Individual Details
Madog ap Maredudd
(1091 - 9 Feb 1160)
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]][[Category: Powys]]
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==Biography==
===Name===
:Madawc ou Powis-Vadawc
:Madog ap Maredudd or Madoc ap Meredith
::Madoc is the English spelling, Madog is the Welsh;
::Meredith is the English spelling, Maredudd is the Welsh.
:Madog ap Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
Cymraeg: '''Madog ap Maredudd, brenin of Powys''' (d.1160)
English: '''Madog ap Maredudd, king of Powys'''Jones Pierce, MA. FSA, Professor Thomas, "MADOG ap MAREDUDD", ''Welsh Biography Online", http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-MADO-APM-1160.html, accessed 17 September 2014
===Title===
Prince of Powys-Vadawc
===Location===
While ancestors and descendants are known most as Princes of Powys, Madog ap Maredudd was known as Prince of Powys-Vadawg, a cantref later incorporated into Montgomeryshire.
===Parentage===
He was the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn
Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn.
=== Ancestors ===
1025 [[Powys-15|Bleddyn ap Cynfyn]] (obit 1075).
. 1065 [[Bleddyn-11|Maredudd]] (obit 1132)
.. 1098 [[Maredydd-22|Madog]] (obit 1160)
... 1130 [[Madog-30|Gruffudd Maelor I ap Madog]] (obit 1191)
.... 1160 [[Gruffudd-57|Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor]] (obit 1236)
..... 1195 [[Madog-54|Gruffudd Maelor II]] (obit 1269)[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html The Ancestry of Owain Glyndŵr] Ancient Wales Studies, by Darrell Wolcott.
[[Madog-58|Cynwrig Efell, Lord of y Glwysegl]], and [[Madoc-6|Einion Efell, Lord of Cynllaith]] were illegitimate twin sons of [[Maredydd-22|Madog ap Maredudd, Prince of Powys]], by [[Eirian-1|Eva]], daughter of Madog ap Urien of Maengwynedd.Lloyd, p. 209, retrieved 2014-06-21, [[Bairfield-1|amb]]
===1132 Accession as Prince of Powys===
He succeeded his father in 1132 as Prince of Powys.
He was the last of his dynasty to rule as king over the whole of Powys , including, for a time, the Fitzalan lordship of Oswestry (see Owain Brogyntyn ). Madog ap Maredudd. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Main source for article: based on Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., (1905-1964), Aberystwyth, A History of Wales; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Llawysgrif Hendregadredd , 1933 , 1933 ; Dream of Rhonabwy http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-MADO-APM-1160.html. Accessed Jan 18, 2016
Succeeding his father in 1132 , his main pre-occupation, particularly between the years 1149-57 , was the defence of Powys against the aggression of Owain Gwynedd (q.v.) . Threatened by the building of the castle of Tomen-y-Rhodwydd at the southern end of the Vale of Clwyd , Madog , in alliance with Ranulf , earl of Chester , unsuccessfully challenged Owain 's advance, losing, for a time, the control of his lands in Iâl . This loss was retrieved in 1157 when Henry II , with Madog 's support, made a decisive assertion of authority in North Wales . When he d. three years later he was still friendly with his powerful patron.
1132: succeeded father as King of PowysMike Ashley, [http://books.google.com/books?id=GSM4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT361&lpg=PT361&dq=gruffydd+maelor&source=bl&ots=vPKFFoQ9cf&sig=nogb8E3MJEnJ04oL-NYi9FGRQqo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nlp5U8bXK8yBqgailoHoBA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=gruffydd%20maelor&f=false The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens] and was the last of his dynasty to rule as king over the whole of Powys.
To combat Owain Gwynedd's advances into Powis, Madog first allied with Ranulf, earl of Chester. It failed. His later alliance with Henry II was successful.
===1148 Castle of Oswestry===
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd built the castle of Oswestry" in 1148 and "gave Cyveiliog to his nephews Owain and Meurug, the sons of Gruffudd son of Maredudd"[748].
===Marriage to Susann of Gwynedd===
He married Susann of Gwynedd, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan King of Gwynedd & his wife Angharad of Deheubarth.
While several sources identify Susanna as the daughter of Owain Gwynedd Cawley in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy asserts that she was the daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan (not ‘ Owain Gwynedd ’)
Madog is also shown in some genealogies as the husband of [[Eirian-1|Efa (Eirian) ferch Madog]]. She apparently was a mistress of Madog, but not married to him. She has been delinked as a spouse but remains mother of shome of Madog's children.
===1161 Death===
Madog ap Maredudd died in 1161 and was buried in Meivod. Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Kings of Powys, family of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan., http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#_Toc389126140. Accessed January 19, 2016
The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1161 of "Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps"[749].
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and was buried "at Meivod"[750].
===Burial===
He was buried in the mother-church of Powys — S. Tysilio at Meifod .
bur. mother church of Powys, St Tysillio at Melfod.
===Praises sung by poets===
His praises were sung by the leading poets of the day, and the impression created on the minds of contemporaries by the influence which he asserted in central Wales is enshrined in contemporary prose romances.
contemporary poets sang Madog's praises and characterized him in prose romance.
===Division of Dominions at Death===
His dominions were divided among his sons and nephews: Gruffydd Maelor I, Owain Fychan, Owain Brogyntyn, and Owain Cyfeiliog.
His dominions were divided among a number of minor lords of Powys — his sons and nephews — and were never again to be reunited in the hands of a single ruler. (For his heirs see Gruffydd Maelor I , Owain Fychan , Owain Brogyntyn , and Owain Cyfeiliog ).
==Issue==
===Issue of Madog and his wife Susann===
Madog & his wife had four children:
#LLYWELYN (-killed 1161). The Annales Cambriæ record that "Lewelinus filius eius [Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps]" was killed in 1161[751]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and "shortly afterwards that his son Llywelyn was killed"[752]. #GRUFFYDD "Maelor" I (-1191, bur Meivod). Prince of Northern Powys (Fadog). Three WT profiles need research and merging: [[Powis-Vadawc-2|Gruffud ou Powis-Vadawc]]; [[Madog-30|Griffith (Madog) ap Madog]]; [[ap Madoc-9|Griffith Maelor ap Madoc]] #MARARED . Marared´s parentage and marriage are recorded in a manuscript now at Jesus College "Marareda merch Madawc m Maredud"[753]. m IORWERTH Drwyndwyn ("Flat nose") Prince of Gwynedd, son of OWAIN ap Gruffyd King of Gwynedd & his first wife Gwladus --- (-1174). Possibly the same as [[ferch Madog-1|Margaret ferch Madog]] #[[Madog-5|Gwenllian (Madog) ferch Madog]] m RHYS ap Gruffyd Prince of Deheubarth, son of GRUFFYD ap Rhys King of Deheubarth & his wife Gwenllian of Gwynedd ([1132]-1197).
===Illlegitimate Children===
Madog had three illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:
#[[ap Madog-28|Owain Brogyntyn ap Madoc, m MARGARET, daughter of EINION ap Seisyll of Mathafarn & his wife ---. . b. ca 1135, Mercion, Montgomery shire, Wales, d. 1186.
#son .
#son .
===Other children linked via WikiTree but unsourced===
#[[Marod-5|Llewelyn (Madog) ap Madog ]]
#[[Madog-39|Elise (Madog) ap Madog]]
#[[Madog-7|Efa ferch Madog ]]
#[[Madoc-6|Einion (Madoc) ap Madog ]]
#[[Madog-58|Cynwrig Efell (Madog) ap Madog]]
#[[Madog-37|Unknown (Madog) ferch Madog]]
==Sources==
*Pickering, W. (1890). Archaeologia Cambrensis. [http://books.google.com/books?id=lBBPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=Llewelyn+(Cynwrig)+ap+Cynwrig+Efell&source=bl&ots=-Tgi-Th0OF&sig=5ZbdARJQ_A4h3Y7sdNGFMEtLsOg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V8mIU436JYKDqgb46oCgDQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Llewelyn%20Cynwrig%20Efell&f=false Google eBook].
*Lloyd, J.Y.W. (1885). "The History of Powys Fadog, Vol 5." The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd. T. Richards. [http://books.google.com/books?id=KD0LAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA206&ots=U-3PFmfYLt&dq=gruffydd%20eyton&pg=PA207#v=onepage&q=eyton&f=false Google Books].
See also:*[http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2160/4026 The Bartrum Project]: [http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5120/bleddyn%20ap%20cynfyn%203.png?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Bleddyn ap Cynfyn 3]
Courtesy of fantastically full family tree cf.:
Hughes of Gwerclas 1/2/3/4:
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_1.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_2.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_3.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_4.htm
==Acknowledgements==
* WikiTree profile Powis-Vadawc-1 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by [[Spencer-2442 | Chet Spencer]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Powis-Vadawc-1 Changes page] for the details of edits by Chet and others.
}
==Biography==
===Name===
:Madawc ou Powis-Vadawc
:Madog ap Maredudd or Madoc ap Meredith
::Madoc is the English spelling, Madog is the Welsh;
::Meredith is the English spelling, Maredudd is the Welsh.
:Madog ap Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
Cymraeg: '''Madog ap Maredudd, brenin of Powys''' (d.1160)
English: '''Madog ap Maredudd, king of Powys'''Jones Pierce, MA. FSA, Professor Thomas, "MADOG ap MAREDUDD", ''Welsh Biography Online", http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-MADO-APM-1160.html, accessed 17 September 2014
===Title===
Prince of Powys-Vadawc
===Location===
While ancestors and descendants are known most as Princes of Powys, Madog ap Maredudd was known as Prince of Powys-Vadawg, a cantref later incorporated into Montgomeryshire.
===Parentage===
He was the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn
Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn.
=== Ancestors ===
1025 [[Powys-15|Bleddyn ap Cynfyn]] (obit 1075).
. 1065 [[Bleddyn-11|Maredudd]] (obit 1132)
.. 1098 [[Maredydd-22|Madog]] (obit 1160)
... 1130 [[Madog-30|Gruffudd Maelor I ap Madog]] (obit 1191)
.... 1160 [[Gruffudd-57|Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor]] (obit 1236)
..... 1195 [[Madog-54|Gruffudd Maelor II]] (obit 1269)[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html The Ancestry of Owain Glyndŵr] Ancient Wales Studies, by Darrell Wolcott.
[[Madog-58|Cynwrig Efell, Lord of y Glwysegl]], and [[Madoc-6|Einion Efell, Lord of Cynllaith]] were illegitimate twin sons of [[Maredydd-22|Madog ap Maredudd, Prince of Powys]], by [[Eirian-1|Eva]], daughter of Madog ap Urien of Maengwynedd.Lloyd, p. 209, retrieved 2014-06-21, [[Bairfield-1|amb]]
===1132 Accession as Prince of Powys===
He succeeded his father in 1132 as Prince of Powys.
He was the last of his dynasty to rule as king over the whole of Powys , including, for a time, the Fitzalan lordship of Oswestry (see Owain Brogyntyn ). Madog ap Maredudd. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Main source for article: based on Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., (1905-1964), Aberystwyth, A History of Wales; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Llawysgrif Hendregadredd , 1933 , 1933 ; Dream of Rhonabwy http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-MADO-APM-1160.html. Accessed Jan 18, 2016
Succeeding his father in 1132 , his main pre-occupation, particularly between the years 1149-57 , was the defence of Powys against the aggression of Owain Gwynedd (q.v.) . Threatened by the building of the castle of Tomen-y-Rhodwydd at the southern end of the Vale of Clwyd , Madog , in alliance with Ranulf , earl of Chester , unsuccessfully challenged Owain 's advance, losing, for a time, the control of his lands in Iâl . This loss was retrieved in 1157 when Henry II , with Madog 's support, made a decisive assertion of authority in North Wales . When he d. three years later he was still friendly with his powerful patron.
1132: succeeded father as King of PowysMike Ashley, [http://books.google.com/books?id=GSM4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT361&lpg=PT361&dq=gruffydd+maelor&source=bl&ots=vPKFFoQ9cf&sig=nogb8E3MJEnJ04oL-NYi9FGRQqo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nlp5U8bXK8yBqgailoHoBA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=gruffydd%20maelor&f=false The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens] and was the last of his dynasty to rule as king over the whole of Powys.
To combat Owain Gwynedd's advances into Powis, Madog first allied with Ranulf, earl of Chester. It failed. His later alliance with Henry II was successful.
===1148 Castle of Oswestry===
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd built the castle of Oswestry" in 1148 and "gave Cyveiliog to his nephews Owain and Meurug, the sons of Gruffudd son of Maredudd"[748].
===Marriage to Susann of Gwynedd===
He married Susann of Gwynedd, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan King of Gwynedd & his wife Angharad of Deheubarth.
While several sources identify Susanna as the daughter of Owain Gwynedd Cawley in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy asserts that she was the daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan (not ‘ Owain Gwynedd ’)
Madog is also shown in some genealogies as the husband of [[Eirian-1|Efa (Eirian) ferch Madog]]. She apparently was a mistress of Madog, but not married to him. She has been delinked as a spouse but remains mother of shome of Madog's children.
===1161 Death===
Madog ap Maredudd died in 1161 and was buried in Meivod. Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Kings of Powys, family of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan., http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#_Toc389126140. Accessed January 19, 2016
The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1161 of "Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps"[749].
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and was buried "at Meivod"[750].
===Burial===
He was buried in the mother-church of Powys — S. Tysilio at Meifod .
bur. mother church of Powys, St Tysillio at Melfod.
===Praises sung by poets===
His praises were sung by the leading poets of the day, and the impression created on the minds of contemporaries by the influence which he asserted in central Wales is enshrined in contemporary prose romances.
contemporary poets sang Madog's praises and characterized him in prose romance.
===Division of Dominions at Death===
His dominions were divided among his sons and nephews: Gruffydd Maelor I, Owain Fychan, Owain Brogyntyn, and Owain Cyfeiliog.
His dominions were divided among a number of minor lords of Powys — his sons and nephews — and were never again to be reunited in the hands of a single ruler. (For his heirs see Gruffydd Maelor I , Owain Fychan , Owain Brogyntyn , and Owain Cyfeiliog ).
==Issue==
===Issue of Madog and his wife Susann===
Madog & his wife had four children:
#LLYWELYN (-killed 1161). The Annales Cambriæ record that "Lewelinus filius eius [Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps]" was killed in 1161[751]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and "shortly afterwards that his son Llywelyn was killed"[752]. #GRUFFYDD "Maelor" I (-1191, bur Meivod). Prince of Northern Powys (Fadog). Three WT profiles need research and merging: [[Powis-Vadawc-2|Gruffud ou Powis-Vadawc]]; [[Madog-30|Griffith (Madog) ap Madog]]; [[ap Madoc-9|Griffith Maelor ap Madoc]] #MARARED . Marared´s parentage and marriage are recorded in a manuscript now at Jesus College "Marareda merch Madawc m Maredud"[753]. m IORWERTH Drwyndwyn ("Flat nose") Prince of Gwynedd, son of OWAIN ap Gruffyd King of Gwynedd & his first wife Gwladus --- (-1174). Possibly the same as [[ferch Madog-1|Margaret ferch Madog]] #[[Madog-5|Gwenllian (Madog) ferch Madog]] m RHYS ap Gruffyd Prince of Deheubarth, son of GRUFFYD ap Rhys King of Deheubarth & his wife Gwenllian of Gwynedd ([1132]-1197).
===Illlegitimate Children===
Madog had three illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:
#[[ap Madog-28|Owain Brogyntyn ap Madoc, m MARGARET, daughter of EINION ap Seisyll of Mathafarn & his wife ---. . b. ca 1135, Mercion, Montgomery shire, Wales, d. 1186.
#son .
#son .
===Other children linked via WikiTree but unsourced===
#[[Marod-5|Llewelyn (Madog) ap Madog ]]
#[[Madog-39|Elise (Madog) ap Madog]]
#[[Madog-7|Efa ferch Madog ]]
#[[Madoc-6|Einion (Madoc) ap Madog ]]
#[[Madog-58|Cynwrig Efell (Madog) ap Madog]]
#[[Madog-37|Unknown (Madog) ferch Madog]]
==Sources==
*Pickering, W. (1890). Archaeologia Cambrensis. [http://books.google.com/books?id=lBBPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=Llewelyn+(Cynwrig)+ap+Cynwrig+Efell&source=bl&ots=-Tgi-Th0OF&sig=5ZbdARJQ_A4h3Y7sdNGFMEtLsOg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V8mIU436JYKDqgb46oCgDQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Llewelyn%20Cynwrig%20Efell&f=false Google eBook].
*Lloyd, J.Y.W. (1885). "The History of Powys Fadog, Vol 5." The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd. T. Richards. [http://books.google.com/books?id=KD0LAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA206&ots=U-3PFmfYLt&dq=gruffydd%20eyton&pg=PA207#v=onepage&q=eyton&f=false Google Books].
See also:*[http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2160/4026 The Bartrum Project]: [http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5120/bleddyn%20ap%20cynfyn%203.png?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Bleddyn ap Cynfyn 3]
Courtesy of fantastically full family tree cf.:
Hughes of Gwerclas 1/2/3/4:
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_1.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_2.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_3.htm
http://www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk/burke1/Royal%20Descents/hughesofgwerclas_4.htm
==Acknowledgements==
* WikiTree profile Powis-Vadawc-1 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by [[Spencer-2442 | Chet Spencer]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Powis-Vadawc-1 Changes page] for the details of edits by Chet and others.
Events
| Birth | 1091 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |||
| Death | 9 Feb 1160 | Winchester, Hampshire | |||
| Marriage | Susanna ferch Gruffudd | ||||
| Reference No | 12134164 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Susanna ferch Gruffudd (1090 - 1165) |
| Child | Marared ferch Madog (1129 - 1201) |
| Child | Griffith "Prince of Powys Fadog" Madog Maelor I (1121 - 1191) |
| Child | Llewelyn Madog (1123 - 1160) |
| Child | Elise Madog (1127 - ) |
| Child | Gwenllian "of Powys" Madog (1131 - 1211) |
| Child | Efa ferch Madog (1133 - ) |
| Child | Unknown Madog (1137 - 1198) |
| Child | Griffith Maelor ap Madoc (1186 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Owain Brogyntyn ap Madog (1135 - 1186) |
| Spouse | Efa Eirian (1115 - ) |
| Child | Einin Madoc (1136 - 1196) |
| Child | Cynwrig "Lord of y Glwysegl" Madog (1136 - ) |
| Father | Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047 - 1132) |
| Mother | Hunydd Einudd (1063 - 1132) |
| Sibling | Cadwgon ap Maredudd (1081 - 1163) |
| Sibling | Gruffudd "Prince of Powys" ap Maredudd (1093 - 1128) |
| Sibling | Dyddgu ferch Maredudd (1100 - ) |
| Sibling | Hywel ap Maredudd (1111 - 1142) |