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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd

1220 - 1282

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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), also known as Llywelyn II and Llywelyn the Last (Welsh: Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit. 'Llywelyn, our last leader'), was Prince of Gwynedd, and later was recognised as the Prince of Wales (Latin: Princeps Walliae; Welsh: Tywysog Cymru) from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282. Llywelyn was the son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and grandson of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (also known as Llywelyn the Great, or Llywelyn I), and he was one of the last native and independent princes of Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England and English rule in Wales that followed, until Owain Glyndŵr held the title during his rebellion of 1400–1415. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is the 1,952nd most popular politician (down from 1,905th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 402nd in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Politician.

Ilywelyn ap Gruffudd is most famous for being the last native Welsh prince of Wales.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ranks 1,952 out of 19,576. Before him are False Dmitry I, Luís I of Portugal, Nitocris, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Benigno Aquino Jr., and Marcelo Caetano. After him are Ghazi of Iraq, Bolesław I the Brave, Christine of France, Peter III of Portugal, Antonia Minor, and Gnaeus Pompeius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1220, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ranks 5. Before him are Pope Martin IV, Alexander Nevsky, Roger Bacon, and William of Rubruck. After him are Brunetto Latini, Jalal-ud-din Khalji, Traidenis, Emperor Go-Saga, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Stefan Uroš I, and Ugolino della Gherardesca. Among people deceased in 1282, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ranks 3. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, and Abaqa Khan. After him are Nichiren, Agnes of Bohemia, Mengu-Timur, Ibn Khallikan, Traidenis, George Akropolites, Margaret Sambiria, and Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ranks 477 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Trevithick (1771), Pelagius (360), Tilda Swinton (1960), J. M. Barrie (1860), David Beckham (1975), and Gertrude Bell (1868). After him are Peter Sellers (1925), Henry Morton Stanley (1841), Captain Tom (1920), Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Niven (1910), and William Baffin (1584).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ranks 103. Before him are Halford Mackinder (1861), John Buchan (1875), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), Æthelred the Unready (968), Richard Cromwell (1626), and Llywelyn the Great (1173). After him are Keir Starmer (1962), Offa of Mercia (800), Martin Rees (1942), George Reid (1845), William Pitt the Younger (1759), and James I of Scotland (1394).

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