Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LLYWELYN FYCHAN ap LLYWELYN ab OWAIN FYCHAN (d. c. 1277), lord of Mechain He and his brothers, Maredudd and Owain, succeeded their father as joint lords of Mechain sometime before 1241. Though his adherence to the cause of Gwynedd was an uncertain factor in the early years of Dafydd II, he was among the latter's supporters in 1245, and later was prominent among the native vassal magnates of Llywelyn II. He died before 1277, for in that year his share in Mechain had
LLYWELYN SION (fl. second half of the 16th century), poet, farmer, at one time beadle or crier in the courts, a professional copyist by trade, and one of the most important figures in the literary life of Glamorganshire carols (cwndidau), one of genealogies, and four of prose works. As a copyist his busiest period was from 1585-1595; 1595-1600 was his golden age; while 1600-1613 produced his most important works, i.e. his long, narrow books - ' The Long Book of Shrewsbury,' ' The Long Book of Llywarch Reynolds ', see Jonathan Owain Reynolds and ' The Long Book of Llanharan.' His industry was responsible for the
MADOG ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1236), lord of Powys Elder son of Gruffydd Maelor I, and Angharad, daughter of Owain Gwynedd. With his brother Owen, he succeeded Gruffydd in 1191 and, on Owen's death in 1197, became sole ruler of Powys north of the Rhaeadr and the Tanat. Under his son, Gruffydd Maelor II, this area, comprising Welsh and English Maelor, Iâl, Cynllaith, Nanheudwy, and part of Mochnant, became known as Powys Fadog, in contrast with
MADOG ap MAREDUDD (d. 1160), king of Powys Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. He was the last of his dynasty to rule as king over the whole of Powys, including, for a time, the Fitzalan lordship of Oswestry (see Owain Brogyntyn). Succeeding his father in 1132, his main pre-occupation, particularly between the years 1149-57, was the defence of Powys against the aggression of Owain Gwynedd. Threatened by the building of the castle of
MAELGWN ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (d. 1173), prince of Anglesey Son of Owain Gwynedd by Gwladus, daughter of Llywarch ap Trahaearn, uterine brother of Iorwerth Drwyndwn, and uncle of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. In the partition of his father's dominions he received Anglesey, but was driven out of the island in 1173 by his half-brother, Dafydd. He fled to Ireland, returned later in the year, and was made a prisoner. His subsequent fate is unknown.
MAELGWN ap RHYS (c. 1170 - 1230), lord of Ceredigion ancestral lands, to the embarrassment of his brother Gruffydd, his bitterest foe, and after 1201, when Gruffydd died, of his nephews Rhys and Owain. By allying with Gwenwynwyn and king John he secured, in 1199, the lordship of Ceredigion, only to be deprived of the northern commotes by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in 1207. It was his failure to recover this lost territory after helping John to win a victory over
MAREDUDD ab OWAIN ab EDWIN (d. 1072), king of Deheubarth
MAREDUDD ab OWAIN ap HYWEL DDA (d. 999), king of Deheubarth
MAREDUDD ap CYNAN ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (d. 1212), lord of Eifionydd, part of Ardudwy, and Merioneth and co-founder of the Cistercian house of Cymmer
MATHEW family Castell y Mynach, This family had held posts as stewards and seneschals during the 14th cent, for absent English lords. It was of the same stock as Lewis of Van, and derived according to 15th century pedigrees from Gwaethvoed of Ceredigion. Sir DAVID MATHEW (fl. 1428-84), the son of a supporter of Owain Glyn Dŵr, was a dependent of the Nevilles and a leading Yorkist. From Sir David and his wife Wenllian Herbert
MAURICE, HUGH (1775 - 1825), skinner, and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts Born at Tyddyn Tudur, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Denbighshire, in 1775 (christened 5 June), son of Peter Maurice and Jane, his wife, sister of Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr). He worked with his uncle in Upper Thames Street, sharing his literary and social activities in London. Under the latter's direction he began to transcribe Welsh manuscript texts in prose and verse, and he became a prominent member
MEREDUDD ap RHYS (fl. 1450-1485), gentleman, cleric, and poet Owain Gwynedd ' who sought nor lands nor flocks nor herds save in the vasty deep.' These were the words so utterly misused by Theophilus Evans in Drych y Prif Oesoedd to bolster up the tradition that Madog had discovered America in the 12th century. Moreover, Meredudd ap Rhys must be numbered among the seers of the 15th century He provides evidence of the distress and anarchy prevailing in Wales in

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