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.