OWAIN ap GRUFFYDD
(d.
1236
),
prince of Deheubarth
,
joint heir with
Rhys Ieuanc
of
Gruffydd
(q.v.)
, eldest son of the
‘lord’ Rhys
(q.v.)
. His mother was
Matilda
, daughter of
William de
Breos
(see under
Braose
). Though at times temporarily in opposition to
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
(q.v.)
, he and his brother found in
the
prince of Gwynedd
a powerful patron and defender against their uncles —
Rhys Gryg
and
Maelgwn
(qq.v.)
. Originally endowed with land in
Cantref Bychan
, the re-division of the
‘lord’ Rhys
's dominions in
1216
gave him lands north of the
Aeron
, which were extended to cover the greater part of
northern Ceredigion
when
Rhys Ieuanc
d. in
1222
. He d. at
Strata Florida
on
18 Jan. 1236
and was buried there alongside his parents and brother. He was succeeded by one son —
Maredudd
.
Bibliography:
-
A History of Wales
;
-
Williams
,
The Abbey Church of Strata Florida,
Cardiganshire
, 1887
.
Author:
Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., (1905-1964),
Aberystwyth
