243394000. Prince Owain-Cyfeiliog ap Gruffydd & 243394001. Princess Gwenlian verch Owain-Gwynedd
~1125, Owain
born in Wales, s/o §§Gruffudd ap Maredudd (b.~1100).
1128,
Owain’s father died.
1132,
Owain’s paternal grandfather died, his uncle Madog ap Maredudd succeeding.
~1140,
Gwenlian born in Wales, d/o 79958920. Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd &
79958921. Gwladys verch Llywarch. (S) History of Wales, Caradoc of
Llancarvan, 1832, Translated by Powell, P177.
1149, Madog
ap Maredudd gave Cyfeiliog to his nephews Owain Cyfeiliog and Meurig. [Near the
end of the year.] Owain’s share of his inheritiance formed the principality of
southern Powys, later called Powys Wenwynwyn.
1153, Owain
attacked by Rhys ap Gruffydd, s/o Gwenllian, d/o King Gruffydd ap Cynan
(159917840).
1156, Owain
freed his brother Meurig ab Gruffydd who was
being held captive at Maelor. [Owain either wrote, or had written by the
court poet, “The Drinking Horn of Owain”, the story of this raid.]
7/17/1157,
At the Council of Northampton, King Henry decided to invade Wales against
Owain.
7/1157, King
Henry II invaded Gwynedd; where his was nearly killed by the forces of Owain at
the Battle of Ewloe. Eustace fitz John, constable of Chester, and Robert de
Courcy were slain.
~1158, Owain
married Gwenlian.
1160, On the
death of Madog ap Maredudd, Owain, holding Cyfeiliog, became the ruler of most
of southern Powys.
1162, Howel
ab Leuaf of Arwystli invaded the cantref of Cyfeiliog and captured Tafalwern
castle.
1162, Owain
invaded Arwystli, defeated Hywel, and rebuilt Talfolwern Castle. (S) Domen
Fawr, Tafolwern.
1163, Owain
joined with Owain Fychan [his cousin, s/o Madog ap Maredudd] to capture
and destroy the royal castle of Carreghofa.
1165, Owain
allied with other Welsh princes under Owain Gwynedd against the expedition into
Wales by the English in the Berwyn area.
[––Owain––]
Owain
married 2nd a d/o Rhys ap Gruffydd.
1166, Owain
joined with Owain Fychan to drive Iorwerth Coch from Mochnant, which they
divided between them.
1167, Owain
was again a supporter of English rule.
1167, Owain
attacked by Owain Gwynedd and Rhys ap Gruffydd who seized the commote of
Caereinion [which Owain soon regained with the help of the English.]
1170, Owain
established the Cistercian monastery of Strata Marcella. (S) Sheriffs of
Montomeryshire, Lloyd, 1876, P362.
1173, Owain
supported English activities in the area. [Rebellion was widespread because of
the rebellion of the sons of King Henry.]
1177, Owain
attended King Henry of England’s council at Oxford.
1188, Owain
excommunicated for failing to support the 3rd crusade. [Owain
refused to help Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury, in his recruiting in Wales.]
1195, Owan
gave up rule to his son Gwenwynwyn and retired to the abbey of Strata Marcella.
1197, Owain-Cyfeiliog
ap Gruffydd, Prince of Powys died; buried at Strata Marcella.
(S) Medieval
Wales, Walker, 1990, P91. (S) History of Wales, V2, Lloyd, 1912. (S) Dictionary
of Welsh Biography. (S) The Brief life of Gruffud ap Maredudd, Wolcott, Ancient
Wales Studies.
Family notes:
§§Gruffudd ap Maredudd, s/o §§King Maredudd ap Bleddyn (d.1132) & Queen Hunydd verch Eunydd. §§Maredudd s/o §§King Bledyn ap Cynfyn (d.1075).
Hunydd d/o Eunydd ap Morien of
Dyffryn Clwyd. [Eunydd a 2nd cousin of Maredudd.]
1111, §§Maredudd ap Bleddyn’s older brothers Cadwgan
and Iorwerth slain. A nephew, Owain ap Cadwgan chosen as the new King [Maredudd
considered too old.]
1116, Maredudd became King when Owain was slain.
[Maredudd the last male heir of Bleddyn.]
1121, King Maredudd made a peace treaty with King
Henry I of England, who had invaded Wales.
1124, Ithel ap Rhiryd ap Bleddyn, who had been
released from prison by King Henry, claimed lands in Wales controlled by
Maredudd.
1125, §§Gruffudd ap Maredudd slew Ithel ap Rhiryd in
the presence of his [Gruffudd's] father.
1128, Gruffudd died.
Child
of Qwain and Gwenlian:
i. Gwenwynwyn ap Owain-Cyfeiliog (121697000), born
~1160 in Wales.
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