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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw
Around 1055 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd was born to [his father] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd (age 20) and [his mother] Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd.
Around 1063 [his father] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd (age 28) died.
On 5th August 1063 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King Wales was killed. The Ulster Chronicle states that he was killed by [his father] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd in 1064, whose father [his grandfather] Iago had been put to death by Gruffydd in 1039.
In 1081 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) and Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth (age 16) met at St David's at which they agreed to combine forces.
In 1081 the Battle of Mynydd Carn was fought between the armies of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) and Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth (age 16), and the army of Caradog ap Gruffydd Prince of Gwent and Trahaearn ap Caradog (age 46) as part of a dynastic struggle for control of the Welsh kingdoms of Gwynedd and Deheubarth. The result of the battle had a radical effect on the history of Wales.
Caradog ap Gruffydd Prince of Gwent, Meilir ap Rhiwallon (age 46) and Trahaearn ap Caradog were killed.
In 1081 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) succeeded King Gwynedd. [his future wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 16) by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd.
In 1081 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) was imprisoned by Hugh of Avranches 1st Earl Chester (age 34) at Chester Castle [Map].
In 1094 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 39) escaped at Chester Castle [Map].
Before 1097 [his son] Cadwallon ap Gruffudd Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 41) and [his future wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 31). He died aged less than one years old.
In 1097 [his son] Cadwallon ap Gruffudd Aberffraw died.
In or before 1100 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 44) and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 34) were married. He the son of Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd and Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd. They were second cousin once removed.
Around 1100 [his grandson-in-law] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw and [his daughter-in-law] Gwerfel ferch Gwrgan Unknown were married. He the son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35).
Around 1100 [his grandson-in-law] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35). He married (1) Alice Clare Baroness Percy Topcliffe and had issue (2) his niece Tangwystl ferch Cadwallon and had issue (3) 1100 Gwerfel ferch Gwrgan Unknown and had issue.
Around 1100 [his son] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35). He married (1) before 1130 Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd and had issue (2) 1145 his first cousin Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd and had issue.
Around 1100 [his daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35). She married 1113 her half second cousin once removed Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth, son of Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth and Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon Mathrafal Queen Consort Deheubarth, and had issue.
Around 1113 [his son-in-law] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 32) and [his daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Deheubarth. She the daughter of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 58) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 48). He the son of Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth and Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon Mathrafal Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 53). They were half second cousin once removed.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 1120. Ralph, archbishop of Canterbury, retựrned to England on Sunday the second of the nones of January [4th January 1120]; and on Sunday the second of the nones of April [4th April 1120], at Westminster, he consecrated to the bishopric of Banger a venerable clerk named David, who was chosen by king Griffyth (age 65) and the clergy and people of Wales. At this consecration he was assisted by Richard, bishop of London, Robert, bishop of Lincoln, Roger of Salisbury, and Urban of Glamorgan (age 44).
Note. Bishop David the Scot was consecrated Bishop of Bangor.
Before 1130 [his son] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 74) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 64).
In 1132 [his son] Mareda Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 77) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 67).
In 1136 a battle, or skirmish, was fought at Maes Gwenllian [Map] between the Welsh forces of [his daughter] Gwenllian (age 36), wife of [his son-in-law] Gruffydd (age 55), with her two sons, and the Norman force of Maurice de Londres. Gwenllian and her two sons [his grandson] Morgan Dinefwr and [his grandson] Maelgwn Dinefwr were killed.
Before 1137 [his daughter] Susanna Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 71). She married before 1150 her second cousin once removed Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and had issue.
Before 1137 [his daughter] Agnes Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 71).
Before 1137 [his son] Ranulht Aberffraw was born to King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and [his wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 71).
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1137 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 82) died. His son Owain (age 37) succeeded King Gwynedd.
In 1162 [his former wife] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 97) died.
[his father] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd and [his mother] Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of [his grandfather] Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd.
Kings Gwynedd: Son of Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Son of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Owain "Great" King Gwynedd [1]
Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth [1]
King Robert II of Scotland [1]
King Richard II of England [1]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [1]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [2]
King Richard III of England [5]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [8]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [3]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [8]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [14]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [6]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [15]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]
Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [2]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]
George Wharton [89]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]
President George Washington [4]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]
Frederick William III King Prussia [2]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]
King Christian IX of Denmark [6]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [358]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1470]
Carl XVI King Sweden [54]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [521]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4384]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anaward Aberffraw
Great x 3 Grandfather: Idwal ap Anaward "Foel aka Bald" King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Meurig ap Idwal Aberffraw
Great x 1 Grandfather: Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw
GrandFather: Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd
Father: Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
GrandFather: Olaf mac Sitriuc