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Carney & Wehofer Family
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Abt 956 - 1007 (~ 51 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Nest Verch CADELL was born about 956 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1007 in Wales. Other Events:
- _UID: FD18EB7E8164425C8CCE1165539433D8C347
Family/Spouse: Gwerystan Ap GWAITHFOED, Baron Powys. Gwerystan (son of Gwaithfoed "Fawr" Ap GWYNNAN, Lord Of Powys and Morfydd Verch YNYR) was born in 954 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1006 in Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ithel Ap GWERYSTAN
was born about 980 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died.
- 3. Elinor Verch GWERYSTAN
was born about 980 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); and died.
- 4. Cynfyn Ap GWERYSTAN, Prince Of Powys
was born about 982 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1023 in Montgomery, Wales.
- 5. Lleuki Verch GWERYSTAN
was born about 985 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); and died.
- 6. Miss Verch GWERYSTAN
was born about 1004 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died.
- 7. Nest Verch GWERYSTAN
was born about 1005 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | Ithel Ap GWERYSTAN (1.Nest1) was born about 980 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: FJGT-RD
- _UID: 20EF06E9D2184500862D7A09CCD97DA02585
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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4. | Cynfyn Ap GWERYSTAN, Prince Of Powys (1.Nest1) was born about 982 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1023 in Montgomery, Wales. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LH74-HV9
- House: ; of Mathrafal
- TitleOfNobility: ; King of Glamorgan
- TitleOfNobility: ; King of Powys
- Name: Cynfyn Ap GWERYSTAN
- Occupation: ; Prince of Wales
- _UID: C1756F598738491095FF4DAC354B4E8BFC4F
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1002; Alt. Birth
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1002; Alt. Birth
Notes:
All of the following information came from Jane Williams Flank, World Connect db=jwflank, rootsweb.com:
Little is known of Cynfyn. His fame, like that of many of his descendants, was only the reflection of the fame of his distinguished wife. There is no evidence that he ever attempted to rule in the right of his wife as did her first husband. The sons of Cynfyn and Angharad were Bleddyn and Rhiwallon. The pedigree of Cynfyn which appears in Vol 1, p 63 of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, London, 1898, extends back through twenty-two generations to Beli Mawr and Anna through their son Llud. Prof Lloyd thinks that it is mythical. It is certainly incomplete. It would require many more thatn twenty-two generation to cover the period of more than one thousand years. In the History of Radnorshire it is stated that Cynfyn was the son of Gwerstan and the grandson of Gwaethfoed Fawr. [The Weave Genealogy]
Titled:
Prince of Powys
Alt. Birth:
Of, Powys, Wales
Alt. Birth:
Powys, Wales
Cynfyn married Angharad Verch MAREDUDD after 1023 in 2ND Husband. Angharad (daughter of Maredudd Ap OWAIN and Miss Verch LLANDILO) was born in 982 in Deheubarth, Cymru (Wales); died on 8 May 1058 in Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Nest ferch CYNFYN
was born in 1017 in Powys, Wales; and died.
- 9. Efa ferch CYNFYN
was born in 1020 in Wales; died in in Wales.
- 10. Rhiwallon Ap Cynfyn Prince Of POWYS
was born about 1021 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died between 1069 and 1070 in Killed - Battle Of Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
- 11. Princess Iwerydd Verch CYNFYN, Of Wales
was born about 1022 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); and died.
- 12. Bleddyn "Sais" Ap CYNFYN, Prince Of Powys
was born about 1023 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1075.
- 13. Rhiwallon Ap CYNFYN, Prince Of Powys
was born in 1026 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1070 in Battle Of Mechain.
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6. | Miss Verch GWERYSTAN (1.Nest1) was born about 1004 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: HS05-CQ
- _UID: 1080A48968CC4D69A4AF80CB7F9A6BB079F4
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Family/Spouse: Caradog Ap GWYN. Caradog was born in 1014 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Nest Verch GWERYSTAN (1.Nest1) was born about 1005 in Of, Powys, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: QL4W-50
- _UID: B9CECD6C9C1E4C2C8E0C8EE009C1AACB3970
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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Generation: 3
10. | Rhiwallon Ap Cynfyn Prince Of POWYS (4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1021 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died between 1069 and 1070 in Killed - Battle Of Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Other Events:
- AFN: 9NH3-6N
- FamilySearch ID: LQ55-3HJ
- Name: Rhiwallon Ap CYNFYN
- Name: Rhiwallon Ap Cynfyn Of North WALES
- _UID: A32D5D9460A64BDBAFE850625A2D7CD30C04
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1025; Alt. Birth
- Alt. Death: 1070; Alt. Death
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Alt. Birth:
Of, Powys, Wales
Alt. Death:
(slain), Battle Mechain, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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11. | Princess Iwerydd Verch CYNFYN, Of Wales (4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1022 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); and died. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: 9HR5-FJ1
- Name: Iwerydd Ver Cynfyn
- Name: Iwerydd Verch CYNFYN
- Name: Miss Verch CYNFYN
- _UID: 9642E8A93FC94D8198CCE67576EB12DE4F41
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1024; Alt. Birth
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Alt. Birth:
Powys, Wales
Iwerydd married Gwrgan Ap ITHEL, Of Morgannwg, Lord Of Glamorgan before 1039 in 1st Husband 2ND Wife. Gwrgan (son of Ithel Ap IDWALLON, Of Morgannwg) was born about 953 in Morgannwg, Gwlad, Wales; died after 1045. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Iwerydd married Edwin Ap GRONWY after 1040 in 2ND Husband. Edwin (son of Gronwy Ap EINION and Ethelfleda Verch EDWIN) was born in 1020 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); died in 1073 in Northop, Coleshill, Flintshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Uchdrud Ap Edwin Of TEGEINGL
was born about 1040 in Of Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales; and died.
- 18. Howel Ap EDWIN
was born about 1042 in Of Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales; and died.
- 19. Owain Ap EDWIN
was born about 1044 in Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales; died in 1105 in Of Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales.
- 20. Uchdrud Ap EDWIN
was born about 1050 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); and died.
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12. | Bleddyn "Sais" Ap CYNFYN, Prince Of Powys (4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1023 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1075. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: L1H5-WPB
- Name: Bleddyn Ap CYNFYN
- Name: Bleddyn Ap Cynfyn Prince Of North WALES
- Name: Bleddyn Ap MORIEN
- Name: Sais
- _UID: 4B0C506B76024767A9FC69AF2E7830D7A29A
Notes:
All of the following information came from Jane Williams Flank, World Connect db=jwflank, rootsweb.com:
Bleddyn Cynfyn ruled Powys 1063-1075
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From http://homepages.tesco.net/~plk33/plk33/History/KingListBritain:
By 1063, Blethyn (Bleddyn) rules a mostly united Wales, and Powys is detached from Gwynedd & Deheubarth for, or by, his son.
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Bleddyn and his brother Rhiwallon were half-brothers of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Their mother, Angharad, married Cynfyn ap Gwerstan o the death of Llywelyn ap Seisyll. Cynfyn ap Bwerstan may have been a Powys nobleman; there is also some suggestion that he may have been half Saxon. Bleddyn remained a strong supporter of the Mercians in their battles against the Normans.
Bleddyn and Rhiwallon also had to contend with internal revolution. The sons of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Maredudd and Idwal, attempted to reestablish their claim to the throne. However, they were also killed in the Battle of Mechain in 1070; Bleddyn now ruled without internal challenge.
He is reported to having been a generous king, giving to church and populous. He was the first king in over 100 years to revise the laws developed under Hywel Dda.
Unfortunately, in 1073, the Normans began their advance through north Wales, and defeated Bleddyn in a surprise attack. Weakened, he became vurnerable to his southern neighbor, Rhys ab Owain of Deheubarth. In 1075, Rhys betrayed Bleddyn, leading to his murder. However, Bleddyn's descendents became the main ruling family of Powys. [The Welsh Kings]
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During the later years of the reign of his half-brother, Gruffyd, the English had brought Wales into at least nominal subjection. Gruffyd was killed by the English 5 Aug 1063. Bleddyn and his brother Rhiwallon, having submitted to King Edward, were made rules of Gwynedd and Powys. The Normans who came with William the Conqueror soon encroached upon the Welsh who resisted them and Rhiwallon was slain in battle in 1070. Bleddyn was then the sole Ruler. [The Weaver Genealogy]
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In 1075, Bleddyn was killed by Rhys, the brother of Maredudd ab Owain, and Rhys in turn was likeed in 1078 by Caradog ap Gruffudd. Bleddyn's kingdom passed to his cousin, Trahaearn ap Caradog, but Trahaearn was killed, along with Caradog ap Gruffudd, in the battle of Mynydd Carn in 1081. [A History of Wales; John Davies]
Titled:
Prince of Powys
Titled:
"Sais" - The Saxon, The Englishman
Bleddyn married in 1st Wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Bleddyn married Haer Verch CYNILLIN about 1044 in , Wales. Haer (daughter of Cynillin (Cyllyn) Ap Blaidd Of GEST) was born about 1025 in Gest Near Penmorfa, Caernarvonshire, Wales; died after 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Bleddyn married Miss Verch BROCHWEL before 1058 in 2ND Wife. Miss was born about 1040 in Ynys Mon (Anglesey), Cymru (Wales); and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Rhiwallon Ap CYNFYN, Prince Of Powys (4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born in 1026 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1070 in Battle Of Mechain. Other Events:
- _UID: 3CC4BA96B360407190F53154F39F9F4B9A32
Notes:
[jweber.ged]
The following was given to me in an e-mail by Betty Knoche:
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: 9/13/03 12:26 PM
Subject: Bits & pieces -
Hi Jim
Came across some bits of info from British Kings and Queens by Mark Ashley and thought would pass them on to you.
Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn died 1070 - page 353
("The battle of Mechain in 1070 was decisive, for there Maredudd, Idwal and Rhiwallon fell, leaving Bleddyn the sole ruler of Gwynedd and Powys.")
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14. | Trahaearn Ap CARADOG, Prince Of North Wales (6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1030 in Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1081 in Battle Of Carno, Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Other Events:
- _UID: 098D510A6ABC4A26BE9B4A751AC92AEB973D
Trahaearn married Nesta Verch GRUFFUDD before 1070 in Very Doubtful Marriage. Nesta (daughter of Gruffydd Ap LLEWELYN, Prince Of Wales and Ealdgyth De Taillebois Queen Of ENGLAND) was born about 1061 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales; died in 1153. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Llywarch Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1070 in Arwystli, Powys, Wales; died in 1128 in North Wales.
- 30. Meurig Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1071 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1106.
- 31. Griffri Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1073 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1106.
- 32. Owain Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1074 in Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
- 33. Ednowain Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1074 in Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
- 34. Madog Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1076 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
- 35. Ieuan Ap TRAHAEARN
was born about 1076 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
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Generation: 4
15. | Iestyn (Jestyn) Ap GWRGAN, Lord Of Glamorgan (11.Iwerydd3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1040 in Glamorganshire, Wales; died after 1093 in Monastery, Llangenyw, Denbighshire, Wales. Other Events:
- Name: Iestyn AP GWRGAN
- _UID: C06D313D660A4212A9B5F6DF0E8FB06D4CA2
Notes:
All of the following information came from Jane Williams Flank, World Connect db=jwflank, rootsweb.com:
From www.castlewales.com/gwent.html:
Iestyn ap Gwrgan ruled Glamorgan (Morgannwg) 1081-1091 when it was taken over by the Normans and put under the control of Robert Fitzhamon. Iestyn was deposed and died in a priory.
Family/Spouse: Constance "Wen" Verch CADWGON. Constance (daughter of Cadwgan Ap Ethelystan Lord Of BUILTH and Angharad Verch LLAWR) was born about 1065 in Buillth, Breconshire, Wales; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Uchdrud Ap Edwin Of TEGEINGL (11.Iwerydd3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1040 in Of Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: FJGV-H5
- Name: Uchdrud Ap EDWIN
- _UID: B3CB64BBA0F94E1E9B5A21AFCADC65FF715D
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1050; Alt. Birth
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Alt. Birth:
Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales
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18. | Howel Ap EDWIN (11.Iwerydd3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1042 in Of Tegeingl, Flintshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: FJGV-JB
- _UID: 41B0FA3F0DE543809BD654771F1E28A52598
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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19. | Owain Ap EDWIN (11.Iwerydd3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1044 in Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales; died in 1105 in Of Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales. Other Events:
- Name: Owain Ap EDWIN
- _UID: D85AFC51D18449ECB06B6B896B98ED1B234E
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1044; Alt. Birth
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Alt. Birth:
Of Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales
Family/Spouse: Morwyl Verch EDNYWAIN. Morwyl (daughter of Ednywain "Bendew" I Ap NEINIAD and Gwerful Verch LLUDDICA) was born about 1044 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Angharat Verch OWAIN
was born about 1065 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); died in 1162.
- 37. Gronw Ap OWAIN
was born about 1073 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); died in 1124.
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20. | Uchdrud Ap EDWIN (11.Iwerydd3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1050 in Tegeingl (Tegaingl), Flintshire, Cymru (Wales); and died. Other Events:
- _UID: 1E93AE0C550B41498A8877BCB74C5FCCC8F5
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22. | Cadwgon Ap BLEDDYN, Of Nannau, King Of Powys (12.Bleddyn3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1050 in Nannau, Caernarvonshire, Wales; died in 1112. Other Events:
- _UID: 5AFC778AF6614A43A35A2F1F801667E0630D
Notes:
All of the following information came from Jane Williams Flank, World Connect db=jwflank, rootsweb.com:
Cadwgan (d 1112), a Welsh prince, was a son of Bleddyn, who was the son of Cynfyn, and the near kinsman of the famous Gruffudd, son of Llewelyn, on whose death Harold appointed Bleddyn and his brother Rhiwallon kings of the Welsh. This settlement did not last very long, but Bleddyn retained to his death possession of a great part of Gwynedd., and handed his territories down to his sons, of whom, besides Cadwgan, four others, Madog, Rhirid, Maredudd, and Iorwerth, are mentioned in the chronicles. Cadwgan's name first appears in history in 1087, when, in conjunction with Madog and Rhirid, he led a North Welsh army against Rhys, son of Tewdwr, king of South Wales. The victory fell to the brothers, and Rhys retreated to Ireland, whence he soon returned with a Danish fleet, and turned the tables on his foes in the battle of Llechryd. Cadwgan escaped with his life, but his two brothers were slain. Six years later Rhys was slain by the Norman conquerors of Brecheiniog (1093), and Cadwgan availed himself of the confusion caused by the catastrophe of the only strong Welsh state in South Wales to renew his attacks on Deheubarth. His inroad on Dyved in May prepared the way for the French conquest of that region, which took place within two months, despite the unavailing struggles of Cadwgan and his family. But the Norman conquest of Ceredigion and Dyved excited the bitterest resistance of the Welsh, who profited by William Rufus' absence in Normandy in 1094 to make a great attack on their newly built castles. Cadwganl now in close league with Gruffudd, son of Cynan, the chief king of Gwynedd, was foremost among the revolters. Besides demolishing their castles in Gwynedd, the allied princes penetrated into Ceredigion and Dyved, and won a great victory in the wood of Yspwys, which was followed by a devestation foray whcih overran the shires of Hereford, Gloucester, and Worcester. But, as Mr Freeman points out, Cadwgan fought in the interest of Gwynedd rather that of Wales. His capture of the castles of Ceredigion was followed by the wholesale transplantation of the inhabitants, their property, and cattle into North Wales. A little later Cadwgan's family joined in forays that penetrated to the walls of Pembroke, the only stronghold, except Rhyd y Gors, now left to the Frenchmen. Two invasions of Rufus himself were needed to repair the damage, but the great expedition of 1097 was a signal failure. Rufus 'mickle lost in men and horses,' and Cadwgan was distinguished as the worthiest of the chieftains of the victorious Cymry in the pages of the Peterborough chronicler, who in his distant fenland monastery commonly knew little of the names of Welsh kings. Such successes emboldened Cadwgan and his ally Gruffudd to attempt to save Anglesea when threatened in 1099 by the two earls Hugh of Chester and Shrewsbury. But the treachery of their own men - either the nobles of Mona or some of their Irish-Danish allies - drove both kings to seek safety in flight in Ireland. Next year they returned to Wales, and made peace with the border earls. Cadwgan became the man of the Earl of Shrewsbury, and received as a feif from his Ceredigion and part of Powys. In 1102 Robert of Belleme called upon Cadwgan and his brothers Iorwerth and Maredudd for help in his great war against Henry I. Great gifts of lands, horses, and arms persuaded Cadwgan and Maredudd to join Robert in Shropshire, but Iorwerth stayed behind, and his sudden defection is regarded by the Welsh chroniclers as a main cause of Robert's fall. Iorwerth now appears to have endeavoured to dispossess Cadwgan and Maredudd of their lands a supporters of the fallen Earl of Shrewsbury. But though he succeeded in putting Maredudd into a royal dungeon, he made peace with Cadwgan and restored him his old territories. Thus Cadwgan escaped sharing in the disgrace and imprisonment of Iorwerth by Bishop Richard of Belmeis, Henry's steward in Shropshire. It is probable that it was some other Cadwgan who became an accomplice in the murder of Howel, son of Goronwy, in 1103, and the Owain son of Cadwgan, slain in the same year, was probably this unknown Cadwgan's son. Anyhow Cadwgan, son of Bleddyn, had a son Owain, who in 1105 began his turbulent career by two murders, and in 1110 was the hero of a more famous adventure. Cadwgan had given a great feast in his castle of Aberteiv, the modern Cardigan, which was largely attended by chieftains from all parts of Wales, for whose entertainment bards, singers, and musicians were attracted to the rejoicings by costly prizes. Among the guests were Gerald of Windsor, who after the fall of Arnulf of Montgomery was the most powerful man among the French in Dyved, and his famous wife Nest, whos beauty so excited Owain's lust that not long after he took advantage of his father's absence in Powys to carry her off by violence from the neighbouring castle of Cenarth Bychan. The rape of the Welsh Helen excited great commotion, and Cadwgan, hurrying back in great anxiety to Ceredigion, found himself powerless to effect her restoration to Gerald. Ithel and Madog, sons of Rhirid,a nd Cadwgan's nephews, were incited by Richard of Belmeis to attack Owain, and even Cadwgan, who fled to an Irish merchant ship in the harbour of Aberdovey, After running all kinds of dangers, Owain escaped to Ireland, while Cadwgan privately retired to Powys. Thence he sent messengers to Bishop Richard. King Henry's lenient treatment of him showed that the king regarded Owain's crime as no fault of his father. For a while Cadwgan was only suffered to live on a manor of his new wife, a Norman lady, daughter of Pictet Sage, but a fine of 100 ? and a promise to abandon Owain effected his restoration to Ceredigion, which in his absence had been seized by Madog and Ithel. But the fiat of the English king could effect little in Ceredigion. Owain continued his predatory attacks on the French and Flemings, in one of which a certain William of Brabant was slain. In anger Henry sent again for the weak or impotent Cadwgan, and angrily told him that he was unable to protect his territory, he had determined to put Ceredigion into more competent hands. A pension of twenty-four pence a day wa assigned to the deposed king on the conditon that he should remain in honourable restraint - he was not to be a prisioner - at the king's court, and never seek to return to his native soil. These terms Cadwgan was compelled to accept, and Gilbert, son of Richard, was invested with Ceredigion. But next year the murder of Iorwerth by his nephew Madog put Powys, which Iorwerth had lately governed, into the king's hands. He then gave it to Cadwgan, who thus once more acquired lands of his own. But Madog, already deprived of Ceredigion, was determined not to yield Powys as well to his uncle. Meanwhile Cadwgan, 'not imagining mischief,' returned to his dominions. Surrounded by Madog's retainers at Trallong Llewelyn, he as usual conducted himself weakly. Unable to fight, unwilling to flee, he fell an easy victim to hs enemies. 'Knowing the manners of the people of that country, that they would all be killing one another,' says the 'Brut y Tywysogion,' Richard, the steward, gave Cadwgan's lands to Madog, his murderer. But Henry I reversed his act and made Owain, the abductor of Nest, his father's successor. [Dictionary of National Biography III:644-6]
After the death of Bleddyn, his sons, Madog, Cadwgan and Rhiryd ruled over Powys. In 1098 they attacked Rhys ap Tewdwr, ruler of Deheubarth, and drove him into exile. He collected a fleet, returned and gave battle to them in which Madog and Rhiryd were slain. Cadwgan then became sole ruler of Powys. In 1094 he rallied the Welsh chieftains and attempted to throw off the Norman yoke. The Brut Tywysogion states that they "placed their hope in God, the creator of all things, by fasting and praying and giving alms and undergoing severe bodily penances." He was very sucessful and by 1098 had recovered nearly all the territory that had belonged to the Cymri before the Conquest. In that year the tide turned. Cadwgan and his allies were defeated and he fled to Ireland. He returned in 1099, made peace with the NOrmans and receifed Credigion and a part of Powys. He is said to have been amiable, but he lacked the stronger elements of character which the situation required. On account of the misdees of his eldest son Owain he was called before King Henry, dispossessed of his lands and placed on a daily pension of twenty-four pence on condition that he should not set foot on his native soil. He soon came to terms with the king "and was allowed to settle in the border vill which he had received as the dowry of his Norman wife" (Lloyd). This was doubtless in the valley of the Clun in Shropshire where the lands of Lord Robert de Sai were located and near the Welsh border. King Henry restored to him the Kingdom of Powys in 1111, but his reign was brief, for in that year he was slain at Welshpool by his nephew, Madog ap Rhizyd. The "border vill" or village, mentioned above, where Cadwgan settled, must have been located quite near if not entirely within the English limits of Offa's Dike. This would be a very uncomfortable location for a Welsh family at that time. Perhaps his Norman wife saved the family from trouble. He is called "Cadwgan of Nannau" in Dwnn's Visitation of Wales. That place has not been located, but probably it was the "border vill' or village in Shropshire which he received as dowry from his father-in-law, Lord Robert de Sai. [The Weaver Genealogy]
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Cadwgan became king of Powys on the death of his elder brothers, Madog and Rhiryd in 1088. Cadwgan lived in a period when the Norman border earls, with the authority of Kind William II (William Rufus), were consolidating their control over Wales. In addition, there were the continuing rivalries between the Welsh princes and nobility which had become a way of life and prevented unified actions. Further complicating matters, many of the the Welsh princes establishied alliances with the English, either out of necessity or self interest. "From 1094 dow through his death in 1111, this king from Powys would be the focus and centre of Welsh politics, pursuing a policy of considered and sometimes devious resistance to the Norman kings while attempting to exploit the growing power of the Norman border lords."
In 1094, there was an uprising against the Nomans in Gwynedd, "almost certainly masterminded by Cadwgan." Norman attempts to quell the uprising failed, and it spread to Deheubarth where all but Pembroke Castle and Rhyd-y-Gors fell to the Welsh, and continued into the southeast of Wales. The rebellion continued through 1097 - almost all fo the leaders appear to have been allied with Cadwgan. By 1098, however, internal rivalries, bribery, and Norman strenght had takedn much of the force out of the rebellion. In 1099, formal peace was negotiated including rights to hold certain lands - Cadwgan seems to have gotten the better share, including all of central Powys and Ceredigion, much of which had been previously controlled by the Norman earls.
Unfortunately, Cadwgan was unable to use his success to fully consolidate his power. He, at a minimum, was distracted by family conflicts. Relations between the brothers Cadwgan, Iorweth and Maredudd deteriorated.
His son, Owain, also makes fro an interesting story, which had significant effects on Cadwgan's rule. Owain's story leads, indirectly, to the murder of Iorweth by his nephew Madog ap Rhirid, Cadwgan's murder also by Madog, and the subsequent rule by Maredudd.
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In consequence, by the death of William II (William Rufus) in 1100, Welsh control had been sucessfully restored over the greater part of Wales. It is doubtful whether the insurrection which led to that restoration should be considered national in character, for it was largely motivated by local issues, racial anger and the interests of royal houses; without its comparative success, however, it is likely that Welsh nationhood could have survived in any form. The most prominent of the leaders of the insurrection were Cadwgan, Iorwerth and Maredudd, the sons of Bleddyn ap Cynfin. By 1096, they had captured Montgomery Castle and their allies had come very close to success in their attack upon Pembroke Castle. The Normans were swept out of Gwynedd, Credigion and most of the cantrefi of Powys, and their forces were defeated in Brycheiniog, Gwent, Cydweli and Gower. In about 1094, Gruffud ap Cynan escaped from prision and re-established himself as the ruler of the kingdom of his ancestors. In 1098, the earls of Chester and Shrewsbury led a campaign against him, but they were defeated on the banks of the Menai by a force of Scandinavians, and the earl of Shrewsbury was shot dead by Magnus Barefoot, king of Norway. Gruffudd consolidated his hold upon Gwyneed, and for decades he patiently rebuilt the strenght of his kingdom. Powys and what was left of the kingdom of Deheubarth came into the possession of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn and his brothers. All the later rulers of Powys would be descendants of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn; thus was the union between Gwynedd and Powys broken, a happening full of significance for the future of Wales. [A History of Wales; John Davies]
Cadwgon married in 1st Wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Cadwgon married Gwenllian Verch GRUFFUDD before 1102 in 1st Husband 2ND Wife. Gwenllian (daughter of Gruffudd Ap CYNAN, King Of Gwynedd and Angharat Verch OWAIN) was born about 1086 in Caernarvonshire, Walesey, Wales; died in 1136 in Maes Gwenllian, Outside Walls Of Kidwelly, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Maredudd Ap BLEDDYN (12.Bleddyn3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1055 in Monmouthshire, Wales; died in 1132. Other Events:
- Name: Maredudd Ap BLEDDYN
- Name: Maredudd Ap Bleddyn Prince Of POWYS
- _UID: 5F200F160EE44A8681BFEB6734973DD5D578
Notes:
Titled:
Prince of Powys
Family/Spouse: Hunydd Verch EINUDD. Hunydd (daughter of Einudd Ap MORIEN and Efa Verch LLEWELYN) was born about 1070 in Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales; died after 1111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Cadwgon Ap MAREDUDD
was born about 1088 in Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1163.
- 39. Gruffydd Ap Maredudd Lord Of Mawddwy Of POWYS
was born about 1093 in Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died after 1128.
- 40. Madog Ap MAREDUDD, King Of Powys
was born about 1097 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales); died in 1160 in Winchester, Herefordshire, England.
- 41. Dyddgu Verch MAREDUDD
was born about 1100 in Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
- 42. Hywel Ap MAREDUDD
was born about 1111 in Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
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Family/Spouse: Eva Verch BETRWS. Eva was born about 1050 in Wales, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | Efa Verch BLEDDYN (12.Bleddyn3, 4.Cynfyn2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1058 in Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- Name: Efa Verch Bleddyn
- _UID: 0057BD0ACFE045898E935778C22F23872601
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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29. | Llywarch Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1070 in Arwystli, Powys, Wales; died in 1128 in North Wales. Other Events:
- _UID: C5DD033296F949CF81E63E7E8895CE65F1EF
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
Family/Spouse: Dyddgu Verch IORWERTH. Dyddgu (daughter of Iorwerth Ap Cadwgon Of BUILTH and Gwenllian Verch ARON) was born about 1060 in Buillth, Breconshire, Wales; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Gwladus Verch LLYWARCH
was born about 1098 in Pembroke, Montgomershire, Wales; died before 1155.
- 45. Robert Ap LLYWARCH
was born about 1100 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1171.
- 46. Elen Verch LLYWARCH
was born about 1102 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died.
- 47. Iorwerth Ap LLYWARCH
was born about 1104 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1130.
- 48. Maredudd Ap LLYWARCH
was born about 1106 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1129.
- 49. Madog Ap LLYWARCH
was born about 1108 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1130.
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30. | Meurig Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1071 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1106. Other Events:
- AFN: HS05-LX
- _UID: CFC493FB33BA4203B313CE5F80156083BE94
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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31. | Griffri Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1073 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died in 1106. Other Events:
- AFN: HS05-QM
- _UID: DA32FAC460434DEFBCE597D6A6C739AA07DC
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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32. | Owain Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1074 in Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- _UID: 728658EF924C492DADEAC01F0889DB8AFF5C
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33. | Ednowain Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1074 in Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: HS05-S0
- _UID: DEDFA58C7BE8463F94A70978614A2A9E05D5
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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34. | Madog Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1076 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: HS05-XN
- _UID: 10C1247F441A42CD956996C7026369D0DA92
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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35. | Ieuan Ap TRAHAEARN (14.Trahaearn3, 6.Miss2, 1.Nest1) was born about 1076 in Of, Arwystle, Montgomeryshire, Wales; and died. Other Events:
- AFN: V9Z9-5L
- _UID: 0ADEBD2F197E46E084DC1DAA6D8B7FC4F3C8
Notes:
Source: lorenfamily.com
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