1055 - 1137 (82 years)
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| Name |
Cynfyn, Gruffydd [1] |
| Title |
Ap Prince, North Wales |
| Birth |
1055 |
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1137 [1] |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Gruffydd ("Griffith") ap Cynfyn of Gwynedd has an illustrious ancestry
{-per "Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons," Carr P. Collins, Jr.,
Dallas, 1959,}based on legend - it includes King Roderick the Great of
Wales (844-878); Lady Godiva of Mercia; Uther Pendragon (King of Britons in
498 and son of Constantine II, Emperor of the West, 337-340, son of
Constantine the Great); Howell the Good, Prince of South Wales who died in
948 and husband of Eleanor, daughter of the last King of Dyfred; King Lear
of England whom legend lists in direct descent from Aedd Mawr (King Edward
the Great, b. ca. 1300 B.C.). "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt, 1992) 239-5
states he was born at Dublin in 1055. He and Rhys were victorious over the
Normans in the battle of Myndydd Carn, 1081, but shortly after he was captured
by Hugh, Earl of Chester, and kept in prison for 12 years. See extended
information in "A History of Wales," John Davies (1993), Chapter Four.
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| Person ID |
I1058 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2016 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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