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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | |
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![]() Fanciful sculpture of Llywelyn by Henry Alfred Pegram, Cardiff City Hall | |
King of Gwynedd | |
Reign | 1246–1282 |
Predecessor | Dafydd ap Llywelyn |
Successor | Dafydd ap Gruffydd |
Born | c. 1223 Gwynedd |
Died | 11 December 1282 Cilmeri |
Spouse | Eleanor de Montfort |
Issue | Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn |
House | Aberffraw |
Father | Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth |
Mother | Senana ferch Caradog |
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), Llywelyn II, also known as Llywelyn the Last (Welsh: Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit. 'Llywelyn, Our Last Leader'), was King 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 (Llywelyn the Great) (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 the Welsh Revolt of 1400–1415.