{"slug": "gruffudd-ap-llywelyn", "label": "Gruffudd ap Llywelyn", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruffudd_ap_Llywelyn", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727897", "qid": "Q727897", "description": "Welsh monarch", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1046, 1066], "span_label": ["1046 CE", "1066 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Gruffydd ap Llywelyn"], "related": [{"slug": "harold-godwinson", "label": "Harold Godwinson", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "wales", "label": "Wales", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "hereford", "label": "Hereford", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anglican-diocese-of-worcester", "label": "Anglican Diocese of Worcester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mercia", "label": "Mercia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "january", "label": "January", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-gwynedd", "label": "Kingdom of Gwynedd", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-the-confessor", "label": "Edward the Confessor", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1046, "year_label": "1046 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Ealdred, bishop of Worcester, leads troops from England on an unsuccessful punitive raid against the Welsh leaders Gruffydd ap Rhydderch, Rhys ap Rhydderch and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350130059#Britain", "title": "1046", "revid": 1350130059, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1055, "year_label": "1055 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 – Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, is outlawed by the witan (\"meeting of wise men\"). In revenge he builds a force and allies himself with the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. After defeating Ralph the Timid (a nephew of King Edward the Confessor), they attack Hereford and raid the church – taking everything of value, leaving the building on fire. The rebels also attack Leominster.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1301978694#England", "title": "1055", "revid": 1301978694, "section": "Events › By place › England"}}, {"year": 1056, "year_label": "1056 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 16", "text": "June 16 – In response to the attack on Hereford Cathedral in 1055, Leofgar the bishop of Hereford takes an army into Wales to deal with the Welsh prince Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. He along with a large number of English troops is killed in battle at Glasbury-on-Wye by the Welsh. Earl Harold Godwinson raises an army to take revenge, but comes to peaceful terms with Gruffydd.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365382431#Britain", "title": "1056", "revid": 1365382431, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1062, "year_label": "1062 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Winter – Harold Godwinson leads a successful campaign against King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. He attacks and captures Rhuddlan Castle in northern Wales, but Gruffydd manages to escape.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361243522#Britain", "title": "1062", "revid": 1361243522, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 1063, "year_label": "1063 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, king of Gwynedd", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370137387#Deaths", "title": "1063", "revid": 1370137387, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1066, "year_label": "1066 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January", "text": "January – Harold Godwinson marries Ealdgyth, daughter of Ælfgar (earl of Mercia), and widow of King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370249569#England_and_Scotland", "title": "1066", "revid": 1370249569, "section": "Events › Europe › England and Scotland"}}]}