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JOAN LACKLAND PLANTAGENET
Princess of England


BIRTH: 22 July 1188 in Coucy, Aisne, Picardie, France
DEATH: Feb 1237 in Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales
FATHER: John I 'LACKLAND' PLANTAGENET - King of England
BIRTH: 24 dec 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
MOTHER: Agatha verch WALKELIN De FERRERS
BIRTH: 1168 in Chartley, Staffordshire, England

MARRIAGE: 16 Apr 1205 - Llewelyn FAWR ap IORWERTH in England
BIRTH: 1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales
DEATH: 11 Apr 1240

CHILDREN:

1. Angharad verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1205 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales

2. Elen (Helen) verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1206 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales

3. Gwenllian Las verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1207 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales
MARRIED: Abt 1230 - William De LACY
BIRTH: Abt 1203 in Caernarvonshire, Wales

4. Daffydd ap LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1208 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales
DEATH: 1246

5. Susanna verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1210 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales

6. Miss verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1214 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales
MARRIED: Abt 1237 - William CAENTWN
BIRTH: Abt 1210 in Caernarvonshire, Wales

7. Margred verch LLYWELYN FAWR - Abt 1218 in Gwynedd, Caernarvonshire, Wales


King John married off his daughter to Llywelyn Fawr on 16 Apr 1205 'The Great'. She presented Llywelyn with a son, Dafydd ap Llywelyn, a legitimate heir. Their daughter, Elen verch Llywelyn married John de Scotia who was the 9th Earl of Huntington. He later became the Earl of Chester.

Joan's father, King John, invaded Gwynedd in 1211 and Llywelyn lost all his lands east of the river Conwy. Joan interceded with her father or he would have lost more.

William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny, was captured and held prisoner by Llywelyn in 1228. He decided to ally himself to Llywelyn who ransomed him. During his time as prisoner he may have started a relationship with Joan. de Braose visited Llywelyn's court at Easter in 1230. He wanted to arrange the marriage of his daughter Isabella to Llywelyn's and Joan's son, Dafydd. During this visit he was found in Joan's chamber, possibly continuing the relationship which may have started earlier. Llywelyn was so enraged that he had him hanged publicly on 2 May 1230. Public hanging is very humiliating for a noblman. He had Joan imprisoned.

Shortly after the execution, Llywelyn sent a letter to William's wife, Eva de Braose asking if she still wished for her daughter, Isabella, to marry Dafydd. They did marry and the following year Joan was forgiven and freed from prison. Her position as princess was restored to her until her death in 1237.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia.com

Wales - A History, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Michael Joseph
Ltd. Publishing, London WC1, 1985


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