Succession1194
Succeeds as King of Wales
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Historical person
Llywelyn I Fawr the Great Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Llywelyn I Fawr the Great, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Wales.
16 records1194–123712 events5 places
Chronological biography
1194
Succession1194
Succeeds as Prince of Wales
Succession1194
Extends rule to land not in Norman hands & drives out the English from north Wales
1200
Homage11 July 1200
Pays homage to John who then recognizes Llewelyns capture of north Wales
Capture of Anglesey24 December 1200
Captures Anglesey
1201
Peace1201
Signs a peace Treaty with King John of England
Peace Treaty1201
Signs a peace Treaty with King John of England
1206
Marriage1206
Marries Joan, Johns illegitimate daughter
1211
Battle of Oswestry1211
Forced to swear his lands will revert to John should he die without an heir. Defeated by John
Invasion of Wales1211
John forces Llewelyn to cede land between River Conwy & Chester & near Aberystwyth
1212
Siege of AberystwythJune 1212
Leads a rebellion against Johns Invasion of north Wales & burns aberysywyth castle
1213
Peace3 June 1213
John makes a truce with Llewelyn
1214
Capture of Shrewsbury4 December 1214
Captures Shrewsbury
1218
HomageMarch 1218
Llywelyn I Fawr the Great accepts Henry III as his Overlord
Rule of WalesMarch 1218
Llywelyn I Fawr the Great accepts Henry III as his Overlord
1237
Death of Llywelyn I Fawr the Great1237
Death of Joan, Llywelyn Fawr the Greats wife
Titles and roles
King · Prince
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.