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Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 –1137) 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 (Rhodri the Great), 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.
Since the patronymic name of both was Gruffudd ap Cynan, the author of Historia thought they were a single man. But we should expect the man who married Angharad ferch Owain ap Edwin (she born c. 1085) and fathered Owain Gwynedd near 1100 would himself date from c. 1070, not 1055.
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).
The life, career and medieval biography of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd 1095-1137. The reign of the North Welsh king Gruffudd ap Cynan [1075-1135] marked the culmination of a century of...
