Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CYNAN DINDAETHWY (d. 816), prince Merfyn Frych (died 844) and thereby foundress of the royal houses of Gwynedd and Deheubarth in the Middle Ages.
CYNDDELW BRYDYDD MAWR (fl. 1155-1200), leading 12th century Welsh court poet connection with Madog's court are 'In praise of Eve,' who was the prince's daughter, and the fine series of eighteen englynion in which he laments the death of Madog and his son Llywelyn, with whom was buried the unity of Powys. Cynddelw then turned to sing the praises of Owain Gwynedd, and his poetic gifts are seen at their height in the 'Elegy to Owain,' 1170. Henceforward, and until the end of the
DAFYDD ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (d. 1203), king of Gwynedd Son of Owain Gwynedd and Christina, daughter of Gronw ab Owain ab Edwin. Father and mother being first cousins, their union was not recognized by the church, and its issue was deemed illegitimate. Dafydd is first heard of in 1157, when he took an active part in the ambush of Hawarden Woods, which was all but fatal to Henry II. In 1165 he was stationed in Dyffryn Clwyd and opened the conflict of
DAFYDD (DAVID) ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1283), prince of Gwynedd all appearances under the tutelage of his mother - with a small share of power as lord of Cymydmaen in the far west of Gwynedd. The first known references to David, however, go back to 1241 when he and a younger brother, Rhodri, became hostages to Henry III under the terms of a royal agreement with Senena, relating to her husband and eldest son. David's political career may be said to have begun
DAFYDD AP GWILYM (c. 1315 - c. 1350), poet name, Dafydd Llwyd fab Gwilym Gam. Dafydd visited patrons in Gwynedd as well, as shown by his poems to the Dean of Bangor and in praise of the town of Newborough in Anglesey. One of his comic poems is located in Newborough too, and another tells how he was transfixed by the sight of a beautiful girl in Bangor Cathedral. But his most famous patron was a nobleman from Glamorgan, Ifor ap Llywelyn of
DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN (d. 1246), prince . On 15 May, at a great assembly at Gloucester, the king met his nephew, knighted him, received his homage for Gwynedd, and set on his head the 'talaith,' or diadem, which was the token of princely dignity. But this did not entitle him to hold the outlying lands which his father had acquired during his victorious career. Their destination, it was declared, was to be settled by arbitration. Loth to
DAIMOND, ROBERT (BOB) BRIAN (1946 - 2020), civil engineer and historian ), graduating with a BSc in 1969. He then worked as Assistant Engineer for Staffordshire County Council for six years. In 1974 he was hired as Senior Engineer for Gwynedd County Council. He rose through the ranks to become Deputy County Surveyor in 1984 and Director of Highways in 1992. He retired in 2004 to become an independent consultant. During his working career he regularly delivered presentations at
DANIEL ap LLOSGWRN MEW, poet An elegiac awdl on Owain Gwynedd is attributed to him in Hendreg. MS. 21ab and The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, 193a. The 'Red Book of Hergest,' col. 1401, attributes to him an elegy in the form of a chain of englynion on Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1200), which appears in Hendreg. MS. 113b and in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, 204b, as the work of Llywarch ab Llywelyn
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner welcomed the establishment of a statutory Welsh Language Board following the Welsh Language Act of 1993, and maintained close contact with the chairs, members and officers. He worked tirelessly to strengthen the 1988 Education Bill and through his tenacity won the trust of a number of prominent Welsh people such as the poet R. S. Thomas, Gwynedd County Council chief executive Ioan Bowen Rees and educator
DAVIES, JOHN (Peirianydd Gwynedd; 1783 - 1855), engineer, carpenter, smith, clock-maker, poet, and musician
DAVIES, JOHN CADVAN (Cadvan; 1846 - 1923), Wesleyan minister , 1927. He was a successful writer of 'heroic' verse and won prizes with 'Madog ab Owain Gwynedd' (national eisteddfod, Liverpool, 1884), 'Cystenin Fawr' (Caernarvon, 1886), 'John Penri' (London, 1887), and there were many other successes to his credit. He was prominent in the eisteddfod as an adjudicator and conductor, and in 1923 became archdruid. He was an assiduous competitor and a formidable
DAVIES, JOHN DANIEL (1874 - 1948), editor and author composition of hymns, sermons, a catechism for children, and articles on a variety of subjects. His publications include Emynwyr Gwynedd, 1905, Saith Canhwyllbren Aur (sermons), and an account of the Scottish and Campbellite Baptists in Wales, which appeared in the transactions of Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru, 1940-1. He edited the Scottish Baptist periodical Yr Ymwelydd for many years. He died 9 April

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