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Angharad ferch Owain (d. 1162) was a Queen of Gwynedd and wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan. Biography. Angharad's father was Owain ab Edwin, a prominent landowner in eastern Gwynedd and the holder of Tegeingl, and her mother was Morwyl ferch Ednywain Bendew.
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An elegy was sung for him by the poet Meilyr Brydydd, his wife Angharad survived him by 25 years. He was succeeded as king of Gwynedd by his son Owain Gwynedd. His daughter Gwenllian, who married Gruffudd ap Rhys of Deheubarth, son of his old ally Rhys ap Tewdwr, is also notable for her resistance to Norman rule. [citation needed] Legacy
ANGHARAD (died 1162) She was the wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan, was a daughter of Owain ab Edwin, a chieftain of eastern Gwynedd. She married Gruffudd about 1095, during his early struggle for power, and survived her husband many years, dying in 1162.
When Angharad ferch Owain was born in 1065, in Flint, Flintshire, Wales, her father, Lord Owain 'The Traitor' ab Edwin of Wales, was 21 and her mother, Morwyl ferch Ednywain, was 17. She married King Gruffydd ap Cynan of Gwynedd in 1087, in Anglesey, Wales.
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Parent: Angharad ferch Owain ab Edwin. Parent: Gruffudd ap Cynan. Gender: Male. Occupation: king of Gwynedd. Area of activity: Military; Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society. Author: Thomas Jones Pierce.
Angharad ferch Owain was a Queen of Gwynedd and wife of Gruffudd ap Cynan.
