Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MICHAEL, GLYNDWR ('Major William Martin, RN'; 1909 - 1943), 'the man who never was' Glyndwr Michael was born 4 January 1909 at 136 Commercial Street, Aberbargoed, Monmouthshire. His mother was Sarah Ann Chadwick and his father, Thomas Michael, died 1925, was a colliery haulier. The family moved frequently, finally to Penygraig and Trealaw in the Rhondda valley. After his father's death, Glyndwr, himself a chronic invalid and emotionally unstable, lived with his mother (his
YOUNG, GRUFFYDD (c. 1370 - c. 1435), cleric, and supporter of Owain Glyndŵr -general of S. Davids (Regg. St. Davids, 18-22) and archdeacon of Merioneth (Willis, Bangor, 140). About 1403, he allied himself with Owain Glyndŵr, became his chancellor, and was in Paris in 1404 with John Trevor negotiating a treaty of alliance with Charles VI. He was probably responsible for the ' Pennal policy,' whereby Glyndŵr agreed to transfer the allegiance of the Welsh church from Rome to
WILLIAMS, CYRIL GLYNDWR (1921 - 2004), theologian
OWAIN GLYNDWR (c. 1354 - 1416), 'Prince of Wales'
DWN, HENRY (before c. 1354 - November 1416), landowner and rebel Lancastrian lordship of Cydweli in 1388-89. In 1394-95, he served with Richard II in Ireland. However, by 1403, perhaps as early as 1401, Dwn had allied himself in rebellion with Owain Glyndŵr. In a letter, in Latin, 'to our very dear and entirely well beloved Henri Don', Glyndŵr writes to 'command, require, and entreat' Dwn to join him 'with the greatest force possible'. While this letter may never have
ROOS, WILLIAM (1808 - 1878), portrait painter and engraver The son of Thomas and Mary Roose, Bodgadfa, Amlwch, he was christened at Amlwch 30 April 1808. His paintings of 'The Death of Owen Glyndwr' and 'The Death of Captan [sic] Wynn at Alma' were awarded second place at the national eisteddfod held at Llangollen in 1858. He was a popular portrait painter and the N.L.W. holds his portraits in oils of Christmas Evans, John Cox, Thomas Charles, John Jones
EVANS, BERIAH GWYNFE (1848 - 1927), journalist and dramatist Born 12 February 1848, son of Evan Evans (1804 - 1886), Nant-y-glo, Monmouthshire; his mother's maiden name was Mary Valentine. Educated at the Beaufort British school, he became a teacher at Gwynfe and Llangadock, Carmarthenshire, but his aspirations were from the outset towards journalism. In 1879 he broke new ground with his play, 'Owain Glyndŵr,' which won the prize at the Llanberis
WYNN family Rûg, Boduan, Bodfean, , early in the 16th century. His son, ROBERT SALUSBURY, bought, in 1549, the lordship of Glyndyfrdwy, part of the patrimony of Owain Glyndwr; see in N.L. W. Jnl., iii, 48, a description of a document in the lord Bagot collection recording the transfer by Glyndwr, in 1392, of a tract of land. As already noted, the old family home of this branch of the Wynn family is Boduan. Details concerning the branch
MORTIMER family Wigmore, died February 1359/60. During the remainder of the 14th century the family does not appear to have played any outstanding part in Welsh affairs. They, however, became connected with the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr at the beginning of the next century. When Roger de Mortimer, 4th earl of March, died in 1398, his son, EDMUND, was still a minor, and consequently Roger's brother, also called EDMUND
IEUAN GETHIN ap IEUAN ap LLEISION (fl. c. 1450) Baglan, poet and gentleman Owain Glyndwr, his escape to Anglesey, and his return from there on payment of a fine, is fictitious.
DAVIES, DAVID JOSHUA (1877 - 1945), dramatist popular play Maes y Meillion. His play Owen Glyndŵr remains unpublished. He married Annie Davies, New Quay, 6 April 1904, in St. Paul's, Aberystwyth, and they had four children. He died 8 January 1945, and was buried in New Quay.
GRUFFUDD LLWYD ap DAFYDD ab EINION LLYGLIW (fl. c. 1380-1410), a poet with Welsh literature and folklore, he was entertained at some of the famous courts of his period. His work includes poems to Owain Glyndŵr, Sir David Hanmer, Owain ap Maredudd of Neuadd Wen, and Hywel and Meurig Llwyd of Nannau, love and religious poetry, and it is now certain that he is the author of the poem to send the sun to greet Glamorgan, which has also been attributed to Iolo Goch and Dafydd

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