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Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (died c. 1216) was the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion. He was one of few native rulers to represent a real threat to the rule of Llywelyn the Great .
Príncipes de Powys Wenwynwyn. 1160–1195 Owain Cyfeiliog casado una hija de Owain Gwynedd y abdicó en 1195. 1195–1216 Gwenwynwyn ab Owain. Gwenwynwyn capturó el cantref de Arwystli en 1197, cuándo estaba alineado con Inglaterra.
Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (fallecida c. 1216) fue la última gobernante importante del centro de Gales antes de la finalización de la invasión inglesa normanda. Fue uno de los pocos gobernantes nativos que representó una amenaza real para el gobierno de Llywelyn el Grande.
Painting of Powys Castle by artist David Cox. Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was a Welsh kingdom which existed during the high Middle Ages. The realm was the southern portion of the former princely state of Powys which split following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160: the northern portion (Maelor) went to Gruffydd Maelor and eventually became known as Powys Fadog; while the ...
Gender: Male. Occupation: lord of Powys. Area of activity: Military; Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society. Author: Thomas Jones Pierce. He was the son of Owain Cyfeiliog and Gwenllian, daughter of Owain Gwynedd. In 1195 he succeeded his father as lord of lower Powys.
Gwenwynwyn took over from his father in southern Powys in 1195 and added the lordship of Arwystli to the south in 1197. He made an early bid for pre-eminence among the Welsh princes, launching a series of attacks upon marcher territories. He seems to have overplayed his hand, and in 1208 John deprived him of his kingdom.
After his reacquisition of southern Powys in 1210 Gwenwynwyn continued to act in close co-operation with John and was amongst the Welsh leaders who helped the king to humiliate Llywelyn in 1211. This second, post-1208 phase ended in 1212 when Gwenwynwyn joined forces with Llywelyn.
