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Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd 1078 – 1170 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1078

Birth Location: Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales

Death Date: 23 Nov 1170

Death Location: Wales

Father: Gruffudd Cynan

Mother: Angharad Owain

Spouse(s): Cristin Tegeingl, Gwladus Trahaern

Children(s): Angharad Owain, Rhodri None, Dafydd Gwynedd, Iorwedwnrth Drwyndwn, Hywel None, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Madog Gwynedd

In 1078, Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd entered the world in Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales, born to Gruffudd "King of Gwynedd" ap Cynan and Angharad "of Gwynedd" (Deuheubarth) ferch Owain. Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd married Cristin of Tegeingl, Gwladus ferch Llywarch ap Trahaern, and had children including Angharad "of Gwynedd" ferch Owain, Rhodri, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, Iorwedwnrth Drwyndwn, Hywel, Maelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd. Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd passed away in 1170 in Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1078, Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd entered the world in Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales, born to Gruffudd "King of Gwynedd" ap Cynan and Angharad "of Gwynedd" (Deuheubarth) ferch Owain.
  • Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd married Cristin of Tegeingl, Gwladus ferch Llywarch ap Trahaern, and had children including Angharad "of Gwynedd" ferch Owain, Rhodri, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, Iorwedwnrth Drwyndwn, Hywel, Maelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd, Madog ab Owain Gwynedd.
  • Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd passed away in 1170 in Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gruffudd Cynan
1054 – 1137
Birth Location: Swords, Kingdom of Dublin (unsure)
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Angharad Owain
1065 – 1162
Birth Location: Tegaingl, Flint, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Cristin Tegeingl
Birth Location: –
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Gwladus Trahaern
Birth Location: Arwystli, Mongomerieshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Angharad Owain
1135 –
Birth Location: Gwynedd
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Rhodri None
– 1195
Birth Location: –
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Dafydd Gwynedd
– 1203
Birth Location: –
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Iorwedwnrth Drwyndwn
1130 – 1174
Birth Location: Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales
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Hywel None
Birth Location: –
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Maelgwn Gwynedd
– 1173
Birth Location: –
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Madog Gwynedd
Birth Location: –
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Owain Gruffydd's Ancestors

Self
Owain Gruffydd
1078 – 1170
Birth Place: Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales
Parents
Gruffudd "King of Gwynedd" ap Cynan
1054 – 1137
Swords, Kingdom of Dublin (unsure)
Angharad ("of Gwynedd" (Deuheubarth) ferch) Owain
1065 – 1162
Tegaingl, Flint, Wales
Grandparents
Cynan (ab) Iago
1014 – 1063
Aberfraw, United Kingdom
Ragnailt ((Ragnhildr) Olafsdotter (ingen) Amlaib)
1020 – 1076
Dublin, Ireland
Owain (ab) Edwyn
1040 – 1105
Tegeingl, Wales
Morwyl (ferch) Ednywain
1049 –
Tegeingl, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Iago Meurig
– 1039
Olafr Sigtryggsson
– 1034
Maelcorcre O'Tuathail
1000 – 1054
Edwin Einion
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sigtrygg Olafson
– 1042
Slaine Brian
Einion Owain

Owain Gruffydd's Descendants

1.
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Owain ((Owain Gwynedd) ap) Gruffydd (1078 – 23 Nov 1170) m. Cristin (of) Tegeingl m. Gwladus (ferch Llywarch ap) Trahaern
  1. 1. Angharad ("of Gwynedd" ferch) Owain (abt 1135 – ) m. Gruffudd ("Prince of Powys Fadog") Maelor ( – 1191)
    1. 1. Madog ("of Powys Fadog" ap Gruffudd) Maelor (1160 – 1236) m. Gwladys (verch) Ithel (1185 – 1218)
      1. 1. Gruffydd ((Gruffydd Maelor II) ap) Madog (1195 – 7 Dec 1269) m. Emma (of Powis (3\23father James?)) Audley (abt. 1220 – aft. 10 Nov 1278)
        1. 1. Gruffudd (Fychan Farwn Gwyn ap Gruffudd) (Gruffydd) (abt. 1235 – 1300)
  2. 2. Rhodri ( – 1195)
    1. 1. Thomas (ap) Rhodri
      1. 1. Caradog (ap) Thomas
        1. 1. Senana (ferch) Caradog (Abt. 1206 – Dec 1262) m. Gruffudd (ap) Llywelyn ( – 1 Mar 1244)
  3. 3. Dafydd (ab Owain) Gwynedd ( – 1203) m. Emma (of) Anjou (bef 1151 – abt 1241)
    1. 1. Owain
  4. 4. Iorwedwnrth Drwyndwn (1130 – 1174) m. Marared ("Princess Margaret" ferch) Madog
    1. 1. Llywelyn (Fawr "Prince of North Wales" ap) Iorwerth (1173 – 11 Apr 1240) m. Joan FitzJohn (bef 1189 – 2 Feb 1237) m. Tangwystl (ferch Llywarch aka) Goch (abt 1182 – Aft. 1201)
      1. 1. Gwladus (Ddu "the Dark" ferch) Llywelyn (1205ish – Abt. 1251) m. Ralph ((2nd husband)) Mortimer m. Reginald (de) Braose (19 1182 Sept – Jun 1228)
        1. 1. Roger Mortimer (Abt. 1231 – 26 Oct 1282)
      2. 2. Marared (1207ish – ) m. Walter ((2nd husband)) Clifford m. John (de) Braose
      3. 3. Elen (abt 1208 – Bef. 5 Aug 1253) m. John (de) Huntingdon (1207 – 6 Jun 1237)
      4. 4. Dafydd (ap) Iorwerth (Spring 1212 – 1246) m. Isabella (de) Braose
      5. 5. Angharad (ferch) Llewellyn (abt 1212 – abt 1260) m. Maelgwn ("Lord of Ceredigion") Fychan (bef 1200 – 1257)
        1. 1. Ellen (ferch) Maelgwn (abt 1225 – ) m. Maredudd (ab) Owain (abt 1210 – 1265)
      6. 6. Gwenllian (ferch) Iorwerth m. William (de) Lacey
      7. 7. Gruffudd (ap) Llywelyn ( – 1 Mar 1244) m. Senana (ferch) Caradog (Abt. 1206 – Dec 1262) m. Rhanult Rognvaldatter (1200 – 1221)
        1. 1. LLywelyn (ap) Gruffudd (Abt. 1225 – 11 Dec 1282) m. Eleanor (de) Monfort (Oct 1252 – 1282)
        2. 2. Dafydd (ap) Gruffudd ( – 3 Oct 1283) m. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers ( – aft. 1283)
        3. 3. Owain (ap) Gruffudd
        4. 4. Rhodri (ap) Gruffudd
        5. 5. Catrin (ferch) Gruffudd (1217 – 1261) m. Iorwerth (Fychan ap) Iorwerth (1200 – 1270)
        6. 6. Gwladus (ferch) Gruffudd (Abt. 1219 – )
  5. 5. Hywel
  6. 6. Maelgwn (ab Owain) Gwynedd ( – Aft. 1173)
  7. 7. Madog (ab Owain) Gwynedd

Owain Gruffydd's Timeline

2 Records

1078
1078
Birth of Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd in Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales
Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales
1170
23 Nov 1170
Age 92
Death of Owain (Owain Gwynedd) ap Gruffydd in Wales
Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1078
    Event Place: Nant Gwynant, Arllechwedd, Gwynedd, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1170
    Event Place: Wales
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