Titles of the Welsh Court

Titles of the Welsh Court are the names of the various Offices of State used in Wales during the Middle Ages. The role of different officers changed over time and these changes may reflect the political developments in the centuries before and after the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282. The Welsh name "distain", being derived from "dish thane", indicates it was originally with the royal dishes at table, but it is known that Ednyfed Fychan, Distain to Llywelyn, was effectively a Prime Minister who did not regularly wait on the ruler. Below is a selection of the most important offices and titles:

The Royal Family

Twelve Principal Officers of the Court

Footnotes

  1. The Welsh King and his Court

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