Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN ap CARADOG ap IESTYN (d. c. 1208), lord of the Welsh barony of Avan Wallia (or Nedd-Avan) in the honour of Glamorgan son of Caradog and Gwladus, daughter of Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Tewdwr. Always an unwilling vassal of the Norman lords of Glamorgan, he was closely identified with the policy of his cousin, the 'lord' Rhys, and was probably the leader of the Glamorgan rising of 1183 (?). He was twice married: (1) to Gwenllian, daughter of Ifor Bach; (2) to Gwerful, daughter of Idnerth ap Cadwgan. He had at least four
MORTIMER family Wigmore, Cadwallon's sons out of Maelienydd, but in 1196 he and Hugh de Say of Richard's castle were heavily defeated by Rhys ap Gruffydd near Radnor. In the first half of the 13th century Llewelyn ap Iorwerth became one of the most powerful princes in Wales, and in 1230 the Mortimers associated themselves with this prince when RALPH de MORTIMER married his daughter Gwladus Ddu. Their son, ROGER de MORTIMER
NEST (fl. 1120), princess of Deheubarth Daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr by Gwladus, daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn. About 1100 she married Gerald of Pembroke; there were at least three sons of the union - William, Maurice, and David Fitz-Gerald - and a daughter, Angharad, wife of William of Manorbier and mother of Giraldus Cambrensis. Clearly a woman of great charm and beauty, she became the mistress of many lovers. Her romantic abduction
OWAIN GWYNEDD (OWAIN GWYNEDD; c. 1100 - 1170), king of Gwynedd Second son of Gruffudd ap Cynan and Angharad, daughter of Owain ab Edwin, The existence of another Owain ap Gruffydd, known as Owain Cyfeiliog, explains the use of the distinctive style of ' Owain Gwynedd.' He married (1) Gwladus, daughter of Llywarch ap Trahaearn, (2) Christina, his cousin, daughter of Gronw ap Owen ap Edwin, to whom he remained constant despite the active disapproval of the
POWEL, DAVID (c.1540 - 1598), cleric and historian and her father's right to the principality of Wales. To him, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's heir was Dafydd ap Llywelyn - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and his sons, Llywelyn and Dafydd, to Powel, were not in the legitimate succession; accordingly, on the death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, his heir was his sister, Gwladus Ddu, whose rights descended to the Mortimer family. In other words, the claim of Henry
RHIWALLON ap CYNFYN (d. 1070), king of Powys Second son of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan by Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ap Owen, and brother of Bleddyn. Co-ruler of Powys from 1063, he was killed at the battle of Mechain. His son Meilyr died in 1081, and his daughter, Gwladus, married Rhys ap Tewdwr.
RHYS AP TEWDWR (d. 1093), king of Deheubarth (1078-1093) his family connections. According to Achau Brenhinoedd a Thywysogion Cymru, Rhys's wife Gwladus was the daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn, thereby the cousin of his opponents in 1088. He had three known children: Gruffudd (died 1137) who succeeded his father in southern Wales after a lapse of two decades; Hywel; and a daughter named Nest. His descendants included the historian Gerald de Barri, better
RHYS ap TEWDWR (d. 1093) Gwladus, daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn. He was survived by two sons, Gruffydd ap Rhys and Hywel, and by a daughter, Nest.
RHŶS, ELIZABETH (1841 - 1911), teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights and Rhŷs were married at Llanberis Parish Church. They settled in Rhyl, where Rhŷs was based as Her Majesty's Inspector for Flintshire and Denbighshire schools. Their first child, Gwladus, was born in May 1873, but died at Llanberis on 10 June 1874, before the birth of the second child, Myvanwy, on 1 August 1874, and a third daughter, Olwen, on 4 March 1876. When Rhŷs was appointed the first
TRAHAEARN ap CARADOG (d. 1081), king of Gwynedd grand-daughter, Gwladus, married Owain Gwynedd; her son was Iorwerth Drwyndwn, father of Llywelyn the Great.
VAUGHAN family Llwydiarth, This well-known family was not of Montgomeryshire origin. The first member, Celynin (fl. early 14th century), is said to have fled from South Wales, after killing the mayor of Carmarthen; his first wife, Gwladus, was heir of Llwydiarth and descended on both sides from the princes of Powys. GRUFFYDD, great-great-grandson of Celynin, was an adherent of Owain Glyn Dwr and received a pardon for this

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