Margaret Hanmer (c. 1370 – c. 1420), sometimes known by her Welsh name of Marred ferch Dafydd, was the wife of Owain Glyndŵr and was thus, technically, Princess of Wales for the time her husband was known by the title of Prince of Wales. She is not officially recognised as a Princess of Wales since there is no contemporary record of her having used the title.
Little is known of Margaret's early life. She was the daughter of Sir David Hanmer and h...
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Margaret Hanmer (c. 1370 – c. 1420), sometimes known by her Welsh name of Marred ferch Dafydd, was the wife of Owain Glyndŵr and was thus, technically, Princess of Wales for the time her husband was known by the title of Prince of Wales. She is not officially recognised as a Princess of Wales since there is no contemporary record of her having used the title.
Little is known of Margaret's early life. She was the daughter of Sir David Hanmer and his wife Angharad, and she had three brothers, Gruffydd, Philip and John, all of whom supported Glyndŵr when he proclaimed himself Prince of Wales in 1400.
The couple had homes at Sycharth and Glyndyfrdwy, and raised several children. It is thought that some of these were Owain's illegitimate children from other relationships, but under Welsh law they would have been treated equally with any legitimate children. One of their daughters, Catrin, married Edmund Mortimer, an unransomed hostage who had become Owain's ally.
After Owain had proclaimed...
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