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Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw
Maternal Family Tree: Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd 1065-1162
In or before 1100 [his father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 44) and [his mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 34) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd and [his grandmother] Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd. They were second cousin once removed.
Around 1100 Owain "Great" King Gwynedd was born to [his father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [his mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35).
Around 1113 [his brother-in-law] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 32) and [his sister] Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Deheubarth. She the daughter of [his father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 58) and [his mother] 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.
Around 1120 [his illegitimate son] Hywel ab Owain King Gwynedd was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 20) and Ffynnod Wyddeles Unknown.
Before 1130 Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 29) and 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 Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 64).
In 1130 [his son] Iorwerth "Drwyndwn aka Flat Nosed" Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 30) and [his wife] Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 15). He married his first cousin Marared ferch Madog Mathrafal, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and Susanna Aberffraw, and had issue.
In 1136 a battle, or skirmish, was fought at Maes Gwenllian [Map] between the Welsh forces of [his sister] Gwenllian (age 36), wife of [his brother-in-law] Gruffydd (age 55), with her two sons, and the Norman force of Maurice de Londres. Gwenllian and her two sons were killed.
On 10th October 1136 [the date is uncertain] the Battle of Crug Mawr aka Cardigan between Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales. The Welsh, led by Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 36), [his brother] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw (age 36) and [his former brother-in-law] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 55) defeated Normans led by Robert Fitzmartin,; a significant setback to Norman expansion in Wales.
[his illegitimate son] Einion Aberffraw was killed.
The exact location of the battle is unknown. Possibly near Crug Mawr [Map]. However, Annales Cambriae has "A battle was fought before the castle" followed by "others drowned in the river Teifi" suggesting the castle referred to may have been Cilgerran Castle [Map] which is on the River Teifi.
Annales Cambriae. [10th October 1136] Later, Owain (age 36) and [his brother] Cadwaladr (age 36) again came into Ceredigion, and to their aid came [his former brother-in-law] Gruffydd (age 55) son of Rhys, Rhys son of Hywel, Madog son of Idnerth, and the sons of Hywel, who mustered in strength at Aberteifi (Cardigan). Against them stood Stephen the Constable, the sons of Gerald, and all the Normans from the Severn Sea as far as St Davids, together with the Flemings of Rhos. A battle was fought before the castle [Map]: the Normans and Flemings were put to flight; some were captured, some killed, some burned, some trampled under horses' hooves, others drowned in the river Teifi, and very many were led away into wretched captivity. The Welsh, having accomplished their aims, returned to their own lands, the castle remaining in the hands of the Normans. [[his illegitimate son] Einion son of Owain was slain there.]
Owinus et Catwaladrus iterum ad Keredigean venerunt, quibus in adjutorium Grifinus filius Eesi, et Resus filius Hoeli, et Madocus filius Idnerth, et filii Hoeli ad Abertewy potenter venerunt; quibus ex alia parte resisterunt Steplianus constabularius et filii Geraldi et omnes Franci ab hoste Sabrinse usque ad Meneviam, et Flandrenses de Ros: et prœlio coram castellum inito, Franci et Flandrenses in fugam versi capti sunt, occisi sunt, combusti et equorum pedibus conculcati et in fluvio Tewy submersi sunt, plurimi in captivitatem miserrime ducti Walenses vero his ad votum peractis, in sua redierunt, castello Francis remanente. [Eynaun filius Owein ibi occiditur.]
In 1137 [his father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 82) died. His son Owain (age 37) succeeded King Gwynedd.
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Around 1145 [his son] Dafydd ab Owain Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 45) and [his wife] Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 40). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%. He married 1174 Emma Plantagenet, daughter of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Mistress Unknown, and had issue.
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In 1146 [his illegitimate son] Rhun ab Owain Aberffraw died.
Around 1147 [his son] Rhodri Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 47) and [his wife] Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 42). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.
In 1155 [his wife] Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 40) died.
In 1162 [his mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 97) died.
In 1170 [his illegitimate son] Hywel ab Owain King Gwynedd (age 50) died.
On 28th November 1170 Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 70) died. His son [his illegitimate son] Hywel succeeded King Gwynedd.
In 1175 [his former wife] Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 70) died.
[his illegitimate son] Madoc Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Rhirid Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Cynwrig Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd Lord of Merioneth was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Einion Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
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[his son] Iefan Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Ffilip Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his daughter] Margaret Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Rotpert Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his daughter] Angharad Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd. She married her first cousin Owain Fychan ap Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog, son of Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and Susanna Aberffraw, and had issue.
[his illegitimate son] Cadell Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Idwal Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Iago Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
[his daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd. She married her third cousin once removed Owain Cyfeiliog Mathrafal and had issue.
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[his son] Maelgwn ab Owain Aberffraw was born to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd and Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd.
[his illegitimate son] Rhun ab Owain Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd and Ffynnod Wyddeles Unknown.
[his illegitimate daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw was born illegitimately to Owain "Great" King Gwynedd.
Kings Gwynedd: Grand Son of Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 5 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Hywel ab Owain King Gwynedd [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 [2]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [8]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [13]
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 [88]
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 [3]
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 [356]
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 [1447]
Carl XVI King Sweden [54]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [512]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4319]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Idwal ap Anaward "Foel aka Bald" King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Meurig ap Idwal Aberffraw
Great x 2 Grandfather: Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw
Great x 1 Grandfather: Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd
GrandFather: Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
Father: King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Great x 1 Grandfather: Olaf mac Sitriuc
GrandMother: Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Owain King Deheubarth
Great x 3 Grandfather: Einion Dinefwr
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gronwy Ap Einion Dinefwr
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edwin of Tegeingl
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ælfgar Earl of Mercia and East Anglia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edwin Earl of Mercia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ethelfleda or Aldgyth of Mercia
GrandFather: Owain ab Edwin
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gwerystan ap Gwaithfoed Mathrafal
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cynfyn ap Gwersytan Mathrafal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nest ferch Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Iwerydd Mathrafal
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Great x 2 Grandmother: Unnamed d Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Mother: Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd