Maredudd ap Bleddyn 
Maredudd ap was born about 1047 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. Maredudd ap's father was Bleddyn ap Cynfyn and his mother was Haer ferch Cyllyn. His paternal grandparents were Cynfyn Ap Gwerystan and Angharad verch Maredydd; his maternal grandfather was Cillin ap Blaidd. He was an only child. He died in 1132.General Notes
[Direct Linage1.FTW]
Note: Meredith, or Meredyad, ap Bleddyn. In 1109 Bleddyn began the erection of the Castle of Powis, which is about a mile from Welshpool, Wales. The principality of Powis comprised about one-third of Wales in 1069 when Bleddyn ap Cynwyn became its ruler. Meredith adopted the "black lion of Powys" argent a lion rampant sable in substitution for his father's arms: or a lion rampant gules. He married 1st Efa, daughter of Blettrus ap Ednowain Bendew, married 2nd Hunnydd, whose son was King Griffith ap Meredith.
REFN: HWS8093
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> HPFL-ZR
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0903 in Powys, Wales
- b.0933 in Powys, Wales d.WFT Est 953-1013
- b.~ 0950 in Powys, Wales d.WFT Est 1014-1044
- b.~ 0895 in Gwent, Glamorgan, Wales
- b.~ 0925 in Powys, Wales
- b.0903 in Abergavenny, Gwent, Glamorgan, Wales
- b.~ 0978 in Powys, Wales d.1050 in Powys Castle, Powys, Wales
- b.~ 0956 in Powys, Wales d.WFT Est 1015-1050
- b.~ 1026 in <, , Montgomeryshire, Wales> d.1075
- b.0887 in Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Cymru, Wales d.0949 in Wales
- b.~ 0913 in Dynevor, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.0987 in Wales
- b.0893 in Dyfed, Wales d.0943 in Wales
- b.~ 0938 in <, Deheubarth, Monmouth, Wales> d.~ 0999
- b.~ 0880 in <, Llandeilo, Carmarthen, Wales>
- b.~ 0918 in <, Llandeilo, Carmarthen, Wales> d.1002 in Wales
- b.~ 0884 in <, , , Wales>
- b.~ 0982 in <, Deheubarth, Monmouth, Wales> d.1033
- b.~ 1047 in Montgomeryshire, Wales d.1132
- b.~ 0968 in <Gest, Dolbenmaen, Caernarvon, Wales>
- b.~ 0993 in <Gest, Dolbenmaen, Caernarvon, Wales> d.WFT Est 1028-1088
- b.~ 1025 in Gest Near, Penmorfa, Wales d.WFT Est 1051-1119
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‌Maredudd ap and Hunydd verch were married in a religious ceremony about 1090. They had two sons named Gruffydd ap and Madog.
Family Notes
CHAN20 Mar 2001
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Children
Gruffydd ap Maredudd
Gruffydd ap was born in 1093 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. He died at the age of 35 in 1128.
Madog ap Maredudd
Madog was born in 1095 in Montgomeryshire, WALES. He died at the age of 65 in 1160 in Winchester, Hampshire, ENGLAND. He was buried in St. Tysilio, Meifod, Montgomery, Wales.
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