Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd

- 1136

• Name	Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd
  Gender	Female
  Died	1136  [1, 2]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd ,   d. 1169 + 2. Susanna ferch Gruffydd ap Cynan + 3. Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd ,   d. 1136 + 4. Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd ap Cynan, King in Wales ,   d. 1172
  Person ID	I26630	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Gruffydd ap Cynan ab Iago, King of Gwynedd,   b. Abt 1055,   d. 1137  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Angharad ferch Owain,   d. 1162
  Married	Abt 1095  [1]
  Family ID	F5548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gruffydd ap Rhys,   b. Abt 1090,   d. 1137  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Children	+ 1. Rhys ap Gruffydd, King of Deheubarth,   b. Abt 1132,   d. 24 Apr 1197  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F15914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "At the opening of the great Welsh uprising in 1136, she led an attack on the Norman fortress of Kidwelly, in her husband's absence, and was killed fighting outside the town, at a spot still known as Maes Gwenllian." [Dictionary of Welsh Biography, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S903] The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales, 2007 and ongoing. [S3215] Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans by Carl Boyer III. Santa Clarita, California, 2004.