01. Gwerystan ap Gwaithfoed (c960-1035),
 was
son of Gwaithfoed ap Gwynnan. His wife's name is unknown. Note
that earlier generations of his family show wide variation, and may be a
late invention. |
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02. King Cynfyn of Powys ap Gwerstan,
was
born abt. 990 and died abt. 1039. He married
Angharad ferch Maredudd
in 1023. It is likely that Cynfyn was a caretaker monarch who refrained from
making waves. Cynfyn'ss parentage is confirmed by the Chronicle of the
Princes of Wales which names "Cynvyn son of Gwerystan" as father of
"Bleddyn". King of Powys. |
03a. King Bleddyn ap Cynfyn,
was born abt.
1025 AD and died in 1075. Son of King Cynfyn and Angharad, he was a
11th-century Welsh king. Harold Godwinson and Tostig Godwinson installed him
and his brother,
Rhiwallon, as the co-rulers of Gwynedd on his father's death in 1063,
during their destruction of the kingdom of Bleddyn's half-brother, Gruffydd
ap Llywelyn. He became king of Powys and co-ruler of the Kingdom of Powys
with his brother Rhiwallon from 1063 to 1075. His descendants continued to
rule Powys as the
House of Mathrafal. He married Haer
ferch Cillyn, daughter of the Lord of Gest Cillyn y Blaidd
Rudd ("Cillyn the Red Wolf"). |
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03b. King Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn (c1024-1069),
son
of King Cynfyn and Angharad was appointed King of Powys by King Edward "the
Confessor" after the defeat of Gruffydd. With his brother Bledyn, Rhiwallon
inherited the lands of their half-brother, the famous Gruffudd ap llywelyn
ap Seisyll, who died in 1063, and became joint sovereign of Powys and North
Wales. He became co-ruler of Gwynedd, Wales in 1063. He died in
the Battle of Mechain in 1069. His daughter Gwladws married King
Rhys ap Tewdwr
whose descendants connect to the English FitzWalter and later lines. |
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04. King Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1047- Feb 9, 1132)
son
of King Bleddyn was a prince and later King of Powys in Eastern Wales. When
Bleddyn was killed in 1075, Powys was divided between three of his sons,
Iorwerth,
Cadwgan and Maredudd. Maredudd married first
Hunydd ferch Einudd, who bore him two sons,
Madog ap Maredudd and Gruffydd ap Maredudd. He later had a relationship
with Cristin ferch Bledrus, who gave him two illegitimate sons, Hywel ap
Maredudd and
Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd. |
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05. Prince Gruffudd ap Maredudd (1093-1128)
son
of King Maredudd was Prince of Powys. He married
Gwerful verch Gwrgeneu in
1127. |
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06. Prince Owain "Cyfeiliog" ap Gruffydd (c1128-c1197)
son
of Prince Gruffudd and nephew of
Madog ap Maredudd, the last prince of the whole of Powys. Madog gave his
nephew the
cantref of
Cyfeiliog to rule in 1147. On Madog's death in 1160 Owain became the
ruler of most of southern Powys (this became known as
Powys Wenwynwyn after it was inherited by his son). He married
Gwenllian ferch Owain.
Owain has also long been considered a notable poet. Although only one poem
ascribed to him has been preserved. |
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07. King Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (1160-1216)
son
of Prince Owain was the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion
of the
Norman English invasion. He was one of few native rulers to represent a
real threat to the rule of Llywelyn the Great. He married
Margaret Corbet.
Gwenwynwyn ruled southern Powys (Powys Wenwynwyn) from 1195, and was given
charge of the kingdom following the retirement of his father Owain
Cyfeiliog. Prior to this, in 1187, he had made an attack on
Carreghofa Castle with his brother Cadwallon, in the course of which
they killed their father's cousin and former ally,
Owain Fychan. Gwenwynwyn's possession of
Powys Wenwynwyn brought him into conflict with Llywelyn the Great, ruler
of Gwynedd, who was keen to extend his own jurisdiction over the whole of
Wales. He was succeeded by Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, his son by Margaret
Corbet, who was eventually restored to his lands after Llywelyn's death, and
continued to feud with the princes of Gwynedd. |
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08. King Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn (c1215-1286)
son of King Gwenwynwyn was a Welsh king who was lord of the part of Powys
known as Powys Wenwynwyn and sided with Edward I in his conquest of Wales of
1277 to 1283. He married Hawise le
Strange. |
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09. Prince Owain ap Griffith de la Pole (c1257-c1293)
son of King Gruffydd was the heir presumptive to the Welsh principality of
Powys Wenwynwyn until 1283 when it was abolished by the Parliament of
Shrewsbury. He became the 1st Lord of Powis after the death of his
father Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn c. 1287. He married
Joan Corbet. |
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10. Hawise Gadarn "The Lady of Powys" de la Pole (bef. 1293 - bef. 1353)
daughter of Prince Owain. She was married to
John de Charleton after seeking the intervention of
Edward II of England to support her inheritance against the schemes of four
of her uncles to take her lands. Her mother died while Hawys was
young, and she was brought up and educated by her father at Powis Castle.
Owen was the heir to the Powys Wenwynwyn, but had renounced his claim and
was given the Barony under the crown of King Edward I of England. He died
shortly afterwards, leaving Hawys an orphan at a young age. |