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Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 –1137), sometimes written as Gruffydd ap Cynan, was King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, Gruffudd ap Cynan was a senior member of the princely House of Aberffraw.
Gender: Male. Occupation: king of Gwynedd. Area of activity: Military; Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society. Author: Thomas Parry. Son of Cynan ap Iago, who was an exile in Ireland, and Rhagnell (Ragnhildr), a daughter of the royal house of the Scandinavians of Dublin.
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Mar 22, 2024 · 1 Biography. 1.1 Name. 1.2 Birth. 1.3 Parentage. 1.4 Childhood. 1.5 The Ireland Connection. 1.6 1073 Battle Against Cynvrig. 1.7 1075 First Attempt. 1.8 1081 Victory at Mynedd Carn. 1.9 1088 Escape from captivity and third reign. 1.10 1094 Welsh Revolt. 1.11 1095 Marriage. 1.12 1096 Retreat to Island of Mona. 1.13 1097 Return from Ireland.
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(1054-1137) (Latin: Crufidius; English: Griffith) Gruffudd was the son of the exiled son & heir to a former King of Gwynedd, Cynan ap lago. His mother was Ragnhildr, daughter of Olaf, the Viking King of Dublin, where Cynan had sought refuge after his father, King Iago, had been treacherously slain by his own men in 1039.
Since the patronymic name of both was Gruffudd ap Cynan, the author of Historia thought they were a single man. But we should expect the man who married Angharad ferch Owain ap Edwin (she born c. 1085) and fathered Owain Gwynedd near 1100 would himself date from c. 1070, not 1055.
2 days ago · Quick Reference. ( c. 1055–1137), king of Gwynedd (1081–1137). He was the son of Cynan ab Iago, a descendant of Rhodri Mawr but an exile in Ireland. With Viking and Norman aid, he returned to re‐establish Rhodri's line in Gwynedd (1075), but failed to overcome rivals.
But they were aided, if not directly, by Gruffudd ap Cynan, who escaped from his captivity at the hands of the Earl of Chester around 1094 and quickly regained his lands in Gwynedd. By 1096 the sons of Bleddyn ap Cynan had captured Montgomery Castle and pushed the Earl of Shrewsbury back from Powys and Ceredigion.
