Prince Owain Fawr King Of North Wales Ap Gruffydd 
Owain Fawr King Of North Wales was born in 1100 in Aberffraw Castle, Angelesey, Wales. He died at the age of 70 in 1170. He was buried in Bangor Cathedral, Wales.General Notes
The last great king of North Wales, who helped advanceWelchindependanceagainst Norman and E nglish dominance. Togetherwith his brotherCadwaladr, Owain led 3 expeditions1136-37agains t the English ofCeredigion to the south . Thebrothersravaged the region and establishedthe mselves thereupon hisfathers death in 1137. Owain took the throne ofNorthWalesHenry II wh o took the English throne in 1154 challengedOwainin1157. Both sides faired badly and an agr eement wasreachedwhereby Owainwithdrew to Rhuddlan and River Clwyd andrenderedhomage. He k ept up hisagreement until 1165, when hecombinedforces with Rhys Ap Gruffydd, hisnephew, th e Prince ofSouthWales, against Henry. Owain once againregained the CastleofBusingwerk an d Rhuddlan and pushed the border ofGwynedd totheestuary of the Dee River, He maintaned Nort hWelchindependencethoughout his lifetime but succeeding generationswereunequalto the task .
Owain Gwynedd fell into a deep melancholy when his mother diedin 1162.
Details of Owain Fawr King Of North Wales' family with Gwladys Verch Llywarch
Sources/Citations
Ancestral File (TM), Pedigree Resource File CD 57, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3349899&id=I7147
Ancestral File (TM), Pedigree Resource File CD 57, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3349899&id=I7147
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