What is Dafydd ap Gruffydd?
{{infobox royalty|name=Dafydd ap Gruffydd|birth_date=11 July 1238|death_date=3 October 1283 (aged 45)|birth_place=[[Gwynedd]], Wales|death_place=[[Shrewsbury]], England|succession=Prince of Wales|reign=11 December 1282 – 3 October 1283|predecessor=[[Llywelyn the Last]]|successor=[[Edward II of England]]}} '''Dafydd ap Gruffydd''' (11 July (?) 1238 – 3 October 1283) was [[Prince of Wales]] from 11 December 1282 until on 3 October 1283. His [[execution]] was ordered by King [[Edward I of England]]. The execution was especially gruesome. Daffyd was the last independent ruler of [[Wales]].<ref>Smith, J. Beverley 1998. ''Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales''. Cardiff.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Welsh people]] [[Category:Executed people]] [[Category:1238 births]] [[Category:1283 deaths]]