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Female Nest ferch Gruffyd Click to view Nest ferch Gruffyd in the family tree

Nest was born about 1170 in Senghennydd, Glamorgan, Wales.  Nest's father was Gruffudd ap Ifor Bach and her mother was Mabel fitzRobert of Gloucester.  Her paternal grandfather was Ifor Bach ap Meurig Fychan and her paternal grandmother is Nest ferch Gruffudd; her maternal grandfather was Earl William ("Mafonache") FitzRobert of Gloucester & Chester. She has a brother and a sister, named Hywel Felyn and Mawd.  She is the youngest of the three children.


Nest's family with Hywel ap Trahaern

‌Nest and Hywel were married in a religious ceremony about 1190 in Llan-Gors, Brecon, Wales.  They have a son and a daughter, named Rhys and Gwenllian.

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