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Lordship of Gower
Welsh medieval marcher lordship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gower was an ancient marcher lordship of Deheubarth in South Wales.
Quick Facts Arglwyddiaeth Gŵyr, Status ...
Lordship of Gower Arglwyddiaeth Gŵyr | |||||||||||
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c. 1116–1536 | |||||||||||
![]() Map of the Lordship, showing the area detached (Betws), the area added (Kilvey Lordship) and the Town and Franchise of Swansea. The language boundary is shown as a dotted line. | |||||||||||
Status | Client state of the Kingdom of England | ||||||||||
Capital | Swansea | ||||||||||
Government | Lordship | ||||||||||
Lord | |||||||||||
• 1158 - 1184 | William de Newburgh | ||||||||||
• 1331 - 1354 | John, Lord Mowbray | ||||||||||
• 1492 | Somerset Lord Herbert | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
c. 1116 | |||||||||||
1536 | |||||||||||
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