Gruffudd Fychan II was Lord of Glyndyfrdwy

Glyndyfrdwy

Glyndyfrdwy , or sometimes Glyn Dyfrdwy, is a village in the modern county of Denbighshire, Wales. It is situated on the A5 road half way between Corwen and Llangollen in the Dee Valley .-Owain Glyndwr:...

 and Lord of Cynllaith

Cynllaith

Cynllaith was a cwmwd of north east Wales which was once part of the Kingdom of Powys and later part of the smaller Kingdom of Powys Fadog. Cynllaith, or at least the part of it called Cynlaith Owain, was part of the inheritance of Owain Glyndŵr in 1370...

 Owain c.1330-1369. As such, he had a claim to be hereditary prince of Powys Fadog

Powys Fadog

Powys Fadog or Lower Powys was the northern portion of the former princely realm of Powys which split in two following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160...

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Ancestry

The epithet 'Fychan' implies that his father was also called Gruffudd. However certain genealogical tables convey conflicting data. It has been thought that he was the son of Madog Crypl

Madog Crypl

Madog Crypl was a descendant of the sovereign Princes of Powys Fadog and Lords of Dinas Bran. He is sometimes described as Madog III of Powys Fadog...

 who died in 1304. However, for him to inherit the succession and hold it until 1369 seems unlikely. Other tables suggest his father was Gruffudd ap Madog Fychan

Gruffydd ap Madog Fychan

Gruffydd ap Madog Fychan was according to some sources the son of Madog Fychan the hereditary Prince of Powys Fadog between 1304-c.1325.-Biography:...

, a son of Madog Fychan

Madog Fychan

Madog Fychan may have had a claim to be a hereditary Prince of Powys Fadog 1304-c.1325. However his very existence is uncertain. It is claimed that he succeeded to his father Madog Crypl's titles on his death in 1304. However, it is more likely that Madog Crypl's son was Gruffydd, who was...

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Most probably, he was the grandson of Madog Crypl, whose son Gruffudd was aged about six at his father's death, but already married. Gruffudd was still alive in 1343.

Marriage & Issue

Gruffudd Fychan II was married to Elen, daughter of Thomas ap Llywelyn lord of half the of commote of Is Coed and of quarter of Gwynionydd, both in Ceredigion

Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...

. They had issue:

• Madog, died young
• Owain ap Gruffudd
  Owain Glyndwr
  Owain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
  
  , later known as Owain Glyndŵr, proclaimed Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
  
   and leader of the Welsh revolt in September 1400 which lasted to 1412 or 1416. He married Margaret Hanmer
  Margaret Hanmer
  Margaret Hanmer , sometimes known by her Welsh name of Marred ferch Dafydd, was the wife of Owain Glyndŵr and was thus, technically, Princess of Wales for the time her husband was known by the title of Prince of Wales...
  
  , daughter of Sir David Hanmer
  David Hanmer
  David Hanmer, SL was an English judge who lived in Wales, and is best-known as the father-in-law of Owain Glyndŵr.- Border family :...
  
   and had issue.
• Lowry, married Robert Puleston
  Robert Puleston
  Robert Puleston was a brother-in-law and supporter of Owain Glyndŵr, at the time of his rebellion against King Henry IV of England in the early 15th century and afterwards.- Lineage :He was from a well established Welsh Marcher family...
  
  , and had issue.
• Isabel ferch Gruffudd, married Adda ap Iorwerth Ddu, and had issue.
• Gruffudd
• Tudur ap Gruffudd
  Tudur ap Gruffudd
  Tudur ap Gruffudd was a brother of Owain Glyndŵr, the Welsh rebel leader crowned Prince of Wales, and a son of Gruffudd Fychan, Lord of Gwyddelwern. He participated in his brother's rebellion....
  
  , Lord of Gwyddelwern

Death

He was buried at the Church of St. Asaph & St Cyndeyrn in Llanasa

Llanasa

Llanasa is village in the county of Flintshire, northeast Wales. Llanasa is described as one of the ancient parishes of Flintshire. It originally comprised the townships of Gronant, Gwespyr, Kelston, Golden Grove, Picston, Trewaelod, Axtyn and Trelogan....

where the remains of his tomb can be seen today.