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Llywelyn Bren was a Welsh nobleman, Lord of Senghennydd and a descendant of Ifor Bach, his great-great grandfather. His father was Morgan Gam, son of Ifor Bach's son Gruffudd.
Besieged Caerphilly Castle
In 1315 a new English administrator, Payn de Turberville, was placed in charge of Glamorgan and persecuted the people there, already in throes of famine. In coming to the defense of his people, Llywelyn incurred the wrath of de Turberville, who charged him with sedition. Llywelyn then appealed to King Edward II to call off or control his self interested agent. But Edward ordered Llywelyn to appear before Parliament to face the charge of treason. The king promised Llywelyn that if the charges were found true, he would be hanged. Llywelyn then fled and prepared for war. In 1316, as part of a rebellion centred in Glamorgan, he besieged Caerphilly Castle.
Betrayal and death
When the revolt failed, after the siege of Bristol by Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Bren rode down alone in his armour to surrender himself, on condition that his followers would be spared. This behaviour earned him the respect of his captors, including Mortimer. Bren was sent as a prisoner to the Tower of London. He eventually became the prisoner of Hugh the younger Despenser, one of King Edward's favourites at court and a great rival of Mortimer, who without the king's direction, took Llywelyn Bren to Cardiff Castle where he had him hanged, drawn and quartered.
References
- Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor. (March 2006) Thomas Dunne Books ISBN 0-312-34941-6
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