Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd
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Name Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd Gender Female Death 1136 [1, 2] Siblings 3 siblings Person ID I26630 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TWK Last Modified 12 Jan 2024
Father Gruffydd ap Cynan ab Iago, King of Gwynedd, b. Abt 1055 d. 1137 (Age ~ 82 years) Mother Angharad ferch Owain d. 1162 Marriage 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) Family ID F15914 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Dec 2019
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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]
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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.
- [S903] The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales, 2007 and ongoing.