Tider the Young

Tider the Young, or Tider yr Ifanc in Welsh, was a Welsh nobleman, that fought in Llywelyn ap Gruffudd’s war against King Edward I of England.
Biography
Tider the Young's death date is unknown, but it is estimated that he was born in Wales, in the mid to late 13th century. He was of noble birth, and was one of the Welsh nobles that fought in the army of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, against the English forces invading Wales under Edward I of England. Tider, still a teenager, fought bravely in many battles, and assumed command over the Welsh forces, once Llywelyn was killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge in 1281. Tider the Young, now the supreme leader of the Welsh armies, led Wales in a desperate, final rebellion. Tider won a few battles, but was captured by the English. Luckily, he escaped captivity, and fled to Saintonge, France with a price on his head. Because of his fear of getting captured by the English, he changed his name to Toutant. He quickly became a favorite of the French king, Phillip the Fair, because of his good personality, and because of his rebellion against Edward I. Tider married a prominent Frenchwoman, Mile de Lafayette, and moved to England. Edward I told Tider that he wasn't welcome in England, because he was a "tainted" rebel. Luckily for Tider, Edward didn't forcibly remove him from the country, and he stayed there for a long period of time. However, Tider found France much more hospitable, and returned to the country. He died in France, at the age of 41.
Descendants
Tider the Young’s descendants were known as the Toutants, up to the 1600s, until one of his descendants married a woman of the Beauregard family. The couple changed their last name to Toutant-Beauregard, and the surname was passed on for generations. Tider’s most famous descendant was P.G.T. Beauregard, one of the south’s most famous generals, during the American Civil War.
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