Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWAIN ab EDWIN (d. 1105) Tegeingl, landowner He and his brother, Uchtryd, were the reputed sons of Edwin ap Gronw, a great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda by Iwerydd, half-sister of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. Though he assisted earl Hugh of Chester in the latter's abortive expedition against Gwynedd in 1098, his daughter, Angharad, married Gruffudd ap Cynan. His son, Gronw, was the father of Christina, second wife of Owain Gwynedd. He should not be
MEREDITH, RICHARD (d. 1597), bishop of Leighlin, Ireland Born in Denbighshire, son, it is said, of one Robert Meredith ap Gronw and Margaret, daughter of William John ap Gronw. It is possible that he was of the same stock as the Merediths of Stansty. He was probably the Richard Meredith who graduated B.A. at Jesus College, 4 March 1572/3, but it is quite certain that he became M.A. of the same college in 1575. He became chaplain to Sir John Perrot
GRUFFUDD ap GRONW GETHIN (fl. c. 1380-1420), poet
LLYWARCH ap BRAN (fl. c. 1137), founder of one of the 'Fifteen (Noble) Tribes of Gwynedd' is described as brother-in-law of Owain Gwynedd, their wives being daughters of Gronw ab Owain ab Edwin, lord of Tegeingl. Like Hwfa ap Cynddelw, he is said to have been steward to Owain Gwynedd and to have lived in the township of Tref Llywarch, Anglesey; he is also described as lord of the commote of Menai, Anglesey. For the names of some of the families who claimed descent from him see Philip
LLWYD, FFOWC (fl. c. 1580-1620) Fox Hall,, poet and squire son of Siôn Llwyd and his first wife, Sybil, daughter of Richard Glyn. His wife was Alice, daughter of Ffowc ap Thomas ap Gronw. Little is known about him and only a few of his poems remain in MSS. These include those to Sir John Lloyd of Yale (NLW MS 3057D, 962) and Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn (B.M. Add. MS. 14896, 58); and also one which reveals the poet's acquaintance with contemporary life in
MORGAN GAM (d. 1241), lord of the Welsh barony of Avan Wallia (or Nedd-Afan) in the honour of Glamorgan Gronw ap Einion, though one of his charters refers to a wife called Matilda. He had at least three sons of whom Morgan Fychan is the best known. A daughter, Maud, married a Turberville of Coity. He died in February 1240-1, and was buried at Margam.
CHRISTINA Second wife of Owain Gwynedd, was the daughter of Gronw (died 1124), son of Owain ab Edwin and, accordingly, her husband's first cousin. The marriage was not recognized by the Church, and Becket and Alexander III, not long before Owain's death, urged a separation. But the prince, whose affection for Christina is manifest, was obdurate and, in consequence, died under excommunication. As a widow
ROBERTS, PETER (fl. 1578-1646), attorney and chronicler Born 2 February 1577/1578, son of Robert ap Hywel ap Rhys, of Bron-yr-wylfa, near S. Asaph, and his wife Agnes - a Griffith of Gwern-eigron; he probably went to S. Asaph cathedral school. By 1599 he was notary public at S. Asaph, and in 1624 (30 June) he was appointed proctor in the bishop's court. In 1606 he married Jane, one of the daughters of David ap Lewis ap Gronw, of Meiriadog; and he
LLYWELYN ap HYWEL ap IEUAN ap GRONW (fl. c. 1480?), poet
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
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
DAVIES, RICHARD (1501? - 1581), bishop and biblical translator The son of Dafydd ap Gronw, curate of Gyffin, and his wife, Jonet, both sprung from gentle stock. He entered New Inn Hall, Oxford, proceeding M.A. on 28 June 1530 and B.D. 28 June 1536. Probably attracted to Protestantism at Oxford, he became rector of Maidsmorton, Buckinghamshire, in 1549, and vicar of Burnham, 1550, being nominated to both by the Crown. He married Dorothy Woodforde of Burnham

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