In 1487, King Owain V settled on the political landscape that was to shape Wales until the modern era. He decided to bring back principalities, below the level of the Crown. This was done for practical reasons, Wales traditionally did not have straight father to son inheritance, though this had altered with the years of English rule that preceded the restoration of independence, but it was still not a settled arrangement and Owain had a younger son to consider. The other main reason was one of local control. Wales is a disparate country, with mountains bearing the way north to south, therefore the Kings authority can be resisted. By creating a network of lords, Owain reasoned that he could control them centrally and leave them to control Wales locally.