Dictionary of Welsh Biography

FITZSTEPHEN, ROBERT (d. c. 1183), one of the conquerors of Ireland Son of Stephen, constable of Cardigan castle in 1136, by Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr. He had lands in Cemais and succeeded his father as constable of Cardigan. When Henry II invaded the realm of Owain Gwynedd in North Wales in 1157, Robert went to his assistance with a fleet. In the fighting he was badly wounded but escaped to the waiting ships. He seems to have successfully defended the
GILDAS (fl. 6th cent), monk them, at the same time pouring threats of eternal punishment upon each. The most important of these five is Maelgwn Gwynedd. According to the Annales Cambriae Maelgwn died of the great plague in A.D. 547. The writing of the De Excidio can therefore be assigned to a period before that year. Gildas quotes from a letter sent by the Britons to the Roman Agitius to ask for help against the barbarians
GLYN family Glynllifon, . HWLKIN LLOYD, Tudur's son, held the town of Caernarvon for the king under William de Tranmere in 1403, and died the following year. MEREDYDD LLOYD, his son, was bailiff of Uwch Gwyrfai in 1413-15, and accompanied some forces sent to protect Guernsey in 1456. The next heir, ROBERT AP MEREDYDD [died c. 1509 ] was twice married, each wife being a member of English families who administered Gwynedd for the
GLYNNE family This was a branch of the Glynn or Glynne family of Glynllifon, Caernarfonshire, whose ancestry may be traced back to Cilmin Droed-ddu, the founder of the fourth noble tribe of Gwynedd. In 1654 the castle and manor of Hawarden, together with the estate, were purchased by JOHN GLYNNE (1602 - 1666), the second son of Sir William Glynne of Glynllifon. Educated at Westminster, he matriculated at Hart
GRIFFITH, EDWARD (1832 - 1918), antiquary account of his early life together with genealogical lore and interesting sidelights on the social history of the times. Many of his manuscripts are to be found in the National Library of Wales, including his collection of manuscripts belonging to Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr), and Robert Oliver Rees - see N.L.W. Handlist of MSS., i, 232-41. He took a prominent part in the
GRIFFITH, ROBERT DAVID (1877 - 1958), musician and historian of Welsh congregational singing was formed under his baton. He later conducted the Colwyn and District Choral Society (1929-36). He also took an interest in orchestral music; he was a zealous member of the Roland Rogers orchestra, and worked hard with the Gwynedd orchestra and Morfa Rhianedd youth orchestra. Over a long period he was in demand as an adjudicator, a conductor at singing festivals, and a lecturer on musical topics
GRIFFITHS, JOHN GWYNEDD (1911 - 2004), scholar, poet and Welsh nationalist
GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd Son of Cynan ap Iago, who was an exile in Ireland, and Rhagnell (Ragnhildr), a daughter of the royal house of the Scandinavians of Dublin. After 1039, when Iago was treacherously slain by his own men, Gwynedd was ruled by usurpers who were not of the royal line. One of these was Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. who was killed in 1075 and succeeded by his cousin, Trahaearn ap Caradog, king of Arwystli. In that
GRUFFUDD ap GWRGENAU, poet Nothing remains of his work except (1) an elegiac awdl to prince Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd, who died (A.D. 1200) a monk in Aberconway abbey, and (2) a chain of englynion expressing the poet's grief at the loss of some of his friends. The awdl is quite unique among the elegies upon princes, in that it gives second place to the lineage, the exploits, and generosity of the subject. The
GRUFFUDD AP LLYWELYN (d. 1064), king of Gwynedd 1039-1064 and overlord of all the Welsh way into the kingship of Gwynedd circa 1018 and took control of Deheubarth in 1022 before dying in 1023. Through his mother Angharad, Gruffudd was a grandson of the great Maredudd ab Owain (died 999), the king of Deheubarth and overlord of Powys. An unflattering legend of Gruffudd's early days comes from the twelfth-century collection known as Courtiers' Trifles by Walter Map (who calls him by his
GRUFFUDD ap LLYWELYN (d. 1063), king of Gwynedd and Powys, and after 1055 king of all Wales purpose. After Iago ab Idwal had been slain by his own men in 1039 Gruffudd ap Llywelyn became king of Gwynedd and Powys. Immediately afterwards, he struck a blow against the Saxons of Mercia in the battle of Rhyd-y-groes on the Severn and drove them to flight. This victory made him a prominent figure; and thenceforth until his death he continued to be the shield of his country and the terror of its
GRUFFUDD GRYG (fl. second half of the 14th century), bard , Eifionydd; he refers to Einion's station 'ar waith ystad' ('in matters of state') and to his silver collar, describing him as being above others in Gwynedd. According to Breese (Kalendars of Gwynedd, 49) Einion was appointed sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1351 and held the position until 1359; it is reasonable to date the cywydd to that period of years, or shortly afterwards. If it was Gruffudd Gryg who

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