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Edwin ap Gronwy

Male 1020 - 1073  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  Edwin ap Gronwy was born in 1020 in Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales (son of Gronwy ap Einion and Ethelfleda verch Edwin); died in 1073 in Northop, Flintshire, Wales.

    Family/Spouse: Iwerydd verch Cynfyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Owain ap Edwin died in 1105 in Wales.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gronwy ap Einion (son of Einion ap Owain and Nest).

    Gronwy married Ethelfleda verch Edwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ethelfleda verch Edwin (daughter of Edwin).
    Children:
    1. 1. Edwin ap Gronwy was born in 1020 in Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales; died in 1073 in Northop, Flintshire, Wales.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Einion ap Owain was born about 933 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales (son of Owain ap Hywel, Prince of South Wales and Angharad verch Llewelyn); died in 983 in Gwent, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: 967; In 967, he put the land of Gower to tribute. Einion defeated the Danes at Caer Faes in Cardigan, Wales in 981. He drove back invading Saxons in a hard-fought battle in 982.

    Einion married Nest. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nest
    Children:
    1. 2. Gronwy ap Einion
    2. Gwenllian verch Einion
    3. Tewdwr ap Einion died in 0993 in Battle of Llangwm, Llangwm, Denbighshire, Wales.
    4. Cadell ap Einion

  3. 6.  Edwin
    Children:
    1. 3. Ethelfleda verch Edwin


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Owain ap Hywel, Prince of South Wales (son of Howell Dha "the Good", Prince of South Wales and Elen verch Llywarch); died in 988 in Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: In 948, he became the Prince of South Wales. From 949 to 950, Jevaf and Iago fought against Owain and his brothers. Owain fought the battle of Aber Conway in Gwynedd in 952. The battle was a draw with major losses on both sides. In 953, the princes of Gwynedd (Javaf and Iago) again invaded Cardigan, and were driven back by Owain and his surviving brothers. In the end, Owain's youngest brother, Eineon, relinquished the Kingdom to Javaf and Iago. In 958, Owain took lands from Morgan Mawr, the Prince of Glamorgan, but King Edgar of England forced him to return it. In 962, Owain paid a tribute of wolf heads to King Edgar of England.

    Notes:

    Death: MacKenzie (1966) gives his death year as 987.

    Owain married Angharad verch Llewelyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Angharad verch Llewelyn (daughter of Llywelyn ap Merfyn).
    Children:
    1. 4. Einion ap Owain was born about 933 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales; died in 983 in Gwent, Wales.
    2. Cadwaellon ap Owain died in 961 in Wales.
    3. Maredydd ap Owain, King of All Wales was born about 938 in Carmarthshire, Wales; died in 999 in Wales.
    4. Llywarch ap Owain


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