Dafydd ab Einion Fychan

Dafydd ab Einion Fychan
Distain of Gwynedd
In office
c.1281–1282
MonarchLlywelyn ap Gruffudd
Preceded byTudur ab Ednyfed Fychan
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Died1282 (1283)
Parents
  • Einion Fychan (father)
  • Angharad ferch Ednfyed (mother)

Dafydd ab Einion Fychan (died 1282) was a Welsh aristocrat who served as the last distain of Gwynedd. He was the last holder of this position, and was killed alongside Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in the campaign into South Wales in late 1282.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stephenson 2014, pp. 107–109

Bibliography

  • Stephenson, David (2014) [1984]. Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd: Governance and the Welsh Princes. Studies in Welsh History (2nd ed.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 9781783160044. IA politicalpowerin0000step.