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issued during the rebellion, use the title "prince of Wales". The uprising had been planned for months and attacks occurred on the same day across Wales. While Madog acted in the north the attacks in mid and south Wales were led by
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Madog was not the last of the House of
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Marcher lord, to Eleanor, daughter of an English knight. Madog ap Llywelyn and
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