ap Hywel Dda, Owain Brenin Deau Cymru 1a 2

Birth Name ap Hywel Dda, Owain Brenin Deau Cymru
Gender male
Age at Death 75 years

Narrative

Owen took the rule of Cardigan and succeeded to the chief dominion of South Wales. He died 987. His 1st wife's name is unknown, and the 2nd was Anghared. By the 1st he had Einon and Cadwallon, and by the 2nd Meredith, Prince of All Wales, died 998, and Llymarch, died 986.
(Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 801)

OWEN AP HOWEL who succeeded his father as Prince of South Wales and Powis 948 and died 987; married Angharad Verch Llewellyn, Princess of Powys, daughter of Llewellyn ap Mervyn who was excluded from his crown by his uncle Cadell (or Cadelh) and his cousin Howel Dha. Llewellyn ap Mervyn was son of Mervyn ap Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales.
(Fenwick Allied Ancestry, page 182)

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Sources:

1. Title: Early Welsh Geneaological Tracts
Author: Peter C. Bartrum
Publication: Cardiff, 1960

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 913 Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales   3
Event Note

B:
P: Dynefor, Llandyfeisant, Caerfyrddin, Cymru

Death 988     4

Age: 75y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father ap Cadell, Hywel880950
Mother verch Llywarch, Elen893943
    Sister     verch Hywel, Angharad 912
         ap Hywel Dda, Owain Brenin Deau Cymru 913 988
    Brother     ap Hywel, Maredydd 914
    Brother     ap Hywel, Rhodri 916
    Sister     verch Hywel, Gwenllian 917
    Brother     ap Hywel, Rhain 919
    Brother     ap Hywel, Dyfnwal 922
    Brother     ap Hywel, Edwin 923
    Brother     ap Hywel, Cynan 925
    Brother     ap Hywel, Einion 926

Source References

  1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I09934 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I09934
        Name: *Owain Ap HYWEL
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 913 in Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
        Death: 987 1
        Occupation: BET 950 AND 986 King of Gwynedd 2
        Occupation: King of Deheubarth 3
        Note:
        Owen took the rule of Cardigan and succeeded to the chief dominion of South Wales. He died 987. His 1st wife's name is unknown, and the 2nd was Anghared. By the 1st he had Einon and Cadwallon, and by the 2nd Meredith, Prince of All Wales, died 998, and Llymarch, died 986.
        (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 801)

        OWEN AP HOWEL who succeeded his father as Prince of South Wales and Powis 948 and died 987; married Angharad Verch Llewellyn, Princess of Powys, daughter of Llewellyn ap Mervyn who was excluded from his crown by his uncle Cadell (or Cadelh) and his cousin Howel Dha. Llewellyn ap Mervyn was son of Mervyn ap Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales.
        (Fenwick Allied Ancestry, page 182)

         

        Father: *Hywel "the Good" Ap CADELL b: ABT 880 in Dynevor Castle, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthshire, Wales
        Mother: *Elen Verch LLYWARCH b: ABT 893 in Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales

        Marriage 1 *Angharad Verch LLEWELYN b: ABT 918 in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
        Children
        *Einion Ap OWAIN b: ABT 933 in Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
        Cadwallon Ap OWAIN b: ABT 935
        *Maredydd Ap OWAIN b: ABT 938 in Dynevor Castle, Carmarthshire, Wales
        Llywarch Ap OWAIN b: ABT 940
        Iestyn Ap OWAIN b: ABT 942

        Sources:
        Title: Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith
        Page: 801
        Title: 1Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        Title: Wikipedia

         

      • Citation:

        As everyone says, this is a work in progress. I add new info as I find it, and verify with sources as I have time. Please email me with any errors/corrections.

        arciek@juno.com

  2. Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith
  3. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I11032&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree
  4. Arthur E Turner-Thomas: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=aet-t&id=I54425&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Celtic Royal Genealogy