Hawys Gadarn
| Hawys Gadarn | |
|---|---|
John Charleton, 2nd Baron Cherleton | |
| House | House of Mathrafal |
| Father | Owen de la Pole |
| Mother | Joan Corbet |
Hawys Gadarn (Hawys ferch Owain ap Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn), also known as the Hardy, the Powerful, the Intrepid, and Hawise de la Pole, (1291 – c. 1353) was the daughter of
Early life
Hawys Gadarn was born on 25 July 1291 to Owen de la Pole, also known as Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, and Joan Corbet.[1] Her mother died while Hawys was young, and she was brought up and educated by her father at Powis Castle.[2] Owen was the heir to the Powys Wenwynwyn, but had renounced his claim and was given the Barony under the crown of King Edward I of England. He died shortly afterwards, leaving Hawys an orphan at a young age.[3]
Inheritance of Powys
On the death of her father, Hawys's only brother, Gruffydd, inherited his land in Powys. Gruffydd died in 1309, leaving Hawys as his heiress.
She travelled to the Parliament of Shrewsbury and petitioned
Notes
- ^ a b c "Hawys (Hawise) Gadarn (' the Hardy ')". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 267
- ^ a b Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 268
- ^ a b c d e Cathrall (1828): p. 350
- ^ Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 269
- ^ Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 271
- ^ Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 272
- ^ a b Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 274
- ^ Pennant (1778): p. 378
- ^ Llewelyn Prichard (1854): p. 278
- ^ "Selected Families and Individuals". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
References
- Cathrall, William (1828). The History of North Wales. Manchester: J. Gleave and Sons.
- Llewelyn Prichard, T. J. (1854). The Heroines of Welsh History. Manchester: W. & F. G. Cash.
- Pennant, Thomas (1778). A Tour in Wales. London: Henry Hughes.