Gwynedd House

The House Gwynedd is the family of the kings of Gwynedd (North Wales), which at times throughout Wales dominated; the Tudor descend from her (in the female line) .

The most famous members of the family are:

• Hywel Dda , ruled 942–950
• Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , † 1063, reigned 1039-1063
• Rhys ap Tewdwr , reigned 1081-1093
• Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great), † 1240, reigned 1194–1240,
• Dafydd ap Llywelyn , † 1246, reigned 1240–1246;
• Llywelyn ap Gruffydd , † 1282, reigned 1246–1282, as well
• Nest ferch Rhys , mistress of the English King Henry I.

Tribe list

First generations

1. Gwriad King of the Isle of Man ; ∞ Ethil, heiress to Gwynedd
   1. Merfyn Frych , † 844; ∞ Nest ferch Cadell , daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael King of Powys
      1. Rhodri the Great (Rhodri Mawr), † 878, ruled around 844–878, unites almost all of Wales; ∞ Angharad, daughter of Meurig, king of Ceredigion
         1. Anarawd , † 916, ruled 878–916 - for descendants see below: older line
         2. Cadell , † around 909, ruled 878-around 909 - descendants see below: younger line
         3. 4 other sons

Older line

1. Anarawd, † 916, ruled 878–916 - ancestors see above
   1. Idwal Foel, † 942, ruled 916–942
      1. Iago, reigned 950–979, deposed
      2. Ieuaf, † 988
         1. Hywel ap Ieuaf, reigned 979–985
            1. Cynan, reigned 999-1005
         2. Cadwallon, ruled 985–986
      3. Meurig, † 986
         1. Idwal, † 996
            1. Iago ap Idwal, reigned 1023-1039
               1. Cynan, in exile in Ireland; ∞ Ragnhildr, daughter of King Olaf of Dublin
                  1. Gruffydd ap Cynan , reigned 1081-1137; ∞ Angharad, † around 1162, daughter of Owain ap Edwin
                     1. Owain Gwynedd , † 1170, ruled 1137–1170; ∞ I Gwladys daughter of Llywarch ap Trahern ; ∞ II Christina, daughter of Gronw ap Owain
                        1. (I) Iorwerth Drwyndwn , † around 1174 - descendants see below
                        2. (I) Maelgwn from Owain
                        3. (II) Dafydd ab Owain , reigned 1170–1194, † 1203; ∞ Emma, ​​illegitimate daughter of Gottfried Plantagenet , Count of Anjou ( Plantagenet )
                        4. (II) Rhodri ab Owain , † 1195, reigned 1175–1195; ∞ NN, daughter of Rhys ap Gruffydd (see below)
                     2. Gwenllian ; ∞ Gruffydd ap Rhys , † 1137 (see below)
                     3. 2 sons, 4 daughters
      4. Rhodri, † 968
   2. Elisedd

Younger line

1. Cadell, † around 909, ruled from 878 to 909 - ancestors see above
   1. Hywel Dda , ruled 942–950; ∞ Elen, daughter of Llywarch ap Hyfaidd von Dyfed
      1. Owain ap Hywel, ruled around 954–988
         1. Cadwallon, † 966
         2. Einion, † 984
            1. Cadell
               1. Tewdr Mawr
                  1. Rhys ap Tewdwr , reigned 1081-1093; ∞ Gwladys, daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn
                     1. Gruffydd ap Rhys, † 1137, reigned 1135–1137; ∞ Gwenllian, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan (see above)
                        1. Rhys ap Gruffydd, † 1197, reigned 1170–1197; ∞ Gwenllian, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd
                           1. Daughter; ∞ Rhodri ap Owain, † 1195 (see above)
                           2. Gwenllian; ∞ Ednyfed Fychan ( House Tudor )
                        2. 3 sons, 2 daughters
                     2. son
                     3. Nest ferch Rhys , mistress of the English King Henry I.
         3. Idwallon, † 975
         4. Maredudd op Owain, † 999, ruled around 986–999
            1. Cadwallon, † 992
            2. Angharad; ∞ I Llywelyn ap Seisyll, reigned 1018–1023, † 1023; ∞ II Cynfyn; ∞ III Gwerystan from Powys
               1. (I) Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , † 1063, ruled 1039–1063, ruler of all of Wales; ∞ Ealdgyth, daughter of Ælfgar , Earl of Mercia
                  1. Nest, heiress; ∞ Osbern FitzRichard
                     1. Nest, heiress; ∞ Bernard de Neufmarché
                        1. Sibylle, heiress; ∞ Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford
                           1. Bertha, co-heiress; ∞ William de Braose, 3rd Baron of Bramber
                              1. Reginald de Braose , † 1228; ∞ Gwladus Ddu , daughter of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn Fawr, the great, see below)
                  2. 2 sons
               2. (II) Rhiwallon, † 1073
               3. (II) Bleddyn ap Cynfyn , † 1075, reigned 1063-1075
      2. 2 other sons
   2. Clydog, † 920

The last generations

1. Iorwerth Drwyndwn, † around 1174 - ancestors see above
   1. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn Fawr, the Great), † 1240, reigned 1194-1240, ruler over all of Wales; ∞ I Tangwystl, daughter of Llywarch Goch from Rhos; ∞ II Joan , illegitimate daughter of Johann Ohneland , King of England ( Plantagenet )
      1. (I) Gruffydd, † 1244; ∞ I Senena; ∞ II Ragnhild, daughter of a King of the Isle of Man
         1. (I) Llywelyn ap Gruffydd , † 1282, reigned 1246–1282; ∞ Eleanor de Montfort , daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( House of Montfort-l'Amaury )
            1. Gwenllian, † 1237, nun in Sempringham
         2. (II) 4 more children
      2. (II) Dafydd ap Llywelyn , † 1246, reigned 1240-1246; ∞ Isabella, daughter of William de Braose, 7th Baron of Bramber
      3. (II) 2 daughters
      4. (II) Gwladus Ddu , † 1251; ∞ I Reginald de Braose , † 1228; ∞ II Ralph de Mortimer , † 1246
      5. (II) Angharad; ∞ Maelgwn Fychan , † 1257
         1. Eleanor; ∞ Maredudd ap Owain , † 1265
            1. Owain, † 1275
               1. Llywelyn; † 1309; ∞ Eleonore, daughter of Heinrich III., Count von Bar ( House of Scarponnois )
                  1. Thomas, † around 1343; ∞ Eleanor, daughter of Philip Lord of Iscoed
                     1. Margaret ∞ Tudor Fychan, † 1367 ( House of Tudor )

literature

• Anne Tauté: The Kings and Queens of Great Britain showing their descent and relationship . 1970.
• Patrick W. Montague-Smith: The Royal Line of Succession. no year