Gruffudd ap Cynan
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Gruffudd 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.
Gruffudd ap Cynan escapes from Chester; Illustration by T. Prytherch, 1900
Gruffudd was buried in Bangor Cathedral.
Gruffudd ap Cynan's Coats of Arms of Welsh King, Chirk Castle
Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd
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Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd was a 12th-century Welsh noblewoman. The daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan, who reestablished the rule of Second Dynasty of Gwynedd over the Kingdom of Gwynedd, she would eventual
Gruffudd ap Cynan
…him by the poet Meilyr Brydydd, his wife Angharad survived him by 25 years. He was succeeded as king of Gwynedd by his son Owain Gwynedd. His daughter Gwenllian, who married Gruffudd ap Rhys of Deheubarth, son of his old ally Rhys ap Tewdwr, is also notable for her resistance to Norman rule. According to Hywel…
Imaginary portrait of Gwenllian by Hugh Williams, 1909