Gruffudd "Maelor" ap Madog, Brenin of North Powys

Abt 1130 - 1190  (60 years)

• Name	Gruffudd "Maelor" ap Madog   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Brenin of North Powys
  Nickname	Maelor
  Born	Abt 1130	of, Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
  Christened	{Tribe: Bleddyn ap Cynfyn}
  Gender	Male
  Died	1190  [8, 9]
  Buried	St. Tysilio, Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales   [8]
  Person ID	I100002696	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2008

  
  

  Father	Prince of Powys Madog ap Maredydd, Brenin of Powys,   b. Abt 1100, of, , Montgomeryshire, Wales ,   d. 1160, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Susanna ferch Gruffudd Mawr,   b. Abt 1100, of, , Caernarvonshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  	STATUS: Husband's 2nd marriage. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Caernarvon, p. 331)
  Family ID	F100002121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angharad ferch Owain "Gwynedd",   b. Abt 1130, of, , Caernarvonshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2005
  Family ID	F100002158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):KINSHIP: Investigate> Griffith's 'Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families' pages 331and 392 give him four additional children: Maredudd, Rhodri (Roderick), Catrin (Catherine), and Gwenllian "Fechan". KINSHIP: Investigate> Lloyd's 'History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog' volume 1 pages 153 and 154 give him four additional children: Maredudd, Rhodri, Catrin, and Gwenllian "Fechan". TITLES: Accession> to North Powys in 1160. (Fryde, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 55) TITLES: Succeeded his father Madog in 1159, but the only lordships left to him by his father were Maelor Gymraeg, Maelor Saesneg, Chirk, Mochnant Is Rhaeadr, Iâl, Yr Hôb, Nanheudwy, Glyndyfrdwy, and half of Cynllaith. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 1 p. 149) MILITARY: Wars and Battles> He allied himself with Yr Arglwydd Rhys ap Gruffudd and Owain "Gwynedd" to resist the attempts of Henry II upon the independence of Wales in 1163-1165, specifically the battle of Crogen (1165) which was fought beneath the walls of Castell Crogen (Chirk Castle). (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 1 p. 149, 150) RESIDENCE: Resided chiefly at Castle Dinas Bran in Nanheudwy. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 1 p. 153) RESIDENCE: Bromfield. (Montgomeryshire Collections, ped. chart) PROPERTY: Lord of Castell Dinas Brân. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. 331) PROPERTY: Lord of Bromfield. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 8 p. H13) REMARKS: He is said to have had great wisdom and experience, excelling all in prudence and generosity. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 1 p. 153) REMARKS: Poems about or to him are found in 'Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog' volume 1 pages 154-157, written in Welsh. REMARKS: The term King can be misleading. In Wales till the middle of the 12th century individuals were styled 'Brenin' meaning chief or high one, and 'Arglwydd' meaning lord or master.

  
  

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