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Cynan ab Iago. Cynan ab Iago (c. 1014 [citation needed] – c. 1063) was a Welsh prince of the House of Aberffraw sometimes credited with briefly reigning as King of Gwynedd. His father, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, had been king before him and his son, Gruffudd, was king after him.
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Cynan ap Iago (c. 1014 [cita requerida] c. 1063) fue un...
- Cynan ap Iago
Cadwallon ab Ieuaf Gwynedd 985–986: Einion ab Owain d.984: Maredudd ab Owain Deheubarth 987–999 Gwynedd 986–999: Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Gwynedd 1023–1039: Cynan ap Hywel Gwynedd 999–1005: Aeddan ap Blegywryd Gwynedd 1005–1018: Edwin ab Einion Deheubarth 1005–1018: Cadell ab Einion Deheubarth 1005–1018: Cynfyn ap Gwerstan ...
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Unusual for a Welsh king or prince, a near-contemporary biography of Gruffudd, The history of Gruffudd ap Cynan, has survived. Much of our knowledge of Gruffudd comes from this source. The traditional view among scholars was that it was written during the third quarter of the 12th century during the reign of Gruffudd's son, Owain Gwynedd, but it ha...
Gruffudd died in his bed, old and blind in 1137, and was mourned by the annalist of Brut y Tywysogion as the "head and king and defender and pacifier of all Wales". He was buried by the high altar in Bangor Cathedral, which he had been involved in rebuilding. He also made bequests to many other churches, including one to Christ Church Cathedral, Du...
According to Hywel Teifi Edwards, Gruffudd, according to legend, not only reformed the Welsh bardic tradition to accord with that of the Irish-language bards, but also sponsored an Eisteddfod at Caerwys during his reign as King of Gwynedd.
The family line of Gruffudd shows he had many children by several different women. With wife Angharad (daughter of Owain ab Edwin) he had: 1. Cadwallon ap Gruffudd 2. Owain Gwynedd (Owain ap Gruffudd),married (1) Gwladus (Gladys) ferch Llywarch, daughter of Llywarch ap Trahaearn (2) Cristin ferch Goronwy, daughter of Goronwy ab Owain 3. Cadwaladr a...
Book Sources
1. Llwyd, Humphrey (2002). Cronica Walliae. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1638-2. 2. Lloyd, John Edward (2004). A History of Wales: From the Norman Invasion to the Edwardian Conquest. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 978-0-7607-5241-8. 3. Davies, Robert R. (1991). The age of conquest: Wales 1063–1415. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820198-2. 4. Simon Evans (1990). A Mediaeval Prince of Wales: the Life of Gruffudd Ap Cynan. Llanerch Enterprises. ISBN 0-947992-58-8. 5. Hudson, Benjamin T....
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Parry, Thomas (1959). "GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Gruffydd ab Cynan" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 301–304."Gruffudd ap Cynan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11693. Retrieved 23 September 2004. (Subscription or UK public library membe...Cynan ap Iago (c. 1014 [cita requerida] c. 1063) fue un príncipe galés perteneciente a la Casa de Aberffraw en ocasiones reconocido como rey de Reino de Gwynedd. Su padre, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig , había sido rey antes que él y su hijo, Gruffudd , fue rey después.
Occupation: exiled prince. Area of activity: Military; Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society. Author: John Edward Lloyd. was the son of Iago ab Idwal, descended from Rhodri Mawr, and ruler of Gwynedd from 1033 to 1039.
Según la Vida de Gruffudd ap Cynan, Gruffydd nació en Dublín y se crio cerca de Swords, en el condado de Dublín. Fue hijo del príncipe galés, Cynan ap Iago , aspirante a la corona de Gwynedd pero que probablemente nunca llegó a reinar, aunque su padre, el abuelo de Gruffydd, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig gobernó Gwynedd de 1023 a 1039.
