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Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 –1137), sometimes written as Gruffydd ap Cynan, was King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, Gruffudd ap Cynan was a senior member of the princely House of Aberffraw.
Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055-1137), a veces escrito Gruffydd ap Cynan, fue rey de Gwynedd desde 1081 hasta su muerte en 1137. En el curso de un larga y azarosa vida, se convirtió en una figura clave en la resistencia galesa al dominio normando, siendo recordado como rey de todo Gales.
GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd. Son of Cynan ap Iago, who was an exile in Ireland, and Rhagnell (Ragnhildr), a daughter of the royal house of the Scandinavians of Dublin. After 1039, when Iago was treacherously slain by his own men, Gwynedd was ruled by usurpers who were not of the royal line.
Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055-1137), a veces escrito Gruffydd ap Cynan, fue rey de Gwynedd desde 1081 hasta su muerte en 1137. En el curso de un larga y azarosa vida, se convirtió en una figura clave en la resistencia galesa al dominio normando, siendo recordado como rey de todo Gales.
(1054-1137) (Latin: Crufidius; English: Griffith) Gruffudd was the son of the exiled son & heir to a former King of Gwynedd, Cynan ap lago. His mother was Ragnhildr, daughter of Olaf, the Viking King of Dublin, where Cynan had sought refuge after his father, King Iago, had been treacherously slain by his own men in 1039.
Gwynedd, first under Gruffudd ap Cynan (died 1137) and then under his son Owain Gwynedd (died 1170), gained a firm governance that enabled the younger ruler, controlling a kingdom extending from the Dyfi to the Dee, to withstand foreign pressure, which was particularly severe during the reign of….
Gruffudd ap Cynan. Died: 1200. Gruffudd was a nephew of the Lord Rhys and an early benefactor of Aberconwy. In 1198 he wrote to the Cistercian General Chapter requesting to found an abbey; this resulted in the establishment of Cymer Abbey which was patronised by his brother, Maredudd (d. 1212), and his son, Hywel (d. 1216).
