Elen ferch Llywelyn (c. 1207 – 1253) was the daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd in North Wales by Joan, Lady of Wales, the natural daughter of King John of England.
| Elen ferch Llywelyn | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Huntingdon and Chester | |
 The arms of the Aberffraw House of Gwynedd were traditionally first used by Elen's grandfather, Iorwerth Drwyndwn. | |
| Born | c. 1207 |
| Died | 1253 (aged 46–47) |
| Spouse | John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon Sir Robert de Quincy |
| Issue | Hawise de Quincy |
| House | Aberffraw |
| Father | Llywelyn the Great |
| Mother | Joan, Lady of Wales |
Elen married John of Scotland, 9th Earl of Huntingdon,[1] in about 1222. He died aged thirty in 1237, and she was forced by King Henry III (her mother's half-brother) to marry Sir Robert de Quincy, the son of Saer de Quincy. Their daughter, Hawise, married Baldwin Wake,[2] Lord Wake of Liddell. Hawise's granddaughter, Margaret Wake, was the mother of Joan of Kent, the first English Princess of Wales.[3]
Elen ferch Llywelyn in fiction
edit- Child of the Phoenix by Barbara Erskine[4]
- Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman[5]
- Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman: In Penman's version, Elen and Robert de Quincy are lovers, and she marries him immediately on John's death despite her father's opposition.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Llywelyn ap Iorwerth". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- ^ Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 194.
- ^ Deborah Fisher (2005). Princesses of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780708319369.
- ^ "Child of the Phoenix". barbara-erskine.co.uk.
- ^ a b "The Welsh Trilogy". sharonkaypenman.com. 17 February 2022.