Gruffydd Ap Cynan Of+ Gwynedd 
Gruffydd Ap Cynan Of+ was born in 1055. Gruffydd Ap Cynan Of+'s father is Cynan Ap Iago Of+ Gwynedd and his mother is Ragnhildir Ranult Of+ Dublin ingen. His paternal grandfather was Iago Ap Idwal Of+ Gwynedd. He was an only child. He died at the age of 82 in 1137.General Notes
"The power of Gwynedd was shattered in 1063 when the Saxon earl Harold (later king Harold I), drove his army into north Wales and defeated Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the last high king of Wales, a defeat which resulted in Llywelyn's death. Gryffydd ap Cynan was still a boy living with his mother in Ireland, and it's likely his father Cynan was also a casualty of the 1063 war. In the chaos that followed the death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the Normans made deep advances into north Wales from their base at Chester, building a impressive new motte-and-bailey castle on (or near) the traditional Welsh stronghold at Rhuddlan.
In the later 11th century Gruffydd ap Cynan returned from Ireland but had little initial success in asserting his claims to Gwynedd. He was, in fact, imprisoned for a short time. By the early 12th century, however, he had patiently regained much of the territory of ancient Gwynedd, claiming it for the house of Aberffraw, and he was later able to claim additional land below the Conwy. By the time of his death in 1137 he also controlled the western territory of Ceredigion.
He was the only Welsh ruler to have part of his reign recorded by a contemporary, yet there is debate about the true extent of his power, therefore his importance in Welsh history. Walker (1990) states that 'Gruffydd ap Cynan achieved much by patient and steady progress rather than by heroic measures and major advances, but he was a man of wide influence'. His deeds were certainly overshadowed by his more famous son, Owain Gwynedd, yet during Gruffydd's reign the Normans saw a drastic reversal of fortunes in north Wales, aided by a (rare) smooth transfer of power from Gruffydd to his son Owain.
The first two decades of Gruffydd's reign were a period of relative peace, during which the literary arts were allowed to flourish after decades of warfare between Norman and Welsh. A similar pattern emerged in south Wales under the leadership of Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth. Free from the constant warfare that had crippled Wales for so many years, the reigns of Gruffydd ap Cynan and his son Owain Gwynedd, were and are viewed by many as a kind of "Golden Age" for north Wales, lasting until the death of Owain Gwynwdd in 1170, and in south Wales until the death of Rhys ap Gruffydd (the Lord Rhys) in 1197."
Sources:
- person: Renaud de Paysac
- family: Brian Tomsett/Renaud de Paysac, Renaud de Paysac
MY SOURCES: LDS FHL Ancestral File #FJGV-2W (familysearch.org)
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Sources: - person, family: Renaud de Paysac "
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They had two sons and three daughters, named Owain ap Gruffydd Of+, Cadwallader ap Gruffydd Of, Gwladys Verch Gruffydd of, Susanna Verch Gruffydd Of+ and Gwenllian II Verch Gruffydd Of+.
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Owain ap Gruffydd Of+ Gwynedd
Owain ap Gruffydd Of+ was born about 1087. He died on November 28th, 1170. He was buried in Bangor Cathedral, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
Gwenllian II Verch Gruffydd Of+ Gwynedd
Gwenllian II Verch Gruffydd Of+ was born about 1092 in Caernarvonshire, Wales. She died in 1136 in Kidwilly, while leading an attack on a Norman Castle..