Gruffydd ap Llewelyn I

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Gruffydd ap Llewelyn I

Gruffydd ap Llewelyn was born in 1011 in Rhuddlan,Flintshire,Wales. Gruffydd ap Llewelyn's father was King of Deheubarth Llewelyn ap Seisyllt and his mother is Queen of Powys Angharad verch Maredydd. His paternal grandparents are Seisyllt ap Ednowain and Trawst verch Eliseg; his maternal grandfather was Prince of Deheubarth, King of Powys Maredydd ap Owain. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Rhywallon ap Cynfyn and Iwerydd verch Cynfyn. He died due to put to death by Harold the Dane; and his cousins, Bleddyn and Rhywallen gained the crowns of North and South Wales at the age of 52 on August 5th, 1063.

General Notes

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Seisyllt ap Ednowain
  - b.~  0938
  
  King of Deheubarth Llewelyn ap Seisyllt
  - b.~  0980 in Rhuddlan d.1020
  
  Ellys *
  
  Trawst verch Eliseg
  - b.~  0940
  
  Gruffydd ap Llewelyn I
  - b.1011 in Rhuddlan,Flintshire,Wales d.05 Aug 1063
  
  King of South Wales Cadell Mawr ap Rhodri Mawr ^*
  - b.0861 in Caer Seiont,Carmarthenshire,Wales d.0909
  
  Prince of Wales Hywel Dda ap Cadell *
  - b.0887 in Dynavor Castle,Llandilo,Carmarthenshire,Wales d.~  0950
  
  Rheingar
  - b.0857 in Dynavor Castle,Llandilo,Carmarthenshire,Wales
  
  King of South Wales Owain ap Hywel
  - b.~  0913 in Dynevor,Llandyfeisant,Caernarvon d.0987
  
  King of Dyfed Llywarch ap Hyfaidd ^*
  - b.~  0850 in Dyfed,Wales d.~  0904
  
  Elen verch Llywarch
  - b.~  0893 in Dyfed,Wales d.~  0943
  
  Prince of Deheubarth, King of Powys Maredydd ap Owain
  - b.~  0938 in Dynavor Castle,Llandilo,Carmarthenshire,Wales d.0978 in Menevia,Glamorgan,Wales
  
  King of Powys Mervyn ap Rhodri Mawr ^*
  - b.~  0870 in Caer Seiont,Carmarthenshire,Wales d.0903
  
  Llywelyn ap Merfyn
  - b.~  0885 in Wales
  
  Queen of Powys Angharad verch Llywelyn
  - b.0918 in Llandilo,Carmarthenshire,Wales d.0954 in Wales
  
  Queen of Powys Angharad verch Maredydd
  - b.~  0982 in Rhuddlan
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Gruffydd ap Llewelyn's family with Ealdgyth(Aglithia) (Swan Neck)

‌Gruffydd ap Llewelyn and Swan Neck were married in a religious ceremony in 1058. They had two sons and a daughter, named Ithel ap Gruffydd, Maredydd ap Gruffydd and Nesta verch Gruffydd.

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