Anian (bishop of Bangor)

Last updated

Anian (died before 12 January 1307) was a Catholic priest, and Bishop of Bangor.

He was the first Archdeacon of Anglesey before having been elected bishop before 12 December 1267, consecrated at Canterbury, and received possession of the temporalities 5 January 1268. [1] By the time that Anian was elected bishop, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the Prince of Wales, entered into agreements regarding territorial disputes over the rights of the sees of St Asaph and Bangor and relied on the bishops as peacekeeping intermediaries with King Edward I of England, [2] but soon asserted control over the church's property and land. [3] [4]

Anian negotiated agreements with Llywelyn and his brothers, first in 1269 with David at Berriw and then in April 1272 with Rhodri. [5] Anian and the Bishop of St Asaph notified Llywelyn that they disagreed with his treatment of his brother, David, in 1274. The pope, having been contacted by the bishops, issued a condemnation of Llywelyn. Anian created a list of complaints in 1276 against the prince, who was also in dispute with King Edward I. [6] [ better source needed ]

Having sided with the king, he lived at the St. Albans Abbey in England for ten years beginning in 1277, during a period of unrest in Wales. [5] On St. Mark's Day in 1284, he christened the first English Prince of Wales, Edward II at St. Mary’s Chapel. [7] He traveled with Edward I after Llywelyn's death back to his diocese. He received a share of the tithes of royal dues in Englefield and legal rights in the lands of the bishopric for having helped with the settlement of North Wales. Gruffydd ap Iorwerth, who succeeded him, was consecrated on 26 March 1307. [5]

Related Research Articles

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 13th-century Welsh nobleman and last sovereign Prince of Wales

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, sometimes written as Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last, was Prince of Wales from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282. The son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr and grandson of Llywelyn the Great, he was the last sovereign prince of Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England.

Llywelyn the Great Prince of Gwynedd and de facto Prince of Wales

Llywelyn the Great, full name Llywelyn mab Iorwerth), was a King of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually ruler of all Wales. By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for 45 years.

Owain ap Gruffudd was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan. He was called Owain the Great and the first to be styled "Prince of Wales". He is considered to be the most successful of all the North Welsh princes prior to his grandson, Llywelyn the Great. He became known as Owain Gwynedd to distinguish him from the contemporary king of Powys Wenwynwyn, Owain ap Gruffydd ap Maredudd, who became known as Owain Cyfeiliog.

Gruffudd ap Cynan King of Gwynedd

Gruffudd ap Cynan, sometimes written as Gruffydd ap Cynan, was King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule, and was remembered as King of all Wales. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, Gruffudd ap Cynan was a senior member of the princely House of Aberffraw.

Kingdom of Gwynedd 450–1216 kingdom in northwest Wales

The Kingdom of Gwynedd was a Roman Empire successor state that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

Principality of Wales A period in the history of Wales from 1267 to 1542

The Principality of Wales existed between 1216 and 1536, encompassing two-thirds of modern Wales during its height between 1267 and 1277. For most of its history it was ’annexed and united’ to the English Crown except for its earliest few decades. However, for a few generations, specifically the period from its foundation in 1216 to the completion of the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1284, it was de facto independent under a Welsh prince of Wales, albeit one who swore fealty to the king of England.

Gwenllian of Wales or Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn was the only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales. She is sometimes confused with Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd, who lived two centuries earlier.

Madog ap Llywelyn was the leader of the Welsh revolt of 1294–95 against English rule. The revolt was surpassed in longevity only by the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr in the 15th century. Madog belonged to a junior branch of the House of Aberffraw and was a distant relation of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last recognised native Prince of Wales.

Llywelyn ap Dafydd (c.1267–1287), potential claimant to the title Prince of Gwynedd, was the eldest son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last free ruler of Gwynedd, and his wife Elizabeth Ferrers.

This article is about the particular significance of the century 1301–1400 to Wales and its people.

This article is about the particular significance of the century 1201–1300 to Wales and its people.

This article is about the particular significance of the century 1101–1200 to Wales and its people.

History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages

The history of Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th through the 13th centuries. Gwynedd, located in the north of Wales, eventually became the most dominant of Welsh kingdoms during this period. Distinctive achievements in Gwynedd include further development of Medieval Welsh literature, particularly poets known as the Beirdd y Tywysogion associated with the court of Gwynedd; the reformation of bardic schools; and the continued development of Cyfraith Hywel. All three of these further contributed to the development of a Welsh national identity in the face of Anglo-Norman encroachment of Wales.

Dafydd ap Gruffydd Prince of Wales and last independent ruler of Wales

Dafydd ap Gruffydd was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 on the orders of King Edward I of England. He was the last independent ruler of Wales.

Goronwy ap Tudur Hen, also known as Goronwy ap Tudur or Goronwy Fychan, was a Welsh aristocrat and Lord of Penmynydd. He was a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Anglesey, North Wales, and a direct ancestor of Owen Tudor and thereby the Royal House of Tudor. He was a soldier for the English crown, who fought in the First War of Scottish Independence, including in the English invasion which led to the Battle of Bannockburn. He remained loyal to King Edward II of England until the king's death, and was both a yeoman and forester of Snowdon. After his death in 1331, his body was interred in Llanfaes Friary, near Bangor, Gwynedd.

Tudur Hen or Tudur ap Goronwy was a Welsh aristocrat and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, Anglesey, North Wales. He was one of three sons of Goronwy ab Ednyfed who received lands from King Edward I of England. Nonetheless, he backed the rebellion of Madog ap Llywelyn, but afterwards swore allegiance to both Edward I and his son, Edward of Caernarfon. Tudur Hen was responsible for the restoration of the Franciscan friary at Bangor, where his body was later placed on 11 October 1311.

Goronwy ab Ednyfed was seneschal to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, king of Gwynedd. Goronwy was the founder of the Tudor family of Penmynydd.

This is a list of the archdeacons of St Asaph. The Archdeacon of St Asaph is the priest in charge of the archdeaconry of St Asaph, an administrative division of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. The archdeaconry comprises the five rural deaneries of Denbigh, Dyffryn Clwyd, Holywell, Llanrwst/Rhos and St Asaph.

Hawise Lestrange was the daughter of the Marcher lord John Lestrange (d.1269) of Great Ness, Cheswardine and Knockin (Shropshire). Married at a young age to the ruler of southern Powys, Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn, she became a key figure in border affairs and in the management of her family and estates until her death at a great age. She was deeply implicated in a plot to overthrow the prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, in 1274, and with her husband sided with Edward I in the English king's conquest of Wales.

Anian I was Bishop of the Diocese of St Asaph between 1249 and 1266. Previous to his appointment he was known as Einion ap Maredudd. Anian was appointed in a time of relative peace, with the area under the authority of the crown. When Llywelyn ap Gruffydd began his campaign to control the area in 1256 Anian was persuaded to remain faithful to the crown, in return for the King's protection. By 1261 however, Llywelyn's position had grown stronger, as did Anian's own support for him, "standing as head of a panel of arbitrators chosen by the parties to settle matters in dispute between the prince and Bishop Richard of Bangor ", and acknowledging Llywelyn's authority without question. On his death in 1266 he was succeeded by John II.

References

  1. ↑ "Bangor: Bishops". British History Online. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Smith 2014, p. 114, 119–120, 322–323.
  3. ↑ Smith 2014, p. 111, 323.
  4. ↑ Roger K Turvey (6 June 2014). The Welsh Princes: The Native Rulers of Wales 1063-1283. Routledge. p. 180. ISBN   978-1-317-88397-5.
  5. 1 2 3 "ANIAN (died 1306?), bishop of Bangor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Kari Maund (24 October 2011). Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords, and Princes. History Press. p. 169. ISBN   978-0-7524-7392-5.
  7. ↑ W. Worthington Poole Hughes (1911). Bangor. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. p.  44.

Sources

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.