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Gruffudd "Prince of Powys" ap Maredudd
(1093 - 1128)
[[Category: Whittington Castle]]
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
== Biography ==
===Name===
Gruffydd 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
:[[Powis-Wenwynwyn-1|Gruffud ou Powis-Wenwynwyn]]
:[[Maredudd-14|Gruffudd (Maredudd) ap Maredudd]].
Gruffudd ap Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Lord of Cyfeiliog. Carl Boyer. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. By the Author: Santa Clarita, California, 2005. p 15
Gruffydd /ap Maredudd/ Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6835128&pid=-610926905
Gruffudd Ap /MAREDUDD/ Ancestry Family Trees.http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5826086&pid=-1387714847
===Birth===
Gruffudd was born in 1093 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. WikiTree Data Field, not otherwise sourced.
Gruffudd was of record in 1116 and died in 1128.
He was the son of [[ap Bleddyn-13|Maredudd ap Bleddyn]] born Montgomery, Wales 1047.and [[Einudd-1|Hunydd ferch Einudd]], born 1063 in Denbighshire. Boyer confirms the names, not dates and places.
===Marriage to Gwerful===
He married [[Gwrgeneu-1|Gwerful]] ferch Gwrgeneu, "lord of Arnstly" (Arwistly) ap Hywel ab Ieuaf ap Cadwgon ab Elystan Glodrydd.
He married Gwerfyl, daughter and heiress of Gwrgeno ap Hywel Lord of Caer or Clydewen & his wife ---.
===Mistress===
He had a mistress, Iwera ferch Iago ap Gruffudd ap Cynan.
===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].
About 1113 he joined his cousin Einion ap Cadwgon in taking the castle at Cymmer in Meirionydd from "Uchtryd ap Edwin," and took Meirionydd, Cyfeiliog and Penllyn.
===1128 Death===
Gruffudd died in 1128 in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Gruffudd died in 1128.
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].
==Issue==
Gruffydd & his wife had two children:
His minor sons were raised after his death by their uncle, Madog, after their grandfather died.
#[[Gruffydd-70|Owain Cyfeliog]], born around 1125, child of Gruffudd and Gwerful, d. 1197. 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. He marriedd (1) Gwellian ferch Owain Gwynedd, m. (2) Gewnllian ferch Ednywaiin. #Meurig, child of Gruffudd and his mistress, living 1149-1156, m. daughter of Gruffudd Carno ap Hywell (d. 1185, of Talgarth, Trefeglwys) ap Ieuaf (d. 1130) ab Owain ap Trahaearn (d. 1081) of Arwystli) ap Caradog. 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]. #Margred, child of Gruffudd and unnamed mother (not named by Bartrum), m. Iinion Ddistain ab Iorwerth ap Gwrgeneu ab Uchtrud ab Aleth :Brenin dyfed" (Prince of Dyfed) #Rhirid Foel, child of Gruffudd and unnamed mother (not named by Barftrum) whose daughter Janed m. Iorwerth Dalwaith ap Hywel ap Moriddig ap Sandde Hardd.
== Appendix: Gryffydd's brother Maredudd ==
: Owain CyfeiliogÔs father Gruffyd ap Maredudd was brother of Madog ap Maredudd, which is why Owain inherited part of Powys when Madog died. Wikipedia, Madog ap Maredudd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madog_ap_Maredudd. Accessed Jan 20, 2017
: : Madog ap Maredudd (died 1160) was the last Prince of the entire Kingdom of Powys and for a time held the Fitzalan Lordship of Oswestry.
: : Madog was the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn and grandson of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. He followed his father on the throne of Powys in 1132. He is recorded as taking part in the Battle of Lincoln in 1141 in support of the Earl of Chester, along with Owain Gwynedd's brother Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd and a large army of Welshmen. In 1149 he is recorded giving the commote of Cyfeiliog to his nephews Owain Cyfeiliog and his brother Meurig. The same year Madog was able to rebuild Oswestry castle a fortress of William Fitzalan. It would seem likely that he had gained both the fortresses of Oswestry and Whittington in 1146.
===Defeat by Gwynedd===
: At this time the King of Gwynedd, between 1149 to 1150, Owain Gwynedd was exerting pressure on the borders of Powys, despite the fact that Madog was married to Susanna, Owain's sister. Madog made an alliance with Ranulf, Earl of Chester, but Owain defeated them at Coleshill in 1150 and took possession of Madog's lands in Il (English="Yale"]. In 1157 when King Henry II of England invaded Gwynedd he was supported by Madog, who was able to regain many of his Welsh lands. Even so he retained the lordships of Oswestry and Whittington. In 1159 Madog would seem to have been the Welsh prince who accompanied King Henry II in his campaign to Toulouse which ended in failure. Returning home to Wales Madog died about 9 February 1160 in Whittington Castle. He was buried soon aftwerwards in the church of St. Tysilio at Meifod, the mother church of Powys.
:
===Succession Shared===
Madog's eldest son, Llywelyn, was killed soon after his father's death and Powys was shared between a number of sons and nephews. Powys was never subsequently reunited, being separated into two parts Powys Fadog and Powys Wenwynwyn. Madog's death enabled Owain Gwynedd to annex part of northern Powys. The poet Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr in his elegy on Madog said:
: ''While Madog lived there was no man
: Dared ravage his fair borders
: Yet nought of all he held
: Esteemed he his save by God's might ...
: If my noble lord were alive: Gwynedd would not now be encamped in the heart of Edeyrnion''
===The Mabinogion===
: The Mabinogion tale The Dream of Rhonabwy is set during Madog's reign. The central character, Rhonabwy, is one of Madog's retainers sent to bring in Madog's rebellious brother Iorwerth. His titular dream contrasts his own time with the grandeur of King Arthur's period. Gantz, Jeffrey (translator) (1987). The Mabinogion, pp. 177��191. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-044322-3.
===Children===
: ? Llywelyn ap Madog
: ? Gruffydd Maelor: ? Gwenllian ferch Madog, married Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth: ? Marared ferch Madog, married Iorwerth Drwyndwn and was the mother of Llywelyn the Great
: ? Efa ferch Madog, married Cadwallon ap Madog
:
== Sources ==
See also:
[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html The Ancestry of Owain Glyndŵr] Ancient Wales Studies, by Darrell Wolcott.]
John Edward Lloyd (1911). A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest. Longmans, Green & Co.
Remfry, P.M., Whittington Castle and the families of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Peverel, Maminot, Powys and Fitz Warin (ISBN 1-899376-80-1)
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 176B-26
: Source: [[#S-1024580409]]
:: Page: Ancestry Family Trees
:: Note:
:: Data: ::: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
: Note: Gruffudd Ap Maredudd:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=06521570-a277-404a-acf2-7fb2cb73e7c2&tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
: Note: Maredudd CoA:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=84de964b-bad3-44f8-9d81-f762eaebd317&tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
==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.
This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. .
This person was created through the import of LJ Pellman Consolidated Family_2011-03-21.ged on 21 March 2011.
This person was created through the import of Holman Family Tree.ged on 06 March 2011.
* WikiTree profile Maredudd-9 created through the import of davidson ftm file 2011-07-26.ged on Jul 26, 2011 by [[Davidson-1065 | Jeffrey Davidson]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Maredudd-9 Changes page] for the details of edits by Jeffrey and others.
* WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-128829 created through the import of My Family File.ged on Nov 16, 2011 by [[Foster-2926 | Lance Foster]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=UNKNOWN-128829 Changes page] for the details of edits by Lance and others.
[[Category: Cymru 742-1535]]
== Biography ==
===Name===
Gruffydd 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
:[[Powis-Wenwynwyn-1|Gruffud ou Powis-Wenwynwyn]]
:[[Maredudd-14|Gruffudd (Maredudd) ap Maredudd]].
Gruffudd ap Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Lord of Cyfeiliog. Carl Boyer. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. By the Author: Santa Clarita, California, 2005. p 15
Gruffydd /ap Maredudd/ Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6835128&pid=-610926905
Gruffudd Ap /MAREDUDD/ Ancestry Family Trees.http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5826086&pid=-1387714847
===Birth===
Gruffudd was born in 1093 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. WikiTree Data Field, not otherwise sourced.
Gruffudd was of record in 1116 and died in 1128.
He was the son of [[ap Bleddyn-13|Maredudd ap Bleddyn]] born Montgomery, Wales 1047.and [[Einudd-1|Hunydd ferch Einudd]], born 1063 in Denbighshire. Boyer confirms the names, not dates and places.
===Marriage to Gwerful===
He married [[Gwrgeneu-1|Gwerful]] ferch Gwrgeneu, "lord of Arnstly" (Arwistly) ap Hywel ab Ieuaf ap Cadwgon ab Elystan Glodrydd.
He married Gwerfyl, daughter and heiress of Gwrgeno ap Hywel Lord of Caer or Clydewen & his wife ---.
===Mistress===
He had a mistress, Iwera ferch Iago ap Gruffudd ap Cynan.
===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].
About 1113 he joined his cousin Einion ap Cadwgon in taking the castle at Cymmer in Meirionydd from "Uchtryd ap Edwin," and took Meirionydd, Cyfeiliog and Penllyn.
===1128 Death===
Gruffudd died in 1128 in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Gruffudd died in 1128.
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].
==Issue==
Gruffydd & his wife had two children:
His minor sons were raised after his death by their uncle, Madog, after their grandfather died.
#[[Gruffydd-70|Owain Cyfeliog]], born around 1125, child of Gruffudd and Gwerful, d. 1197. 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. He marriedd (1) Gwellian ferch Owain Gwynedd, m. (2) Gewnllian ferch Ednywaiin. #Meurig, child of Gruffudd and his mistress, living 1149-1156, m. daughter of Gruffudd Carno ap Hywell (d. 1185, of Talgarth, Trefeglwys) ap Ieuaf (d. 1130) ab Owain ap Trahaearn (d. 1081) of Arwystli) ap Caradog. 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]. #Margred, child of Gruffudd and unnamed mother (not named by Bartrum), m. Iinion Ddistain ab Iorwerth ap Gwrgeneu ab Uchtrud ab Aleth :Brenin dyfed" (Prince of Dyfed) #Rhirid Foel, child of Gruffudd and unnamed mother (not named by Barftrum) whose daughter Janed m. Iorwerth Dalwaith ap Hywel ap Moriddig ap Sandde Hardd.
== Appendix: Gryffydd's brother Maredudd ==
: Owain CyfeiliogÔs father Gruffyd ap Maredudd was brother of Madog ap Maredudd, which is why Owain inherited part of Powys when Madog died. Wikipedia, Madog ap Maredudd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madog_ap_Maredudd. Accessed Jan 20, 2017
: : Madog ap Maredudd (died 1160) was the last Prince of the entire Kingdom of Powys and for a time held the Fitzalan Lordship of Oswestry.
: : Madog was the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn and grandson of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. He followed his father on the throne of Powys in 1132. He is recorded as taking part in the Battle of Lincoln in 1141 in support of the Earl of Chester, along with Owain Gwynedd's brother Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd and a large army of Welshmen. In 1149 he is recorded giving the commote of Cyfeiliog to his nephews Owain Cyfeiliog and his brother Meurig. The same year Madog was able to rebuild Oswestry castle a fortress of William Fitzalan. It would seem likely that he had gained both the fortresses of Oswestry and Whittington in 1146.
===Defeat by Gwynedd===
: At this time the King of Gwynedd, between 1149 to 1150, Owain Gwynedd was exerting pressure on the borders of Powys, despite the fact that Madog was married to Susanna, Owain's sister. Madog made an alliance with Ranulf, Earl of Chester, but Owain defeated them at Coleshill in 1150 and took possession of Madog's lands in Il (English="Yale"]. In 1157 when King Henry II of England invaded Gwynedd he was supported by Madog, who was able to regain many of his Welsh lands. Even so he retained the lordships of Oswestry and Whittington. In 1159 Madog would seem to have been the Welsh prince who accompanied King Henry II in his campaign to Toulouse which ended in failure. Returning home to Wales Madog died about 9 February 1160 in Whittington Castle. He was buried soon aftwerwards in the church of St. Tysilio at Meifod, the mother church of Powys.
:
===Succession Shared===
Madog's eldest son, Llywelyn, was killed soon after his father's death and Powys was shared between a number of sons and nephews. Powys was never subsequently reunited, being separated into two parts Powys Fadog and Powys Wenwynwyn. Madog's death enabled Owain Gwynedd to annex part of northern Powys. The poet Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr in his elegy on Madog said:
: ''While Madog lived there was no man
: Dared ravage his fair borders
: Yet nought of all he held
: Esteemed he his save by God's might ...
: If my noble lord were alive: Gwynedd would not now be encamped in the heart of Edeyrnion''
===The Mabinogion===
: The Mabinogion tale The Dream of Rhonabwy is set during Madog's reign. The central character, Rhonabwy, is one of Madog's retainers sent to bring in Madog's rebellious brother Iorwerth. His titular dream contrasts his own time with the grandeur of King Arthur's period. Gantz, Jeffrey (translator) (1987). The Mabinogion, pp. 177��191. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-044322-3.
===Children===
: ? Llywelyn ap Madog
: ? Gruffydd Maelor: ? Gwenllian ferch Madog, married Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth: ? Marared ferch Madog, married Iorwerth Drwyndwn and was the mother of Llywelyn the Great
: ? Efa ferch Madog, married Cadwallon ap Madog
:
== Sources ==
See also:
[http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html The Ancestry of Owain Glyndŵr] Ancient Wales Studies, by Darrell Wolcott.]
John Edward Lloyd (1911). A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest. Longmans, Green & Co.
Remfry, P.M., Whittington Castle and the families of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Peverel, Maminot, Powys and Fitz Warin (ISBN 1-899376-80-1)
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 176B-26
: Source: [[#S-1024580409]]
:: Page: Ancestry Family Trees
:: Note:
:: Data: ::: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
: Note: Gruffudd Ap Maredudd:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=06521570-a277-404a-acf2-7fb2cb73e7c2&tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
: Note: Maredudd CoA:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=84de964b-bad3-44f8-9d81-f762eaebd317&tid=3389077&pid=1343905949
==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.
This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. .
This person was created through the import of LJ Pellman Consolidated Family_2011-03-21.ged on 21 March 2011.
This person was created through the import of Holman Family Tree.ged on 06 March 2011.
* WikiTree profile Maredudd-9 created through the import of davidson ftm file 2011-07-26.ged on Jul 26, 2011 by [[Davidson-1065 | Jeffrey Davidson]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Maredudd-9 Changes page] for the details of edits by Jeffrey and others.
* WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-128829 created through the import of My Family File.ged on Nov 16, 2011 by [[Foster-2926 | Lance Foster]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=UNKNOWN-128829 Changes page] for the details of edits by Lance and others.
Events
| Birth | 1093 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |||
| Death | 1128 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |||
| Reference No | 15116527 | ||||
| Reference No | 16223843 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047 - 1132) |
| Mother | Hunydd Einudd (1063 - 1132) |
| Sibling | Madog ap Maredudd (1091 - 1160) |
| Sibling | Cadwgon ap Maredudd (1081 - 1163) |
| Sibling | Dyddgu ferch Maredudd (1100 - ) |
| Sibling | Hywel ap Maredudd (1111 - 1142) |