William de Briouze), 4th Lord of Bramber (1144/1153 – 9 August 1211), court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont and White Castle. Lineage William was the most notable member of the de Braose dynasty. His steady rise and sudden fall at the hands of King John is often taken as an example of that king's arbitrary and capricious behaviour towards his barons. William was the son of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber and his wife Bertha of Hereford, also known as Bertha de Pitres (born 1130), daughter of Miles Fitz Walter, Earl of Hereford and his wife, Sibyl, daughter of Bernard de Neufmarché. From his father, he inherited the Rape of Bramber, in Sussex, and through his mother, he inherited a large estate in the Welsh Marches area of modern-day Monmouthshire. Abergavenny Massacre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Castle (Wales)
White Castle (), also known historically as Llantilio Castle, is a ruined castle near the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the Norman conquest of England, invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, it comprised three large earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen of England, Stephen brought together White Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont Castle, Grosmont and Skenfrith Castle, Skenfrith to form a lordship known as the "Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries. King John of England, John gave the castle to a powerful royal official, Hubert de Burgh, in 1201. Over the next few decades, it passed back and forth between several owners, as Hubert, the riva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the Norman conquest of England, invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, it was originally an earthwork design with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place, and in response King Stephen of England, Stephen brought together Grosmont Castle and its sister fortifications of Skenfrith Castle, Skenfrith and White Castle (Wales), White Castle to form a lordship known as the "Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries. King John of England, John gave the castle to a powerful royal official, Hubert de Burgh, in 1201. During the course of the next few decades it passed back and forth between several owners, including Hubert, the rival House of Braose, De Brao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skenfrith Castle
Skenfrith Castle () is a ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, the castle comprised earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen brought together Skenfrith Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont and White Castle to form a lordship known as the " Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries. At the end of the 12th century, Skenfrith was rebuilt in stone. In 1201, King John gave the castle to a powerful royal official, Hubert de Burgh. During the course of the next few decades, it passed back and forth between several owners, including Hubert, the rival de Braose family, and the Crown. Hubert levelled the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan, Lady Of Wales
Joan, Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, also known by her Welsh language, Welsh name often written as Siwan (said, approximately /''sɪuːan''/) (/92 – 2 February 1237) was an Royal bastard, illegitimate daughter of King John of England, and the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales (initially King of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd), effective ruler of all of Wales. Joan or Siwan in Welsh has been referred to as both "Lady of Wales" and "Princess of Wales". Early life Joan should not be confused with her half-sister, Joan of England, Queen of Scotland, Joan, Queen of Scotland. Little is known about her early life. Her mother's name is known only from Joan's obituary in the ''Tewkesbury Annals,'' where she is called "Regina Clementina" (Queen Clemence); there is no evidence that her mother was in fact of royal blood. Joan may have been born in France, and probably spent part of her childhood there, as King John had her brought to Kingdom of England, England from Normandy in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
