Elen ferch Llywelyn
Countess of Huntingdon and Chester
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Elen ferch Llywelyn (c. 1207 – 1253) was the daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd in North Wales by Joan, Lady of Wales, the illegitimate daughter of King John of England.
Bornc. 1207
Died1253 (aged 46–47)
SpouseJohn of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
Sir Robert de Quincy
Sir Robert de Quincy
IssueHawise de Quincy
| 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
- 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]