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Guriat (Gyriad) Ap Elidyr King Of ISLE OF MAN
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Name Guriat (Gyriad) Ap Elidyr King Of ISLE OF MAN Alt. Birth Abt 738 Alt. Birth - Wales
Birth Abt 740 Wales, England
Gender Male AFN RKJR-4G Titled Titled - King of Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man)
Titled Titled - Heir to South Rheged
Titled Titled - King of Gwynedd (thru his wife Esyllt)
Name Gwriad Ap ELIDIR Name Gwriad Ap Man Elidir Name Gwriad King Of YNYS MANAW Name Gyriad Ap Elidir King Of GWYNEDD _UID 6CE4F238F34C4365A51D8AF8911F5125CB72 Death 825 Person ID I6867 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Father Elidir (Elidyr) Ap Sandde King Of YNYS MANAW, b. Abt 720, Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN)
d. Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN)
Family ID F3423 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Esyllt Verch Cynan Princess Of GWYNEDD, b. Abt 742, Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Merfyn "The Freckled" Ap Gwriad King GWYNEDD, b. Abt 764, Of, Wales
d. Between 843 and 844, Battle Of Cyfeiliog, Ketell, Wales
(Age ~ 79 years)Family ID F3395 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
Family 2 Nest Verch Brochfael Princess Of POWYS, b. Abt 742, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales)
d. Aft 768 (Age ~ 27 years) Children 1. Cadrod Ap GWRIAD, b. Abt 768, Wales, England
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F3443 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - Guriat, King of Ynys Manaw
(Born c.AD 750)
(Welsh: Gwriad; Latin: Guriatus; English: Guriat)
Guriat was the son of King Elidyr map Sandde. He inherited the crown of Man in the late 8th century when the local population was a vast mixture of the British and the Irish. His lasting memorial is the well-known Guriat Cross, originally erected near Maughold in the North of the Island.
He married, Esyllt, daughter and heiress of King Cynan Dindaethwy of Gwynedd and was succeeded by their son, Merfyn Frych.
Source: lorenfamily.com
- Guriat, King of Ynys Manaw
