Comic world: Amous Footwear

Thursday 12 July 2012

Amous Footwear

The Principality of Wales was created in 1216 at the Council of Aberdyfi when it was agreed between Llywelyn the Great and the other sovereign princes among the Welsh that he was the paramount ruler amongst them and they would pay homage to him. Later he obtained recognition, at least in part, of this agreement from the King of England who agreed that Llywelyn's heirs and successors would enjoy the title "Prince of Wales" but with certain limitations to his realm and other conditions including homage to the King of England as vassal and adherance to rules regarding a legitimate succession. Llywelyn has been at pains to ensure that his heirs and successors would follow the "approved" (by the Pope at least) system of inheritance which exluded illegitimate sons. In so doing he excluded his elder bastard son Gruffydd ap Llywelyn from the inheritance, a decision which would have later ramifications. In 1240 Llywelyn died and Henry III of England (who succeeded John) promptly invaded large areas of his former realm usurping them from him. However, the two sides came to peace and Henry honoured at least part of the agreement and bestowed upon Dafydd ap Llywelyn the title of Prince of Wales . This title would be granted to his successor Llywelyn in 1267 (after a campaign by him to achieve it) and was later claimed by his brother Dafydd and other members of the princely House of Aberffraw. In 1400 it was claimed for a final time by Owain Glyndwr who led a vigorous but ultimately doomed campaign to secure independence for Wales. The title "Prince of Wales" is interesting because it pertains to a broad yet divided geographical area rather than a nation of people.