Gladys the Black (d. 1251)

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Gladys the Black (d. 1251)

Welsh princess. Name variations: Gladys de Braose. Died in 1251 in Windsor, Berkshire, England; illegitimate daughter of Llywelyn II the Great (1173–1240), Ruler of All Wales, and his mistress Tangwystl ; sister of Angharad and Ellen of Wales (d. 1253); married Reginald de Braose, around 1215; married Ralph Mortimer, in 1230; children: (second marriage) Roger Mortimer (d. 1282).