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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.
Cynan ap Iago (Aberffraw, 1014 – 14 ottobre 1063) è stato un nobile gallese, appartenente alla dinastia di Aberffraw, che ha brevemente regnato sul Gwynedd. Suo padre, Iago III, avrebbe regnato prima di lui, mentre a lui sarebbe succeduto il figlio Gruffydd II.
Roedd Cynan ab Iago (fl. tua 1040 - 1060) yn fab i Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig (974? — 1039), brenin Gwynedd, ac yn dad Gruffudd ap Cynan, a ddaeth yn ei dro yn frenin Gwynedd. Bywgraffiad. Daeth Iago, oedd o linach Idwal Foel, yn frenin ar Wynedd ar farwolaeth Llywelyn ap Seisyll yn 1023.
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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...Family tree of Welsh monarchs. Family trees of the kings of Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys and some of their more prominent relatives and heirs. [1] [2] [3] The early generations of these genealogies are traditional and their historical accuracy is debated by scholars.
7 mar 2024 · Cynan ab Iago. Born before 1019 in Caernarvonshire, Cymru. Ancestors. Son of Iago ab Idwal and Afandreg ferch Gwair. Brother of Crisli ferch Iago, Guenta ferch Iago and Tangwystl ferch Iago. Husband of Ragnailt (Olafsdotter) ingen Amlaib — married 1039 in Kingdom of Dublin. Descendants.
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.
