Joan also has a cenotaph, memorial 57522235
Known as Joan of Wales, Joan of England, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, or Siwan, her Welsh name. Granddaughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Illegitimate daughter of John Lackland, King of England and Regina Clementina or Queen Clemence, reportedly before John married his first wife.
Joan was the second or third wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd (Llywelyn ap Ioworth), the son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn and Marared ferch Madog. They married before 23 March 1205 by marriage settlement dated Oct 1204, and recorded April 1205, and had several children. Two definite children are:
*Ellen ferch Llywelyn 1207–1253, wife of John the Scot, Earl of Chester & Robert II de Quincy
* Dafydd ap Llywelyn 1212-1246, husband of Isabella de Braose
Other children thought to be Joan's and Llywelyn's are:
* Gwladus Ddu 1206–1251, wife of Reginald de Braose & Ralph de Mortimer
* Susanna, sent to England as a hostage in 1228
* Angharad ferch Llywelyn
* Margaret, wife of Sir John de Braose, grandson of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber & Sir Walter de Clifford
In April of 1226 Joan obtained a papal decree from Pope Honorius III which declared her legitimate, and waived her rights to the throne.
Joan was found in her bed chamber with William de Braose in 1230. William was accused of being her lover and hung publicly om 02 May 1230 in Abergwyngregyn according to legend, at the place was known as 'Gwern y Grog', but thought perhaps the execution took place at Crogen near Bala. Rumors and legend say she gave birth to a daughter in early 1231, which would have been William's child. Joan was immediately placed under house arrest for twelve months, after which Llywelyn supposedly forgave her, and restored her to her rightful position.
Joan died at the royal home at Abergwyngregyn on the north coast of Gwynedd, and was originally buried at the new Friars Minors Abbey at Llanfaes, Anglesey, later removed to Beaumaris Parish Church in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries, where her empty coffin still stands, an inscription above it reads,
"This plain sarcophagus, (once dignified as having contained the remains of Joan, daughter of King John, and consort of Llewelyn ap Iowerth, Prince of North Wales, who died in the year 1237), having been conveyed from the Friary of Llanfaes, and alas, used for many years as a horsewatering trough, was rescued from such an indignity and placed here for preservation as well as to excite serious meditation on the transitory nature of all sublunary distinctions. By Thomas James Warren Bulkeley, Viscount Bulkeley, Oct 1808".
Known as Joan of Wales, Joan of England, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, or Siwan, her Welsh name. Granddaughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Illegitimate daughter of John Lackland, King of England and Regina Clementina or Queen Clemence, reportedly before John married his first wife.
Joan was the second or third wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd (Llywelyn ap Ioworth), the son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn and Marared ferch Madog. They married before 23 March 1205 by marriage settlement dated Oct 1204, and recorded April 1205, and had several children. Two definite children are:
*Ellen ferch Llywelyn 1207–1253, wife of John the Scot, Earl of Chester & Robert II de Quincy
* Dafydd ap Llywelyn 1212-1246, husband of Isabella de Braose
Other children thought to be Joan's and Llywelyn's are:
* Gwladus Ddu 1206–1251, wife of Reginald de Braose & Ralph de Mortimer
* Susanna, sent to England as a hostage in 1228
* Angharad ferch Llywelyn
* Margaret, wife of Sir John de Braose, grandson of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber & Sir Walter de Clifford
In April of 1226 Joan obtained a papal decree from Pope Honorius III which declared her legitimate, and waived her rights to the throne.
Joan was found in her bed chamber with William de Braose in 1230. William was accused of being her lover and hung publicly om 02 May 1230 in Abergwyngregyn according to legend, at the place was known as 'Gwern y Grog', but thought perhaps the execution took place at Crogen near Bala. Rumors and legend say she gave birth to a daughter in early 1231, which would have been William's child. Joan was immediately placed under house arrest for twelve months, after which Llywelyn supposedly forgave her, and restored her to her rightful position.
Joan died at the royal home at Abergwyngregyn on the north coast of Gwynedd, and was originally buried at the new Friars Minors Abbey at Llanfaes, Anglesey, later removed to Beaumaris Parish Church in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries, where her empty coffin still stands, an inscription above it reads,
"This plain sarcophagus, (once dignified as having contained the remains of Joan, daughter of King John, and consort of Llewelyn ap Iowerth, Prince of North Wales, who died in the year 1237), having been conveyed from the Friary of Llanfaes, and alas, used for many years as a horsewatering trough, was rescued from such an indignity and placed here for preservation as well as to excite serious meditation on the transitory nature of all sublunary distinctions. By Thomas James Warren Bulkeley, Viscount Bulkeley, Oct 1808".
Joan also has a cenotaph, memorial 57522235
Known as Joan of Wales, Joan of England, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, or Siwan, her Welsh name. Granddaughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Illegitimate daughter of John Lackland, King of England and Regina Clementina or Queen Clemence, reportedly before John married his first wife.
Joan was the second or third wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd (Llywelyn ap Ioworth), the son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn and Marared ferch Madog. They married before 23 March 1205 by marriage settlement dated Oct 1204, and recorded April 1205, and had several children. Two definite children are:
*Ellen ferch Llywelyn 1207–1253, wife of John the Scot, Earl of Chester & Robert II de Quincy
* Dafydd ap Llywelyn 1212-1246, husband of Isabella de Braose
Other children thought to be Joan's and Llywelyn's are:
* Gwladus Ddu 1206–1251, wife of Reginald de Braose & Ralph de Mortimer
* Susanna, sent to England as a hostage in 1228
* Angharad ferch Llywelyn
* Margaret, wife of Sir John de Braose, grandson of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber & Sir Walter de Clifford
In April of 1226 Joan obtained a papal decree from Pope Honorius III which declared her legitimate, and waived her rights to the throne.
Joan was found in her bed chamber with William de Braose in 1230. William was accused of being her lover and hung publicly om 02 May 1230 in Abergwyngregyn according to legend, at the place was known as 'Gwern y Grog', but thought perhaps the execution took place at Crogen near Bala. Rumors and legend say she gave birth to a daughter in early 1231, which would have been William's child. Joan was immediately placed under house arrest for twelve months, after which Llywelyn supposedly forgave her, and restored her to her rightful position.
Joan died at the royal home at Abergwyngregyn on the north coast of Gwynedd, and was originally buried at the new Friars Minors Abbey at Llanfaes, Anglesey, later removed to Beaumaris Parish Church in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries, where her empty coffin still stands, an inscription above it reads,
"This plain sarcophagus, (once dignified as having contained the remains of Joan, daughter of King John, and consort of Llewelyn ap Iowerth, Prince of North Wales, who died in the year 1237), having been conveyed from the Friary of Llanfaes, and alas, used for many years as a horsewatering trough, was rescued from such an indignity and placed here for preservation as well as to excite serious meditation on the transitory nature of all sublunary distinctions. By Thomas James Warren Bulkeley, Viscount Bulkeley, Oct 1808".
Known as Joan of Wales, Joan of England, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon, or Siwan, her Welsh name. Granddaughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Illegitimate daughter of John Lackland, King of England and Regina Clementina or Queen Clemence, reportedly before John married his first wife.
Joan was the second or third wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd (Llywelyn ap Ioworth), the son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn and Marared ferch Madog. They married before 23 March 1205 by marriage settlement dated Oct 1204, and recorded April 1205, and had several children. Two definite children are:
*Ellen ferch Llywelyn 1207–1253, wife of John the Scot, Earl of Chester & Robert II de Quincy
* Dafydd ap Llywelyn 1212-1246, husband of Isabella de Braose
Other children thought to be Joan's and Llywelyn's are:
* Gwladus Ddu 1206–1251, wife of Reginald de Braose & Ralph de Mortimer
* Susanna, sent to England as a hostage in 1228
* Angharad ferch Llywelyn
* Margaret, wife of Sir John de Braose, grandson of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber & Sir Walter de Clifford
In April of 1226 Joan obtained a papal decree from Pope Honorius III which declared her legitimate, and waived her rights to the throne.
Joan was found in her bed chamber with William de Braose in 1230. William was accused of being her lover and hung publicly om 02 May 1230 in Abergwyngregyn according to legend, at the place was known as 'Gwern y Grog', but thought perhaps the execution took place at Crogen near Bala. Rumors and legend say she gave birth to a daughter in early 1231, which would have been William's child. Joan was immediately placed under house arrest for twelve months, after which Llywelyn supposedly forgave her, and restored her to her rightful position.
Joan died at the royal home at Abergwyngregyn on the north coast of Gwynedd, and was originally buried at the new Friars Minors Abbey at Llanfaes, Anglesey, later removed to Beaumaris Parish Church in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries, where her empty coffin still stands, an inscription above it reads,
"This plain sarcophagus, (once dignified as having contained the remains of Joan, daughter of King John, and consort of Llewelyn ap Iowerth, Prince of North Wales, who died in the year 1237), having been conveyed from the Friary of Llanfaes, and alas, used for many years as a horsewatering trough, was rescued from such an indignity and placed here for preservation as well as to excite serious meditation on the transitory nature of all sublunary distinctions. By Thomas James Warren Bulkeley, Viscount Bulkeley, Oct 1808".
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