The Princes of Wales
Originally the title was held by rulers of Wales, such as Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, as in Welsh it was "Tywysog Cymru". While in dictionaries and in common tongue today the term "Tywysog" will be translated as "Prince", the literal translation of the term is "Leader" (The verb tywys means to lead). The translation of "Prince" was used by Englishmen to undermine the power of the rulers of Wales, causing them to appear inferior to the Kings of England.
The tradition of investing the heir of the monarch of Britain with the title of "Prince of Wales" began in 1301, when King Edward I of England, having completed the conquest of Wales, gave the title to his heir, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England).
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1218 - 1240 |
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth |
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1240 - 1246 |
Dafydd ap Llywelyn |
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1246 - 1282 |
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd |
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1301 - 1307 |
Edward (Acceded the throne as Edward II) |
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1343 - 1376 |
Edward, the Black Prince |
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1376 - 1377 |
Richard of Bordeaux (Acceded the throne as Richard II) |
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1399 - 1413 |
Henry of Monmouth (Acceded the throne as Henry V) |
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1400 - c.1415 |
Owain Glyndŵr |
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1453 - 1471 |
Edward, Duke of Cornwall |
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1470 - 1483 |
Edward Plantagenet (Acceded the throne as Edward V) |
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1483 - 1484 |
Edward, Duke of Cornwall |
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1486 - 1502 |
Arthur, Duke of Cornwall |
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1502 - 1509 |
Henry, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as Henry VIII) |
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1537 - 1547 |
Edward, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as Edward VI) |
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1603 - 1612 |
Henry, Duke of Cornwall |
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1612 - 1625 |
Charles, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as Charles I) |
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1630 - 1649 |
Charles, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as Charles II) |
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1688 - 1689 |
James Francis Edward Stuart |
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1714 - 1727 |
George Augustus, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as George II) |
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1727 - 1751 |
Frederick, Duke of Cornwall |
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1751 - 1760 |
George (Acceded the throne as George III) |
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1762 - 1820 |
George, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as George IV) |
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1841 - 1901 |
HRH Prince Albert Edward (Acceded the throne as Edward VII) |
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1901 - 1910 |
HRH Prince George, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as George V) |
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1910 - 1936 |
HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Cornwall (Acceded the throne as Edward VIII) |
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1948 - Present |
HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall |