Individual Details

Gruffud ou Powis-Wenwynwyn

(1093 - 1128)

== Biography ==

===Name===

:[[Powis-Wenwynwyn-1|Gruffud ou Powis-Wenwynwyn]]
:[[Maredudd-14|Gruffudd (Maredudd) ap Maredudd]].

===1093 Birth and Parentage===
He was born in 1093 WikiTree Data Field, Not otherwise specified
His parents were Maredudd and Efa 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

===1128 Death===

He died in 1125/1128.
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Gruffudd son of Maredudd son of Bledyn" died in 1125[756].
Lord of Mawddy. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1128 of "Grifinus filius Meredut"[755].

===1113 Attack upon Castle of Uchtryd===
The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Einon son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and Gruffudd son of Maredudd son of Bleddyn joined together to make an attack upon the castle of Uchtryd son of Edwin" in 1113[754].

===Marriage to Gwerfyl===
He married Gwerfyl, daughter and heiress of Gwrgeno ap Hywel Lord of Caer or Clydewen & his wife ---.

==Issue==

Gruffydd & his wife had two children:
#OWAIN "Cyfelliog" ([1125]-1195). 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"[757]. Prince of Southern Powys 1160. He abdicated. #MeurigMEURIG . 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"[758].

== Sources ==


[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html The Ancestry of Owain Glyndŵr] Ancient Wales Studies, by Darrell Wolcott.]

==Acknowledgements==
* WikiTree profile Powis-Wenwynwyn-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-Wenwynwyn-1 Changes page] for the details of edits by Chet and others.

Events

Birth1093
Death1128
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Families

FatherMaredudd ap Bleddyn (1047 - 1132)