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Coordinates: 53°12′24″N 4°29′43″W / 53.206662°N 4.495228°W / 53.206662; -4.495228
  
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For the hamlet in the community of Beaumaris, Anglesey, see Tre-Castell.

Trecastell
Trecastell is located in Anglesey
Trecastell

Trecastell

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53°12′24″N 4°29′43″W / 53.206662°N 4.495228°W / 53.206662; -4.495228

Trecastell is a farm and historical site in the communityofAberffraw, Anglesey, Wales.

History[edit]

Llywelyn the Great, Prince of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, granted lands around Trecastell to Ednyfed Fychan.[1] During the 14th century, Trecastell was the home of Tudur ap Goronwy, one of Ednyfed's descendants. He was a knight in the service of King Edward III of England, and a royal officer for Anglesey.[2] He was also the namesake of the Royal house of his descendants; the House of Tudor.[3]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Beverley Smith 2014, p. 217.
  • ^ Griffiths & Thomas 1985, p. 18.
  • ^ "A royal dynasty". BBC Wales. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

    • References[edit]

    • Beverley Smith, J (2014). Llywelyn ap Gruffudd : Prince of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-78316-007-5.
  • Griffiths, Ralph Alan; Thomas, Roger S. (1985). The Making of the Tudor Dynasty. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-31250-745-9.


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