Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08

royal house Of Conan, ancestor of Jor-
weth.
This is an error that most likely
arose from the fact that the writer
ignored the fact that under English
law q man dying attainted Is in the
same position before the law as If he
were 10 die !ntcstatc without children
! though he may have children.
IL Is not questioned that. because OF
the attainder against himself and his
brother. Davis Liewellyn. of Grif!ith's
heir was his aunt. the Princess GLADYS.
who was the wife OF Ralph Mortimer,
NTH. Baron of Wigmore uut thar
Llowellyn, OF Griffith. left not ONLY dos
cendants. but that his brother, David
executed $3.50, left two sons. is cas-
lily established. The Corbets and the
Suttons Din Wales) descend from
L.eweiiyn. OF owen and Elem he Vale,
as an instance OF Welsh royal descent
Llewellyn. of Griffith, himself mar
RED Eleanor, daughter OF Simon de
Montford. earl OF Leicester and grand
daughter to King John. Their dauch-
ter. Catharinc. was born in 1880. Her
her cousin, Thomas, of Liewellvn. WHO
ncsides belonging to the rov4l house of
conan, was great grandson of Ed
ward l. through his daughter. Eleanor
de Bar.
This Thomas Of Llewellyn and Flea
nor OF Ivor were the grandparents OF
owen Nychan OF Glencory. known in
history Is Owen Glendower
Queen GATHERINGS second b,sh,,d
owen Tudor. also traced to that sama
marriage through their daughter Mar
garet. married 10 Sir Tudor of fion,
knight.
Furthermore. Fletcher in "Rovol Des-
caents. remarks that the descenda nts
or Eleanor de Bar twho was an Eleanor
de Montfort who both married into tho
welsh royal family) are very numerous
In Wales. and the border continent
Contributor" also overlooked tbe
TACT that Anne Mortimer has many de-
scendants. The Marquis of Ruvirny
has issued two volumes on tho nroe,or,,
OF George. Duke of Clarence. ana his
sisters, the Duchesses of Exeter ard
Sufolk-these three being the uncle
and aunts Of Elizabeth of York tho
wife of Henry VII.
might also mention in proof that
contributor" erred in his statement
concerning notable Virginia family
that the hosts of Virgirians who can
trace to the Lady Philippa Plautacenet
and her husband. Edmund Mortimer
third Earl of March. are among tho
thronG descended from the .inc,ss
Gladys. the daughter Of Llewellvn OF
Souhth, ana ms wife, Lady Johanna,
natural daughter of King John.
1t follows. of course. that the nrcsent
royal family of England enjoys this
same descent from King John through
the Mortimers.
The following article to which orr
correspondent refers, was published
eight years ago:
Lewellyn. last Prince of Wales In
fuckers edition OF Blackstone's Com
mentaries, Vol H., page 200, note W.. Ia
found the following statement, viz:
Elizabeth of York. mother Queen
Margaret or Scotland. was he 'ess OF
the house Of Mortimer. AS MI. Carte
observes that the house of Mortimer. In
virtue of it's descent from Gladys. only
sister of Lewellyn ap Jorwerth. the
Great; had the true right to the prin-
cipality of Wales."--Hist. of England
Ill. 705.
Lewellyn. last native Prince OF Wales
was grandson to Lewellyn ap Cor son
of Jorwerth, and was son OF Grinith or
Gruffydd. From the beginning of the