About: Principality of Gwynedd (Welsh History Post Glyndwr)

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In 1487, by the Statute of Harlech, the three principalities of Gwynedd, Powys and Morgannwg were restored to political life. The King needed a strong base to provide financial security for the crown. To that end, historic Gwynedd was held for the Crown. The resurrected Gwynedd stretched from the Llyn Peninsula in the west to the English border in the east, encompassing almost the entireity of the old historic Gwynedd. The numbering of the Princes of the Tripartite are accorded as of New Creation so do not take account of Princes of those lands before the 1487 Statute.

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rdfs:label	Principality of Gwynedd (Welsh History Post Glyndwr)
rdfs:comment	In 1487, by the Statute of Harlech, the three principalities of Gwynedd, Powys and Morgannwg were restored to political life. The King needed a strong base to provide financial security for the crown. To that end, historic Gwynedd was held for the Crown. The resurrected Gwynedd stretched from the Llyn Peninsula in the west to the English border in the east, encompassing almost the entireity of the old historic Gwynedd. The numbering of the Princes of the Tripartite are accorded as of New Creation so do not take account of Princes of those lands before the 1487 Statute.
dcterms:subject	Wales Wales Welsh History Post Glyndwr Welsh History Post Glyndwr
abstract	In 1487, by the Statute of Harlech, the three principalities of Gwynedd, Powys and Morgannwg were restored to political life. The King needed a strong base to provide financial security for the crown. To that end, historic Gwynedd was held for the Crown. The resurrected Gwynedd stretched from the Llyn Peninsula in the west to the English border in the east, encompassing almost the entireity of the old historic Gwynedd. The Principality was held in union with the Welsh Crown, so that all monarchs from Owain V would be Princes of Gwynedd within the Federalistic Monarchy as well as being his own liege lord in the person of the King. In practice the rule of the Principality was devolved to the Prince's Household, headed by the Distain of Gwynedd and occasionally to the King's son, should he he old enough for such duties prior to his eventual ascension to the Welsh throne. The House of Glyndwr would continue to hold this Principality up to the modern era even though they are no longer also monarches of Wales. Indeed, today descendants of Owain V continue to rule both the Tripartite Principalities and Wales. The House of MacGregor-Glyndwr still rules in Gwynedd, the House of Powys-Fadog, a cadet branch of the House of Glyndwr rules in Powys (descendants of Owain V's younger son, Maredudd 1st Prince of Powys). Even the House of Oldenburg-Morgannwg which rules both Wales and Morgannwg is descended from Owain through the Gwenllian, daughter of Hywel IV and mother of Rhisiart I. The Fall of Wales in 1718 saw the begining of the end for the connection between Gwynedd and the Crown. With the death of the last king of the House of Dehunbarth (Rhys) the Principalitity of Gwynnedd passed to the descendants of his GG Uncle, Gruffud, Lord of Aberffraw whilst the Crown of Wales was voted to Rhisiart of Morgannwg by the Council in exile. With the restoration of Welsh Independence, the House of MacGregor-Glyndwr lost the position of pre-eminence within Welsh nobility, descended as they now were from a younger branch than the House of Powys. The numbering of the Princes of the Tripartite are accorded as of New Creation so do not take account of Princes of those lands before the 1487 Statute.

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