Individual Details
Gruffydd AP LEWELLYN
(Abt 1011 - 5 Aug 1063)
Gruffydd and his "ever-victorious Welshmen" continued to poise a threat to the west of England. In 1056 a treaty was reached between Gruffydd, master of Wales and the Welsh marches, and the leading magnates of England, which included Earl Harold Godwinson, Earl Leofric of Mercia, and Aldred of Worcester (the soon-to-be Archbishop of York). Gruffydd would be recognized in all of his conquests if he would swear fealty to King Edward the Confessor, becoming an "under-king" in a similar manner the King of Scots. Agreeing to the terms, Gruffydd traveled from Chepstow to Gloucester where he and King Edward the Confessor met, and the treaty terms performed.
After generations of incessant warfare, Gruffydd began the reconstruction of Gwynedd, intent on bringing stability to his country. According to Davies, Gruffydd sought to give his people the peace to "plant their crops in the full confidence that they would be able to harvest them". Gruffydd consolidated princely authority in north Wales, and offered sanctuary to displaced Welsh from the Perfeddwlad, particularly from Rhos, at the time harassed by Richard, 2nd Earl of Chester.
After generations of incessant warfare, Gruffydd began the reconstruction of Gwynedd, intent on bringing stability to his country. According to Davies, Gruffydd sought to give his people the peace to "plant their crops in the full confidence that they would be able to harvest them". Gruffydd consolidated princely authority in north Wales, and offered sanctuary to displaced Welsh from the Perfeddwlad, particularly from Rhos, at the time harassed by Richard, 2nd Earl of Chester.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1011 | Rhuddlan, Wales | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1058 | Wales - Ealdgyth DE MERCIA | |||
| Death | 5 Aug 1063 |
Families
| Spouse | Ealdgyth DE MERCIA (1034 - 1086) |
| Child | Nest VERCH GRUFFYD (1059 - ) |
| Father | Lewellyn AP SEISYLLT (980 - 1021) |
| Mother | Angharad VERCH MAREDYDD (982 - ) |