OWAIN ap GRUFFYDD (died 1236), prince of Deheubarth

Name: Owain Ap Gruffydd
Date of death: 1236
Child: Maredudd ap Owain ap Gruffydd
Parent: Matilda Braose
Parent: Gruffydd ap Rhys
Gender: Male
Occupation: prince of Deheubarth
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: Thomas Jones Pierce

joint heir with Rhys Ieuanc of Gruffydd, eldest son of the 'lord' Rhys. His mother was Matilda, daughter of William de Breos. Though at times temporarily in opposition to Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, he and his brother found in the prince of Gwynedd a powerful patron and defender against their uncles - Rhys Gryg and Maelgwn. Originally endowed with land in Cantref Bychan, the re-division of the 'lord' Rhys's dominions in 1216 gave him lands north of the Aeron, which were extended to cover the greater part of northern Ceredigion when Rhys Ieuanc died in 1222. He died at Strata Florida on 18 January 1236 and was buried there alongside his parents and brother. He was succeeded by one son - Maredudd.

Author

Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, (1905 - 1964)

Sources

A History of Wales: from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1912)
Williams, The Abbey Church of Strata Florida, Cardiganshire (1887)

Additional Links

Wikidata: Q19325048

Published date: 1959

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