Gruffydd
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Gruffydd is a later variant spelling of the original medieval Welsh
given name Gruffudd
(itself still used as a modern Welsh name), and may refer to any of these people:-
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
given name Gruffudd
Gruffudd
Gruffudd may refer to the following people from Wales:*Gruffudd ab Adda was a Welsh language poet and musician*Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr led a major revolt in Wales...
(itself still used as a modern Welsh name), and may refer to any of these people:-
Welsh kings and princes
- Gruffydd Fychan IGruffydd Fychan IGruffudd Fychan I, Prince of Powys Fadog from 1277 to 1284, was the youngest of the four sons of Gruffudd ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran.On his father's death in 1269 his share was Iâl and Edeirnion, which included Glyn Dyfrdwy....
- Gruffydd Fychan IIGruffydd Fychan IIGruffudd Fychan II was Lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Lord of Cynllaith Owain c.1330-1369. As such, he had a claim to be hereditary prince of Powys Fadog.- Ancestry :...
- Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas BranGruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran- Lineage :He was the eldest son of Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor and inherited his father's lands and title in partible succession along with his four brothers Gruffydd Ial, Maredudd, Hywel and Madog Fychan....
- Gruffydd MaelorGruffydd MaelorGruffydd Maelor was Prince of Powys Fadog in Wales.He is known as Gruffydd Maelor I to distinguish him from his grandson, Gruffydd Maelor II .- Lineage :He was a son of Madog ap Maredudd by Susanna, daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan...
- Gruffydd ap CynanGruffydd ap CynanGruffydd ap Cynan was a King of Gwynedd. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to Norman rule, and was remembered as King of all Wales...
- Gruffydd ap GwenwynwynGruffydd ap GwenwynwynGruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was a Welsh prince who was lord of the part of Powys known as Powys Wenwynwyn.Gruffydd was the son of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain and Margaret Corbet. He was still a child when his father, who had been driven out of his princedom by Llywelyn the Great, died in exile in 1216...
- Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
- Gruffydd ap Madog FychanGruffydd ap Madog FychanGruffydd ap Madog Fychan was according to some sources the son of Madog Fychan the hereditary Prince of Powys Fadog between 1304-c.1325.-Biography:...
- Gruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap RhydderchGruffydd ap Rhydderch was a king of Gwent and part of the kingdom of Morgannwg in south Wales and later king of Deheubarth.Gruffydd was the son of Rhydderch ab Iestyn who had been able to take over the kingdom of Deheubarth from 1023 to 1033...
- Gruffydd ap RhysGruffydd ap RhysGruffydd ap Rhys was Prince of Deheubarth, in Wales. His sister was the Princess Nest ferch Rhys.-Early life:Following the death of Gruffydd's father Rhys ap Tewdwr in 1093, Deheubarth was taken over by the Normans, and Gruffydd spent much of his early years in exile in Ireland.In 1113 Gruffydd...
- Gruffydd ap Rhys IIGruffydd ap Rhys IIGruffydd ap Rhys II was a prince of Deheubarth in south-west Wales.- Lineage :He was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd and grandson of Gruffydd ap Rhys....
- Gruffydd ap Llywelyn FawrGruffydd ap Llywelyn FawrGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the first born son of Llywelyn the Great . His mother Tangwystl probably died in childbirth.-Hostage:...
(c. 1198 – March 1, 1244), son of Llywelyn the Great