Owain Glyndwr

Owain Glyndŵr is famous for being Prince of Wales.

Owain Glyndwr
  • About 1383: He married Margaret Hamner, daughter of David Hamner. They had a number of children.
  • 1386: Glyndŵr appeared as a witness in a notable case heard before a court of chivalry.
  • 1400: September – After a quarrel with Reginald De Grey, the Lord of Clwyd, Owain and his supporters attack Ruthin.
  • 1400: After this year, he adopted the title 'Prince of Wales', and the Coat of Arms of the Princes of Gwynedd, and the idea of a national parliament and an independent Welsh church.
  • 1402: He took Reynold de Grey prisoner. He was later released for a ransom of ten thousand marks, as well as Edmund Mortimer, a young member of the family of the former King, Richard II.
  • 1404: Owain captured Harlech and Aberystwyth.
  • 1405: 28 February – The Tripartite Indenture between him and two English Lords; Wales and England would be divided between them
  • 1405: May – The battle of Pwll Melyn, Owain lost many men at this battle.
  • During the next three years, he lost Harlech and Aberystwyth.
  • 1410: He was still in possession of his home district and was able to muster sufficient support for a raid on the Shrewsbury border.
  • 1412: The last time he was heard from before his disappearance, though some believe he died in Kentchurch or Mornington Straddle, Herefordshire, several years later.

Place of Birth: Sycharth, Powys 

Date of Birth: c. 1354 

Date of Death: 1416 

‘More than any leader in our country’s history, Owain Glyndŵr is the one who has best succeeded in uniting and leading Wales against English rule.’ – Aeres Twigg, ‘Owain Glyndŵr’ (Gomer 2007), p. 3