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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Gower was an ancient marcher lordship of Deheubarth in South Wales.