Owain Lawgoch Yvain de Galles | |
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.jpg) Owain Lawgoch's death in 1378 | |
| Born | Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri c.1330 |
| Died | July 1378 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Church of Saint Leger |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Relatives | Llywelyn ap Iorwerth Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Dafydd ap Gruffydd |
Owain Lawgoch (English: Owain of the Red Hand, French: Yvain de Galles, lit. 'Owen of Wales'), full name Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri (c. 1330 – July 1378), was a Welsh soldier who served in Lombardy, France, Alsace, and Switzerland. He led a Free Company fighting for the French against the English in the Hundred Years' War. As a politically active descendant of Llywelyn the Great in the male line, he was a claimant to the title of Prince of Gwynedd and of Wales.