Coat of arms of Gwaithfoed

ap Clodien, Gwaithfoed 1a

Birth Name ap Clodien, Gwaithfoed
Nick Name Fawr
Gender male
Age at Death greater than 110 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 920 Wales   2
Death 1057     3

Age: 137y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father ap Gwrydr, Clodien894
Mother verch Owain, Morfydd920
         ap Clodien, Gwaithfoed about 920 1057

Families

Family of ap Clodien, Gwaithfoed and

Unknown Partner ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
ap Gwaethfoed, Ednywain945
ap Gwaethfoed, Aydanabout 950
ap Gwaethfoed, Mydhanabout 952
ap Gwaethfoed, Rhyabout 956
ap Gwaithfoed, Cydrychabout 958
ap Gwaethfoed, Cynanabout 970about 1068
ap Gwaethfoed, Rhydderchabout 972
ap Gwaethfoed, Neiniad982

Source References

  1. The Gwentian Chronicle
      • Page: p. 59.
      • Source text:

        B. KINGS of POWYS, family of CYNFYN ap Gwerstan

        No other reference has been found to the following family in the mid-10th century except the marriage which is indicated below. It is possible that there is an error in the text and that the chronicler confused the bride´s father with Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, who lived in the 11th century (see below).

        1. CYNFYN . m ---. The name of Cynfyn´s wife is not known. Cynfyn & his wife had one child:

        a) BLEDDYN . Prince of Powys. m ---. The name of Bleddyn´s wife is not known. Bleddyn & his wife had one child:

        i) DENIS . [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Iestin [prince of Glamorgan]" married "the daughter of Bleddyn son of Cynvyn prince of Powys, by name Denis" in 994[704].] m (994) IESTIN ap Gwrgan of Glamorgan, son of GWRGAN ap Ithel of Glamorgan & his wife ---.

        1. GWERSTAN . [The Gwentian Chronicle records the ancestry of "Cynvyn son of Gwerystan, lord of Cibwr in Gwent, son of Gwaithvoed, son of Gloddien, son of Gwrydr the Tall, son of Caradawc, son of Llew the Right-handed…etc" and nineteen further generations back to "Manogan king of the Isle of Britain"[705].] m ---. The name of Gwerstan´s wife is not known. Gwerstan & his wife had one child:

        a) CYNFYN ap Gwerstan . His parentage is confirmed by the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales which names "Cynvyn son of Gwerystan" as father of "Bleddyn"[706]. King of Powys. m firstly (1023) as her second husband, ANGHARAD of Gwynedd, widow of LLYWELYN ap Seisyll King of Gwynedd, daughter of MAREDUDD King of Deheubarth and Gwynedd & his wife ---. Her first marriage is confirmed by the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales which records that "Bleddyn son of Cynvyn [and] Gruffudd son of Llywelyn…were brothers by the same mother…Angharad daughter of Meredudd king of the Britons"[707]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Yngharad the widow of Llywelyn son of Seisyllt married Cynvyn son of Gwerystan lord of Cibwyr" in 1023[708].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records in 1106 that "Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, were brothers, from Angharad daughter of king Maredudd"[709]. m secondly ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iweryd the mother of Owain and Uchtryd, the sons of Edwin king of Tegeingl, and Bleddyn son of Cynvyn were sister and brother by the same father but not the same mother, as Angharad daughter of Maredudd was the mother of Bleddyn"[710]. Cynfyn & his first wife had two children:

        i) BLEDDYN ap Cynfyn ([1025]-1075). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records in 1106 that "Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, were brothers, from Angharad daughter of king Maredudd"[711]. He succeeded his uterine half-brother in 1063 as King of Gwynedd and Powys.

        - see below.

        ii) RHIWALLON (-killed in battle Mechain 1068). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records in 1106 that "Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, were brothers, from Angharad daughter of king Maredudd"[712]. Florence of Worcester records that he was appointed King of Powys by King Edward "the Confessor" after the defeat of Gruffydd[713]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "the action of Mechain took place between Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, Maredudd and Ithel, sons of Gruffudd" in 1068, adding that "Ithel was killed in the battle and Maredudd died of cold in his flight, and Rhiwallon son of Cynvyn was slain"[714]. m ---. The name of Rhiwallon´s wife is not known. Rhiwallon & his wife had four children:

        (a) CYNWRIG . Ruled over Gwynnedd jointly with Trahaearn ap Caradog [1080].

        (b) MEILYS (-1081).

        (c) GWLADUS . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records in 1106 that "Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and Gwladus daughter of Rhiwallon, the mother of Nest were cousins, as Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, were brothers"[715]. m RHYS ap Tewdwr King of Deheubarth, son of TEWDWR Mawr & his wife --- (-killed in battle near Brecknock Castle [Mar/Apr] 1093).

        (d) SIONED . m TUDOR "Walensis" Lord of Whittington, son of ---.

        Cynfyn & his second wife had one child:

        iii) IWERYD . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iweryd the mother of Owain and Uchtryd, the sons of Edwin king of Tegeingl, and Bleddyn son of Cynvyn were sister and brother by the same father but not the same mother, as Angharad daughter of Maredudd was the mother of Bleddyn"[716]. m EDWIN ap Gronw, son of GRONW ap Einon & his wife ---.

        BLEDDYN ap Cynfyn, son of CYNFYN ap Gwerstan & his wife Angharad of Gwynedd ([1025]-1075). Florence of Worcester records that he succeeded his uterine half-brother in 1063 as King of Gwynedd and Powys, appointed by King Edward "the Confessor" after the defeat of Gruffydd[717]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Blidenus rex Guallorum” joined the rebellion of “avunculos suos” (referring to “Eduinum, Morcarum”, although no family relationship has been traced between Bleddyn and Edwin and Morcar who, from a chronological point of view, could not have been his uncles) in 1068[718]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "the action of Mechain took place between Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, Maredudd and Ithel, sons of Gruffudd" in 1068, adding that "Ithel was killed in the battle and Maredudd died of cold in his flight, and Rhiwallon son of Cynvyn was slain" and that "then Bleddyn son of Cynvyn held Gwynedd and Powys"[719]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Bleddyn son of Cynvyn was killed by Rhys son of Owain" in 1073[720]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records in 1106 that "Bleddyn and Rhiwallon, sons of Cynvyn, were brothers, from Angharad daughter of king Maredudd"[721].

        m firstly ---, daughter of BROCKWELL ap Moelyn of Nwrcelyn in Môn (Anglesey) & his wife ---.

        m secondly ---.

        m thirdly as her second husband, HAER, widow of CYNFYN Hirdref, daughter of CILLIN ap y Blaidd Rhudd of Gest & his wife ---.

        m fourthly MORIEN, daughter of IDNERTH ap Cadwgan ab Elstan Gledrydd & his wife ---.

        Bleddyn & his first wife had three children:

        1. CADWGAN ap Bleddyn (-killed [1108/11]). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Rhys son of Tewdwr was expelled from his territory by the sons of Bleddyn, sons of Cynvyn, to wit Madog, and Cadwgan, and Rhirid, and he himself retreated into Ireland, and immediately afterwards he collected a fleet of the Gwyddelians and returned again, and then the battle of Llych Crei took place, and the sons of Bleddyn were slain" in 1087[722]. Prince of Powys. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwgan son of Bleddyn despoiled Dyfed" 2 May 1091[723]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and Gruffudd son of Cynan returned from Ireland" in 1097 and "made peace with the French…[and] retained part of the country, Cadwgan son of Bleddyn took Ceredigion and a portion of Powys"[724]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Robert Earl of Shrewsbury" made an alliance with "Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd, sons of Bleddyn, son of Cynvyn" in 1100 and together they seized "castles…Arundel and Bliv and Brygge…and Shrewsbury"[725]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that Henry I King of England "gave Powys to Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and was reconciled to Owain his son" after he heard that "Iorwerth [son of Bleddyn]" was killed in a fire in 1108, but that Cadwgan was killed soon afterwards by "Madog and those who had joined him in killing Iorwerth"[726]. Lord of Nannau. He was ancestor of the family of Lloyd of Blaenglyn, see Burke's Landed Gentry. m firstly ---. m secondly ---. m thirdly ---, daughter of PICOT & his wife ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "the French woman his wife daughter of Pictot, a French prince" as mother of "Henry son of Cadwgan" in 1113[727]. m fourthly SANAN, daughter of DYVINWAL & his wife ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Sanan daughter of Dyvinwal" as mother of "Einon son of Cadwgan" in 1113[728]. m fifthly ELLYW, daughter of CEDIVOR ap Collwyn & his wife ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Ellyw daughter of Cedivor son of Collwyn" as mother of "Gwgant son of Cadwgan" in 1113[729]. m sixthly (1098) GWENLLIAN of Gwynedd, illegitimate daughter of GRUFFYDD ap Cynan King of Gwynnedd & his mistress --- ([1080]-). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Gwenllian daughter of Gruffudd son of Cynan" as mother of "Madog son of Cadwgan" in 1113[730]. m seventhly EURON, daughter of HOEDLYW ap Cadwgan & his wife ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Euron daughter of Hoedlyw son of Cadwgan son of Elstan" as mother of "Maredudd [son of Cadwgan]" in 1113[731]. Cadwgan & his [first] wife had three children:

        a) GORONW . [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Goronwy and Llywelyn sons of Cadwgwn son of Bleddyn son of Cynvyn came with…Caradog son of Grufudd son of Rhydderch son of Iestin…to revenge the death of their grandfather and fought a pitched battle with Rhys son of Owain" in 1074[732].]

        b) LLYWELYN (-killed 1098). [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Goronwy and Llywelyn sons of Cadwgwn son of Bleddyn son of Cynvyn came with…Caradog son of Grufudd son of Rhydderch son of Iestin…to revenge the death of their grandfather and fought a pitched battle with Rhys son of Owain" in 1074[733]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Llywelyn son of Cadwgawn son of Bleddyn was killed by the men of Brecheinog in the interest of Bernard Newmarch" in 1098[734].]

        c) OWAIN (-killed 1103). [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Owain son of Cadwgawn son of Bleddyn killed Meurug and Gruffudd the sons of Trahearn son of Caradog" in 1105[735].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Owain son of Cadwgan" was killed in 1103[736].

        Cadwgan & his [second] wife had one child:

        d) OWAIN (-killed 1113). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwgan son of Bleddyn prepared a feast for the chieftains of his country, and he invited…his son Owain from Powys" in 1106[737]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that Henry I King of England "gave Powys to Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and was reconciled to Owain his son and requested Cadwgan to send messengers after Owain to Ireland" after he heard that "Iorwerth [son of Bleddyn]" was killed in a fire in 1108[738]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Madog son of Rhirid was taken by Maredudd son of Bleddyn and given to Owain son of Cadwgawn who pulled out his eyes and set him at liberty" in 1110[739].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales record that "Owain" was killed in 1113[740].

        Cadwgan & his third wife had two children:

        e) HENRY . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iorwerth son of Bleddyn" was released from prison in 1107 by Henry I King of England after "his son Rhirid…Ithel son of Rhirid his brother…[and] the son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn…born of the French woman…Henry" were given as hostages[741]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "the French woman his wife daughter of Pictot, a French prince" as mother of "Henry son of Cadwgan" in 1113[742].

        f) GRUFFYDD . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "the French woman his wife daughter of Pictot, a French prince" as mother of "Henry son of Cadwgan" in 1113, adding that "by her he had another son Gruffudd"[743].

        Cadwgan & his fourth Twife had one child:

        g) EINON (-1121). he Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Sanan daughter of Dyvinwal" as mother of "Einon son of Cadwgan" in 1113[744]. 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[745]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "King Henry came to Powys with a strong army against Meredudd son of Bleddyn and Einion, Madoc and Morgan, the sons of Cadwgawn" in 1118[746].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Einon son of Cadwgan…the person who held a part of Powys and Meirionydd, the country which he had taken from Uchtryd son of Edwin" died in 1121[747].

        Cadwgan & his fifth wife had one child:

        h) GWRGANT (-after 1113). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Ellyw daughter of Cedivor son of Collwyn" as mother of "Gwgant son of Cadwgan" in 1113[748].

        Cadwgan & his sixth wife had one child:

        i) MADOG (-after 1113). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Gwenllian daughter of Gruffudd son of Cynan" as mother of "Madog son of Cadwgan" in 1113[749]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "King Henry came to Powys with a strong army against Meredudd son of Bleddyn and Einion, Madoc and Morgan, the sons of Cadwgawn" in 1118[750].]

        Cadwgan & his seventh wife had [two] children:

        j) MAREDUDD (-killed 1122). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "Euron daughter of Hoedlyw son of Cadwgan son of Elstan" as mother of "Maredudd [son of Cadwgan]" in 1113[751]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Einon son of Cadwgan…the person who held a part of Powys and Meirionydd, the country which he had taken from Uchtryd son of Edwin" died in 1121 and bequeathed his lands to "Maredudd his brother", who was "expelled by Maredudd son of Bleddyn his uncle"[752]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records "a disturbance between Morgan and Maredudd, the sons of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and…Morgan killed Maredudd his brother with his own hands" in 1122[753].

        k) MORGAN (-Cyprus end 1125). [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "King Henry came to Powys with a strong army against Meredudd son of Bleddyn and Einion, Madoc and Morgan, the sons of Cadwgawn" in 1118[754].] The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records "a disturbance between Morgan and Maredudd, the sons of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and…Morgan killed Maredudd his brother with his own hands" in 1122[755]. The identify of Morgan´s mother is not known. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Morgan son of Cadwgan died at Cyprus in returning from Jerusalem, after having taken the cross…on account of his having killed his brother Maredudd" at the end of 1125[756].

        2. HUNYDD [Gwladus] . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales names "the wife of Rhydderch son of Tewdwr…Hunydd daughter of Bleddyn son of Cynvyn" and her sons "Maredudd and Owain" in 1113[757]. m RHYDDERCH ap Tewdwr of Deheubarth, son of TEWDR Mawr & his wife ---.

        3. GWENLLIAN . Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the Chronicle of the Princes of Wales which names "Owain son of Caradog by Gwenllian daughter of…Bleddyn"[758]. m CARADOG ap Gruffydd ap Rhys King of Gwynllwg, son of GRUFFYDD & his wife --- (-killed in battle 1081).

        Bleddyn & his second wife had two children:

        4. MADOG (-killed in battle Llych Crei 1087). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Rhys son of Tewdwr was expelled from his territory by the sons of Bleddyn, sons of Cynvyn, to wit Madog, and Cadwgan, and Rhirid, and he himself retreated into Ireland, and immediately afterwards he collected a fleet of the Gwyddelians and returned again, and then the battle of Llych Crei took place, and the sons of Bleddyn were slain" in 1087[759].

        5. RHIRYD (-killed in battle Llych Crei 1087). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Rhys son of Tewdwr was expelled from his territory by the sons of Bleddyn, sons of Cynvyn, to wit Madog, and Cadwgan, and Rhirid, and he himself retreated into Ireland, and immediately afterwards he collected a fleet of the Gwyddelians and returned again, and then the battle of Llych Crei took place, and the sons of Bleddyn were slain" in 1087[760]. m ---. The name of Rhiryd´s wife is not known. Rhiryd & his wife had two children:

        a) MADOG (-after 1110). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Ithel and Madog the sons of Rhirid son of Bleddyn" helped "Gerald the steward" to recover his wife Nest after she was abducted by "Owain [son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn" in 1106[761]. [The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Madog son of Rhirid was taken by Maredudd son of Bleddyn and given to Owain son of Cadwgawn who pulled out his eyes and set him at liberty" in 1110[762].]

        b) ITHEL (-1122). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Ithel and Madog the sons of Rhirid son of Bleddyn" helped "Gerald the steward" to recover his wife Nest after she was abducted by "Owain [son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn" in 1106[763]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iorwerth son of Bleddyn" was released from prison in 1107 by Henry I King of England after "his son Rhirid…Ithel son of Rhirid his brother…[and] the son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn…born of the French woman…Henry" were given as hostages[764]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Ithel son of Rhirid was liberated from the prison of king Henry" in 1121 and "when he came to claim a part of Powys, he obtained nothing"[765]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Grufudd son of Maredudd son of Bleddyn slew his cousin Ithel son of Rhirid son of Bleddyn" in 1122[766].

        Bleddyn & his third wife had one child:

        6. MAREDUDD (-1132). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Robert Earl of Shrewsbury" made an alliance with "Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd, sons of Bleddyn, son of Cynvyn" in 1100 and together they seized "castles…Arundel and Bliv and Brygge…and Shrewsbury"[767]. He succeeded his father in 1075 as Prince of Powys.

        - see below.

        Bleddyn & his fourth wife had two children:

        7. IORWERTH (-[1108/11]). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Robert Earl of Shrewsbury" made an alliance with "Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd, sons of Bleddyn, son of Cynvyn" in 1100 and together they seized "castles…Arundel and Bliv and Brygge…and Shrewsbury"[768]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Iorwerth son of Bleddyn son of Cynvyn embraced the party of King Henry in opposition to the Frenchmen" in 1101, but that the king "deceived him…and threw Iorwerth into prison"[769]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iorwerth son of Bleddyn" was released from prison in 1107 by Henry I King of England after "his son Rhirid…Ithel son of Rhirid his brother…[and] the son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn…born of the French woman…Henry" were given as hostages[770]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iorwerth [son of Bleddyn]" was killed in a fire in 1108[771]. m ---. The name of Iorwerth´s wife is not known. Iorwerth & his wife had one child:

        a) RHIRYD . The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iorwerth son of Bleddyn" was released from prison in 1107 by Henry I King of England after "his son Rhirid…Ithel son of Rhirid his brother…[and] the son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn…born of the French woman…Henry" were given as hostages[772].

        8. LLYWELYN [Rhiwallon] . Ancestor of the families of Lloyd of Rhiwtas, Gethius of Glasgoed, Llansilin, and Davies of Trewylan, Montgomeryshire.

        MAREDUDD ap Bleddyn, son of BLEDDYN ap Cynfyn King of Gwynedd and Powys & his third wife Haer of Gest (-1132). He succeeded his father in 1075 as Prince of Powys. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Robert Earl of Shrewsbury" made an alliance with "Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd, sons of Bleddyn, son of Cynvyn" in 1100 and together they seized "castles…Arundel and Bliv and Brygge…and Shrewsbury"[773]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Maredudd son of Bleddyn escaped from prison and returned to his country" in 1104[774]. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1132 of "Maredut filius Bledint dux Powisorum"[775]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Maredudd son of Bleddyn" died in 1129[776].

        m firstly HUNYDD, daughter of EUNYDD [Efnydd] ap Gwernwy & his wife ---.

        m secondly EVA, daughter of BLETRWS ap Ednowain Bendew & his wife ---.

        Maredudd & his first wife had three children:

        1. MADOG ap Maredudd (-1161, bur Meivod). He succeeded his father in 1132 as Prince of Powys. 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"[777]. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1161 of "Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps"[778]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and was buried "at Meivod"[779]. m SUSANN of Gwynedd, daughter of GRUFFYDD ap Cynan King of Gwynedd & his wife Angharad of Deheubarth. Madog & his wife had four children:

        a) LLYWELYN (-killed 1161). The Annales Cambriæ record that "Lewelinus filius eius [Madoc filius Maredut Powysorum princeps]" was killed in 1161[780]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Madog son of Maredudd Lord of Powys" died in 1159 and "shortly afterwards that his son Llywelyn was killed"[781].

        b) GRUFFYDD "Maelor" I (-1191, bur Meivod). Prince of Northern Powys (Fadog).

        - see below, Part C. PRINCES of NORTHERN POWYS.

        c) MARARED . Marared´s parentage and marriage are recorded in a manuscript now at Jesus College "Marareda merch Madawc m Maredud"[782]. m IORWERTH Drwyndwyn ("Flat nose") Prince of Gwynedd, son of OWAIN ap Gruffyd King of Gwynedd & his first wife Gwladus --- (-1174).

        d) GWENLLIAN . m RHYS ap Gruffyd Prince of Deheubarth, son of GRUFFYD ap Rhys King of D|eheubarth & his wife Gwenllian of Gwynedd ([1132]-1197).

        Madog had three illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:

        e) OWAIN Brogyntyn . m MARGARET, daughter of EINION ap Seisyll of Mathafarn & his wife ---.

        f) son .

        g) son .

        2. GRUFFYDD (-[1125/28]). 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[783]. Lord of Mawddy. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1128 of "Grifinus filius Meredut"[784]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Gruffudd son of Maredudd son of Bledyn" died in 1125[785]. m GWERFYL, daughter and heiress of GWRGENO ap Hywel Lord of Caer or Clydewen & his wife ---. Gruffydd & his wife had two children:

        a) 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"[786]. Prince of Southern Powys 1160. He abdicated.

        - see below, Part D. PRINCES of SOUTHERN POWYS.

        b) MEURIG . 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"[787].

        3. HYWEL (-1142). The Annales Cambriæ record that "Hoelus filius Maredut filii Bledint" was killed by his own men in 1142[788].

        Maredudd & his second wife had one child:

        4. IORWERTH Goch/the Red . m MAUD, daughter of ROGER de Manley & his wife ---. Iorwerth & his wife had one child:

        a) MADOG .

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