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1223 – 1282Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1223-1282)Died 11 December 1282, aged 59Known as Llywelyn the Last, he was the last sovereign Prince of Wales before the English conquest. He was killed in a skirmish near Builth Wells during Edward I's invasion of Wales.
1224 – 1282Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224-1282)Died 11 December 1282, aged 58He founded the Palaiologos dynasty and recaptured Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261, restoring Byzantine rule. His reign was marked by the controversial Union of the Churches with Rome, which provoked lasting hostility among his Orthodox subjects.
1282Battle of Orewin BridgeLlywelyn ap Gruffudd killed, ending Welsh resistance to English conquestEnglish forces under Edward I's commanders ambushed and defeated Welsh troops near the River Irfon, killing Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. His death effectively ended organized native Welsh resistance and cleared the way for Edward I's conquest of Wales, completed the following year.