Owain Wan

Owain Wan (Eng. Owain the weak, actually Owain ap Caradog) († after 1140) was a Welsh prince of Gwent . He was the eldest son of Caradog ap Gruffydd , the last Welsh king of Gwent.

After the death of his father, who fell in battle against the Norman conquerors in 1081 , he was only able to rule in the mountains of Gwynllŵg , while the lower regions on the coast of Robert Fitzhamon and the region on the lower reaches of the River Usk from Robert de Chandos was captured. Chandos built Caerleon Castle to protect his conquests .

Owain had several sons, including

Morgan
Iorwerth
Owain Pen-Carn

His daughter Angharad married Seisyll ap Dyfnwal , the prince of Upper Gwent. His sons Morgan and Iorwerth were able to recapture Caerleon Castle and part of their grandfather's realm and established the Welsh rule of Caerleon , which was not finally occupied by the English until 1270.

Individual evidence

^ Welsh Biography Online: Morgan ap Hywel. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .
^ History of Caerleon Castle. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .
↑ David Crouch: The March and the Welsh Kings . In: Edmund King: The Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 1994, ISBN 978-0-19-820364-3 , p. 272

personal data
SURNAME	Owain Wan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Owain ap Caradog
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Welsh Prince of Gwent
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century
DATE OF DEATH	after 1140

[1] Welsh Biography Online: Morgan ap Hywel. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .

[2] History of Caerleon Castle. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .

[3] David Crouch: The March and the Welsh Kings . In: Edmund King: The Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 1994, ISBN 978-0-19-820364-3 , p. 272