Gwenwynwyn ab Owain "Cyfeiliog", Brenin of South Powys

Abt 1170 - 1216  (46 years)

• Name	Gwenwynwyn ab Owain "Cyfeiliog"   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Suffix	Brenin of South Powys
  Nickname	Cyfeiliog
  Born	Abt 1170	of, Cyfeiliog commote, Montgomeryshire, Wales
  Christened	{Tribe: Bleddyn ap Cynfyn}
  Gender	Male
  Died	1216  [14, 15]
  Person ID	I100003885	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2007

  
  

  Father	Owain "Cyfeiliog" ap Gruffudd, Brenin of South Powys,   b. 1108, of, Cyfeiliog commote, Montgomeryshire, Wales ,   d. 1197, Monastery of Strata Marchella  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Gwenllian [1st] ferch Owain "Gwynedd" Mawr,   b. Abt 1130, of, , Caernarvonshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F100002135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margred ferch Rhys,   b. Abt 1170, of, , Carmarthenshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2005
  Family ID	F100003018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Corbet,   b. Abt 1200, of, Cause, Westbury, Shropshire, England ,   d. Aft 23 Nov 1228  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2002
  Family ID	F100002274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):DEATH: Conflict/Error> Dwnn's 'Heraldic Visitations of Wales' volume 2 page 109 footnote 5 states he was living in 1246 which would make the death date of 1216 erroneous. TITLES: Accession> to South Powys (Powys Wenwynwyn) in 1195. (Fryde, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 54) TITLES: Prince of Upper Powys. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 43) MILITARY: Wars and Battles> Gwenwynwyn conquered Arwystli, 1197. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 1 p. 158) LIVING: 1187. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 2 p. 56) LIVING: In a deed dated 22 Apr 1246 he is styled "Wenwynwyn de Keveiliog". (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations of Wales, vol. 2 p. 109 fn. 5) PROPERTY: He succeeded in the estates of his father, except those given to Cadwallon. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 5 p. 43) PROPERTY: After his death in 1218, his lands were coneded to the custody of Llywelyn during the minority of his heirs. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 134) DEATH: Died in exile after being dispossed by Llywelyn "the Great". REMARKS: Helped Llywelyn drive King John from Wales in 1208. REMARKS: In 1216 Gwenwynwyn receded from his Welsh alliance and made his peace with John, King of England, to the great indignation of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales. He was in consequence hunted from his dominions and driven into the county of Chester by Llywelyn, who seized his whole territory. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 134) REMARKS: A stanzas and ode to him can be found in 'Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog' volume 1 pages 344-347 (written in Welsh). REMARKS: The term King can be misleading. In Wales till the middle of the 12th century individuals were styled 'Brenin' meaning chief or high one, and 'Arglwydd' meaning lord or master.

  
  

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