Hywel ap Goronwy
Hywel ap Goronwy († 1106 ) was a Welsh chief. He was a descendant of Elystan Glodrydd , the legendary founder of the five royal tribes of Wales . Through his grandmother, he is said to have been a descendant of Hywel Dda .
He was originally from Meirionydd in North West Wales . In 1096 he was one of the leaders of the warriors of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn , who unsuccessfully attacked the Norman Pembroke Castle . After the rebellion of Roger of Bellême was put down , King Henry I gave him control over the originally promised Iorwerth ap Bleddyn areas of Ystrad Tywi , Cydweli and Gower in Dyfed in 1102 . As early as 1105, however, the king withdrew control over these regions from him. On the lower reaches of the Tywi, Richard FitzBaldwin built Carmarthen Castle around 1105 on behalf of the king . In revenge, Hywel attacked Norman settlements and tried to retake the area. In 1106 he was killed by troops of Richard FitzBaldwin through the betrayal of the son of his foster father Gwgan ap Meurig . The king now forgave Cidwely to his confidante Bishop Roger of Salisbury , who built Kidwelly Castle there around 1106 . Gower fell to another confidante of the king, Henry de Beaumont .
Individual evidence
- ^ David Walker: Medieval Wales . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1990. ISBN 978-0-521-31153-3 , p. 37
- ^ KL Maud: Ireland, Wales, and England in the eleventh century . Boydell, Woodbridge 1991. ISBN 978-0-85115-533-3 , pp. 51-52
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hywel ap Goronwy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh chief |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1106 |