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Dafydd ap Gruffudd Biography and Timeline

Follow Dafydd ap Gruffudd through 7 dated historical records for Wales.

Dafydd ap Gruffudd, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1282–1283Years on this page

1282

Siege of Hawarden

Hawarden · Warfare / England War

Llywelyns brother, Dafydd, attacks Hawarden Castle & sparked off the war of 1282-83

Rebellion of Wales

Warfare / England War

Llewelyns brother David lays siege to Hawarden & north Wales rises against Edward I. Joined by his brother Llewelyn

Siege of Hawarden

Hawarden · Warfare / England War

Llewelyns brother David lays siege to Hawarden & north Wales rises against Edward I

1283

Death of Dafydd ap Gruffudd

Shrewsbury · Warfare / England War

Death of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, executed

Declaration of War

Warfare / England War

Begins the 2nd war of independence against Edward I

Execution

Shrewsbury · Warfare / England War

Captured & executed

Siege of Hawarden Castle

Hawarden Castle · Warfare / England War

Lays siege to Hawarden Castle

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.