Prince Of North Wales Llywelyn Ap Iorwerth
1173 - 1240 (67 years)1. Prince Of North Wales Llywelyn Ap Iorwerth was born 1173, Dolwyddelan, Caernarvonshire, Wales; died 11 Apr 1240, Cistercian, Wales; was buried , Aberconwy, Wales. Other Events:
- Name: Llywelyn the Great
- Reference Number: 7690
Notes:
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales is the son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn. He was born in 1173. He married, secondly, Joan (?), daughter of John I 'Lackland', King of England and Clementina (?), in 1205. He died in 1240.
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales also went by the nick-name of Llwelyn 'the Great'. He gained the title of Prince Llywelyn of North Wales.
He hanged the Anglo-Norman baron, William de la Braose, for having an affair with his wife.
Buried:
Aberconwy AbbeyLlywelyn married Joan Abt 1204. (daughter of John Lackland Plantagenet and Isabel De Taillefer) was born Abt 1191; died 2 Feb 1237. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Helen Ferch Llywelyn was born Abt 1206; died 1253.
- 3. Gwladus Ferch Llywelyn was born 1206; died 1251.
- 4. Dafdd Ap Llywelyn was born Abt 1215, England; died 25 Feb 1246.
- 5. Margaret Ap Llywelyn
Llywelyn — (Unknown). [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Helen
Generation: 2
2. Helen Ferch Llywelyn (1.Llywelyn1) was born Abt 1206; died 1253. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 8813
Helen — Domhnall I of Mar. Domhnall (son of William of Mar and Muriel) was born Abt 1243, Scotland; died Abt 1302, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Isabella of Mar was born 1227; died Bef 1302, Scotland.
- 8. Alexander of Mar
- 9. Duncan of Mar
- 10. Garnait of Mar was born , Scotland; died Bef Sep 1305, Scotland.
- 11. Margaret of Mar
3. Gwladus Ferch Llywelyn (1.Llywelyn1) was born 1206; died 1251. Other Events:
- Name: Gwladus the Dark
- Reference Number: 15667
Gwladus married Ralph De Mortimer 1230. Ralph (son of Roger De Mortimer and Isabel De Ferrers) was born Bef 1198; died Bef 2 Oct 1246. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Roger De Mortimer was born 1231; died 30 Oct 1282; was buried Wigmore Abbey.
- 13. Hugh De Mortimer
- 14. John De Mortimer
- 15. Peter De Mortimer
4. Dafdd Ap Llywelyn (1.Llywelyn1) was born Abt 1215, England; died 25 Feb 1246. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15698
5. Margaret Ap Llywelyn (1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 8814
6. Helen (1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 37192
— I Domhnall. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Isabella of Mar was born 1227; died Bef 1302, Scotland.
Generation: 3
7. Isabella of Mar (2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born 1227; died Bef 1302, Scotland. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 146
- Death: 12 Dec 1296
Notes:
Isabella of Mar (modern Scottish Gaelic: Iseabail) (c. 1277 - 12 December 1296) was the first wife of Robert the Bruce and the grandmother of Robert II of Scotland, founder of the royal House of Stuart. She died before Robert was crowned King of Scots, and never became Queen.
She was the daughter of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar and Helen (or Ellen) of Wales (1246-1295), the illegitimate daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth ("the Great") Prince of Wales; she had previously been the wife of Maol Choluim II, Earl of Fife. Her father was one of the seven guardians of Scotland who believed Robert Bruce to be the rightful King of Scotland. Despite the considerable risks, the Earl of Mar could foresee the advantage of the two families joining in marriage and bearing an heir to the throne, and the marriage of Isabella and Robert was arranged. Mar was the first to sign over the estates of his family to the Bruce.
Isabella was married to Robert at the age of 18 and legend has it that they were much in love. Shortly after their marriage Isabella became pregnant. She had a healthy pregnancy but she died soon after giving birth to a daughter, Marjorie Bruce in 1296. She is buried at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.
Robert married his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, six years later. Isabella's daughter Princess Marjorie (died 1316) married Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and their son became Robert II of Scotland. From him descend the monarchs of the House of Stewart and the later royal families of the United Kingdom.Isabella — Robert Bruce, I. Robert (son of Robert De Brus, VI and Margaret of Carrick) was born 11 Jul 1274, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 7 Jun 1329, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Marjorie Bruce was born Dec 1296; died 2 Mar 1316; was buried , Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
8. Alexander of Mar (2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 23
9. Duncan of Mar (2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 86
10. Garnait of Mar (2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born , Scotland; died Bef Sep 1305, Scotland. Other Events:
- Name: Gartnait mac Domhnaill
- Reference Number: 130
Notes:
Gartnait of Mar - Gartnait mac Domhnaill (Gartnait, Donald's son) - was the eighth known Mormaer of Mar, ruling from somewhere around 1301, perhaps as early as 1297, until his death in 1305. He was a son of Domhnall I of Mar, brother of Isabella of Mar and brother-in-law of Robert I of Scotland.
We last hear of his father alive in 1297, and we hear of his son Gartnait as Mormaer perhaps in 1302, and definitely by 1305. Gartnait himself is known to have collaborated with Edward in some form during the crackdown of 1297, but this does not necessarily mean any break with his father or with Robert I, whom his fathered supported.
In 1302, a document containing terms of reconciliation between Edward I of England and Robert stipulates that Robert should act as warden of Gartnait,1 implying that Gartnait's father Domhnall had just died. However, he was married to Robert's sister Christina Bruce, perhaps in 1295.
Garnait — Christina Bruce. Christina (daughter of Robert De Brus, VI and Margaret of Carrick) was born Abt 1273, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland; died Abt 1356. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Domhnall II of Mar was born Abt 1302, Saline, Fife, Scotland; died 12 Aug 1332, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
- 18. Helen of Mar was born , Scotland; died Aft 1342, Scotland.
11. Margaret of Mar (2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 180
12. Roger De Mortimer (3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born 1231; died 30 Oct 1282; was buried Wigmore Abbey. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15660
Notes:
Roger Mortimer (1231 - 30 October 1282), 1st Baron Mortimer, was a famous and honoured knight from Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire. He was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England. He was at times an enemy, at times an ally, of the Welsh prince, Llywelyn the Last.
Early career
Born in 1231, Roger was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and his Welsh wife, Princess Gwladys Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.
In 1256 Roger went to war with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd when the latter invaded his lordship of Gwrtheyrnion or Rhayader. This war would continue intermittently until the death of both Roger and Llywelyn in 1282. They were both grandsons of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.
Mortimer fought for the King against the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and almost lost his life in 1264 at the Battle of Lewes fighting Montfort's men. In 1265 Mortimer's wife, Maud de Braose helped rescue Prince Edward; and Mortimer and the Prince made an alliance against de Montfort.
[edit]Victor at Evesham
In August 1265, de Montfort's army was surrounded by the River Avon on three sides, and Prince Edward's army on the fourth. Mortimer had sent his men to block the only possible escape route, at the Bengeworth bridge. The Battle of Evesham began in earnest. A storm roared above the battle field. Montfort's Welsh soldiers broke and ran for the bridge, where they were slaughtered by Mortimer's men. Mortimer himself killed Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester in crushing Montfort's army. Mortimer was awarded Montfort's severed head and other parts of his anatomy, which he sent home to Wigmore Castle as a gift for his wife, Lady Mortimer.
[edit]Marriage and children
Lady Mortimer was Maud de Braose, daughter of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny by Eva Marshal. Roger Mortimer had married her in 1247. She was, like him, a scion of a Welsh Marches family. Their children were:
Ralph Mortimer, died 1276.
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer (1251-1304), married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne. Had issue, including Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Isabella Mortimer, died 1292. She married (1) John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel, (2) Robert de Hastings
Margaret Mortimer, died 1297. She married Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford
Roger Mortimer of Chirk, died 1326.
Geoffrey Mortimer, a knight
William Mortimer, a knight
Their eldest son, Ralph, was a famed knight but died in his youth. The second son, Edmund, was recalled from Oxford University and appointed his father's heir.
[edit]Epitaph
Roger Mortimer died on 30 October 1282, and was buried at Wigmore Abbey, where his tombstone read:
Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear. While he lived all Wales feared his power, and given as a gift to him all Wales remained his. It knew his campaigns, he subjected it to torment.
[edit]Sources
Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor, 2003.
Remfry, P.M., Wigmore Castle Tourist Guide and the Family of Mortimer (ISBN 1-899376-76-3)
Remfry, P.M., Brampton Bryan Castle, 1066 to 1646 (ISBN 1-899376-33-X)
Dugdale, Sir William The Baronage of England, Vol. 1, 1661.Roger married Maud De Braose 1247. Maud (daughter of William De Braose and Eva Marshal) was born 1224; died 1301. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Edmund De Mortimer was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304.
- 20. Ralph Mortimer died 1276.
- 21. Isabella Mortimer died 1292.
- 22. Margaret Mortimer died 1297.
- 23. Roger Mortimer died 1326.
- 24. Geoffrey Mortimer
- 25. William Mortimer
13. Hugh De Mortimer (3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15678
14. John De Mortimer (3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15679
15. Peter De Mortimer (3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15680
Generation: 4
16. Marjorie Bruce (7.Isabella3, 2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born Dec 1296; died 2 Mar 1316; was buried , Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Other Events:
- Name: Marjory Bruce
- Reference Number: 37173
Notes:
Buried:
Paisley AbbeyMarjorie — Walter Stewart. Walter (son of James Stewart and Egidia Burgh) was born Abt 1296; died 9 Apr 1327, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Robert II of Scotland was born 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died 19 Apr 1390, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried , Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
17. Domhnall II of Mar (10.Garnait3, 2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born Abt 1302, Saline, Fife, Scotland; died 12 Aug 1332, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Other Events:
- Name: Donald II
- Reference Number: 81
Notes:
Domhnall (or Donald) II of Mar (c. 1302 in Saline, Fife - 11 August 1332) was Regent of Scotland for just over a week during the minority of David II.
His father was Gartnait, Earl of Mar, and his mother was Christina Bruce, sister of Robert I of Scotland. In 1332 the regent, Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, died. On August 2 Domhnall was elected as the new regent at a meeting of the Scottish nobles at Perth.
Following the invasion of Edward Balliol, with the support of Edward III of England, Mar led the Scots loyalists to confront them. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Dupplin Moor, only nine days after his election as regent.
Through his marriage to Isabella Stewart they had a son Thomas, and a single daughter, Margaret, who succeeded her brother and became in her turn Countess of Mar.
From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domhnall_II,_Earl_of_Mar)
Died:
Battle Of Dupplin MoorDomhnall — Isabella Stewart. Isabella (daughter of Alexander Stewart) was born Abt 1300, Scotland; died 1347, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Thomas of Mar was born Abt 1330, Scotland; died 1377, Scotland.
- 28. Margaret of Mar died Abt 1391.
18. Helen of Mar (10.Garnait3, 2.Helen2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born , Scotland; died Aft 1342, Scotland. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 140
19. Edmund De Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4430
Notes:
Edmund de Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore (1251 - July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.
He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. But Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England.
In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne by his third wife Berenguela of Leon).
Their children were:
Isolde Mortimer, married Hugh I de Audley
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.
Edmund married Margaret De Fiennes Sep 1285. Margaret (daughter of William De Fiennes, II and Blanche De Brienne) was born Aft 1269; died 7 Feb 1333. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. Isolde De Mortimer was born Abt 1271, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died 1328, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.
- 30. Roger Mortimer was born 25 Apr 1287, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England; died 29 Nov 1330, Warwickshire, England.
- 31. Maude Mortimer was born Abt 1286; died Bef 1316.
- 32. Edmund De Mortimer
20. Ralph Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) died 1276. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15670
21. Isabella Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) died 1292. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15671
22. Margaret Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) died 1297. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15672
23. Roger Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) died 1326. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15673
24. Geoffrey Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15674
25. William Mortimer (12.Roger3, 3.Gwladus2, 1.Llywelyn1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15675