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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
7 de mar. de 2024 · Cynan ab Iago (bef. 1019 - abt. 1060) Born before 1019 in Caernarvonshire, Cymru. Ancestors. Son of Iago ab Idwal and Afandreg ferch Gwair. Brother of Crisli ferch Iago, Guenta ferch Iago, Rhanullt Oolaf and Tangwystl ferch Iago. Husband of Ragnailt (Olafsdotter) ingen Amlaib — married 1039 in Kingdom of Dublin. Descendants.
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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...4 de ago. de 2023 · Cynan ab Iago (died c. 1060) was a Welsh Prince, the son of Iago ab Idwal, King of Gwynedd and father of Gruffydd ap Cynan who also became king of Gwynedd. Iago ab Idwal was king of Gwynedd from 1023 to 1039, but in the latter year he was killed by one of his own men and the throne was seized by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn.
House of Gwynedd. The House of Gwynedd was the royal house of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, in medieval Wales. It is divided between the House of Cunedda and the House of Aberffraw, and lasted from c.401 to 1283. History. Depiction of king Cunedda, founder of the House of Cunedda.
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.
