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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Rudolph I of Germany, Llywelyn the Last, Llywelyn the Great, Albert I of Germany, Gwenwynwyn ap Owain, Adolf, King of Germany, Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, Olaf the Black, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Berke, Berengaria of Castile, Dafydd ap Llywelyn, Toqta, Mengu-Timur, Raghnall mac Gofraidh, Sartaq Khan, Aedh Ua Conchobair, Owain Goch ap Gruffydd, Talabuga, Mohammed I ibn Nasr, Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, Rhys Gryg, Maelgwn ap Rhys, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Aralt mac Gofraid, Magnus Olafsson, Cormac mac Art O Melaghlain, Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Brian Ua Neill, Aedh mac Ruaidri O Conchobair, Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Godred Magnusson, Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, Muhammed II al-Faqih, Sultan of Granada, Goffraidh O Donaill, Tuda Mengu, Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, Ibn Hud, Harald I Olafsson, Aedh O Conchobair, Aedh Muimhnech O Conchobair, Cathal O Conchobair, Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran, Maghnus O Conchobair, Gruffudd Fychan I, Cormac MacDermott, Madog II ap Gruffydd, Lord of Dinas Bran, Felim Ua Conchobair, Ragnall V Olafsson. Excerpt: Llywelyn the Great (Welsh: , Welsh: ), full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, (c. 1172 - 11 April 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales. He is occasionally called Llywelyn I of Wales. By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for forty years. Llywelyn had a hunting lodge in the uplands at Trefriw. During Llywelyn's boyhood, Gwynedd was ruled by two of his uncles, who split the kingdom between them, following the death of Llywelyn's grandfather, Owain Gwynedd, in 1170. Llywelyn had a strong claim to be the legitimate ruler and began a campaign to win power at an early age. He was sole ruler of Gwynedd by 1200, and made a treaty with King John of England that year. Llywelyn's relations with Jo...
