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Llywelyn ap Gruffudd - last genuine Prince of Wales, killed on this day in 1282
Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282) was the last genuine Prince of Wales before the English forcibly occupied Wales. He was killed on this day, December 11th, 1282 at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells (Welsh: Llanfair-ym-Muallt) A memorial stone is on the site of his death where an annual remembrance day is held. Llywelyn was the second of the four sons of Gruffydd,ap Llywelyn Fawr and grandson of Llywelyn the Great, and Senana ferch Caradog.
Image: Monument to Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
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