Gruffudd Fychan II
Gruffudd 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
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 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, a son of Madog Fychan.[citation needed]
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.[1]
Marriage and children
Gruffudd Fychan II was married to Elen (Eleanor), great-granddaughter of Eleanor of England, the daughter of King Edward Longshanks and Queen Eleanor of Castile, members of the House of Plantagenet.[2] Her father was Thomas ap Llywelyn, Lord of South Wales, which included half of the commote of Is Coed and a quarter of Gwynionydd, both in Ceredigion.[3][4] They had issue:
- Madog, died young
- Owain ap Gruffudd, later known as Owain Glyndŵr, proclaimed Prince of Wales and leader of the Welsh Revolt in September 1400 which lasted to 1412 or 1416. He married Margaret Hanmer, daughter of Sir David Hanmer and had issue.
- Lowry, married Robert Puleston, and had issue. Their son Roger became Deputy Constable of Denbigh Castle to Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, member of the House of Tudor
- Isabel ferch Gruffudd, married Adda ap Iorwerth Ddu, and had issue.
- Gruffudd
- Tudur ap Gruffudd, Lord of Gwyddelwern, Leader and Commander in the Welsh Revolt against Henry V and his father, members of the House of Lancaster
Death
He was buried at the Church of St. Asaph & St Cyndeyrn in Llanasa where the remains of his tomb can be seen today.
References
- ^ J. E. Lloyd, Owen Glendower: Owen Glyn Dŵr (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1931), 9-15.
- ^ "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with Pedigrees of Royal Descents in Illustration" (PDF). Sir Bernard Burke, C.B., LL.D., Ulster King of Arms. 1876. p. 51. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, 16-17
- ^ "The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with Pedigrees of Royal Descents in Illustration" (PDF). Sir Bernard Burke, C.B., LL.D., Ulster King of Arms. 1876. p. 51. Retrieved 2 October 2022.