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Owain K of Gwynedd

• Birth: ABT 1100
• Death: 1170

• Reference: 2586

1. Iorwerth Drwyndwn

1. Rhodri* of Gwynedd

                                                                                                 _Meurig K of Gwynedd________
                                                                         _Idwal Fychan _________|____________________________
                                               _Iago K of Gwynedd_______|
                                              |                         |                        ____________________________
                                              |                         |_______________________|____________________________
                         _Cynan ______________|
                        |                     |                                                  _Pyll ______________________
                        |                     |                          _Gwair ________________|____________________________
                        |                     |_Afendreg _______________|
                        |                                               |                        ____________________________
                        |                                               |_______________________|____________________________
 _Gruffudd K of Gwynedd_|
|                       |                                                                        _Olaf "the Red" K of Dublin_
|                       |                                                _Sitric II K of Dublin_|_Gormflaith of Leinster_____
|                       |                      _Olaf K of Dublin________|
|                       |                     |                         |                        _Brian Boru K of Ireland____
|                       |                     |                         |_Slani of Ireland______|____________________________
|                       |_Rhanullt of Dublin__|
|                                             |                                                  _Tuathal K of Leinster______
|                                             |                          _Dunlang K of Leinster_|____________________________
|                                             |_Mael-Corcre of Leinster_|
|                                                                       |                        ____________________________
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|--Owain K of Gwynedd
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|                                                                                                _Einion ____________________
|                                                                        _Gronwy _______________|____________________________
|                                              _Edwyn L of Tegeingl_____|
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|                        _Owain L of Tegeingl_|
|                       |                     |                                                  _Gwerystan Lord of Powys____
|                       |                     |                          _Cynfyn Lord of Powys__|_UNKNOWN ___________________
|                       |                     |_Iwerydd of Powys________|
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|                       |                                               |_UNKNOWN ______________|____________________________
|_Angharad of Tegeingl__|
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                        |_UNKNOWN ____________|
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Notes

Bartrum's "Welsh Genealogies".

Often referred to as Owain Gwynedd or as Owain Fawr (The Great). In

1136, Owain and his brothers wrested control of Ceridigion from

RICHARD DE CLARE (RIN 1079). In 1137, upon the death of his father, he

became king of Gwynedd. The years of the Reign of King Stephen in

England (1135-1154) were sometimes referred to as "the anarchy".

Owain took advantage of these years to greatly expand the kingdom of

Gwynedd until it reached almost to the town of Chester.

The very capable King HENRY II (RIN 761) ascended the English throne

in in 1154. This ended the anarchy and HENRY directed many of his vast

resources towards subjugating Wales. In 1156, the ruler of Powys,

MADOG AP MAREDUDD (RIN 2589), found it necessary to yield to HENRY

and in 1157 assisted him in his capmaigns against Owain. This was

partly due to the fact that Owain had territorial ambitions in parts of

Powys. After the campaign of 1157 Owain also yielded to HENRY,

acknowledging him as his soverign.

In 1165 Owain succeeded in forming an alliance with the others Welsh

rulers, RHYS AP GRUFFUDD (RIN 1881) of Dheubarth and the rulers of

Powys. HENRY was, for several years beginning in 1163, hampered

greatly in everything he did due to his conflict with Thomas Becket, the

Archbishop of Canterbury. This, along with a victory over HENRY's troops

in 1165 in the Berwyn Mountains, allowed the Welsh to regain much of

the territory they had lost to the Normans. In 1168 Owain even offered

to assist King LOUIS VII (RIN 1530) against Henry - an indication that he

aspired to total soverignty for his people. Unfortunately, when Owain

died in 1170, a struggle for succession followed.

Paul Reed summarized 0wains family as folloes:

. The sons and grandsons of Owain Gwynedd. . . Owain had matches with

at least nine women. Christina/Cristin f. Gronwy was considered a

legitimate wife. The following children are given in the _Handbook of

British Chronology_, after which are additional children listed in

Bartum's Welsh Genealogies [Gruffudd ap Cynan, various charts]:

(1) Rhun, d. 1146.

(2) Hywel, killed 1170 [son by Ffynnod Wyddeles ("an Irish woman");

issue:

Caswallon].

(3) Iorwerth Drwyndwn [flatnose], son by the first 'wife' Gwladus f.

Llywarch

(4) Maelgwn [son by Gwladus], who received Anglesey as his portion.

(5) David ap Owain [son by his second wife Christina] eventually won

Gwynedd from his other male relatives in 1175, was dispossessed in

1194, and died in exile in 1203. David had married, 1174, Emma, natural

daughter of Geoffrey of Anjou.

(6) RHODRI ap Owain [son by Christiana], married (1) a daughter of Rhys

ap Gruffudd of Deheubarth, and (2) the elder daughter of the King of Man.

Rhodri died in 1195.

(7) Cynan ap Owain [mother not known], died in 1174. He had sons

Gruffudd ap Cynan [d. 1200] and Maredudd [d. 1212].

(a) Angharad [daughter by Cristin], married Gruffudd Maelor.

(b) Gwenllian [Gwenllian I, daughter by Gwladus], married Owain

Cyneiliog.

[other children listed by Bartum, order not known:]

(8) Rhirid, married a daughter of Iarll Desmond [Desmond, in Ireland?]

(9) Iago [son by Mofudd f. Elfan ap Sandde].

(10) Philip [son by Mofudd f. Elfan ap Sandde].

(11) Madog.

(12) Einion.

(13) Cynwrig [I].

(14) Cynwrig [II]

(15) Cadell.

(c) Gwenllian [II].