Einion ab Anarawd
Einion ab Anarawd (c.1130–1163) was the son of Anarawd ap Gruffydd.
Early life
Einion was born around 1130 AD in Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was Christened of the tribe Rhys ap Tewdwr. His mother is Margred ferch Cadwaladr.[1]
Adulthood
Rhys ap Gruffydd was the uncle of Einion.[2][3] Einion aided King Henry II of England in 1158 in taking and destroying all the castles of Caredigion, gaining much in spoils of war.[4][5][6][7] He was the captain of the king's bodyguard and the leader of the procession that raided the castles.[8][9][10][11]
Einion was the father of Anarawd ab Einion (abt. 1150 - 1198), Madog ab Einion (abt. 1150 - 1193), and Hywel ab Einion (abt. 1150 - 1193).[12] All his children were born in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[13]
Death
Einion was killed in 1163 by orders of Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford.[14][15][16] He was killed by one of his servants while sleeping.[17] His murderer was Walter de Clifford.[18] Walter is the father of Rosamund Clifford, a mistress of King Henry II of England.[1][19]
Notes
- ^ a b "Family Search, Community Trees: Einion ab Anarawd". Intellectual Reserve. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ Turvey 2002, p. 60.
- ^ Moore 2005, p. 101.
- ^ Woodward 1859, p. 276.
- ^ Barbier 1908, p. 88.
- ^ Pickering 1846, p. 126-128.
- ^ Ashley 2012, p. 837.
- ^ Davies 2000, p. 67.
- ^ Jones 1870, p. 139.
- ^ Llwyd 2002, p. 162.
- ^ Williams 1869, p. 252.
- ^ "Celtic Royal Genealogy". RootsWeb. Ancestry.Com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ "Family: Einion ab Anarawd/ (F18048)". Intellectual Reserve. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ British Museum 1971, p. 319.
- ^ Spurrell 1882, p. 66.
- ^ "Family of Legends (and The Unknown)". Rootsweb. Ancestry.com. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ National Library of Wales 1952, p. 143-145.
- ^ Evans 1901, p. 235.
- ^ Evans, British Genealogist, book 8 p. H74
Bibliography
- Ashley, Mike (2012). The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens. Constable & Robinson Limited. ISBN 978-1-4721-0113-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Barbier, Paul (1908). The Age of Owain Gwynedd: An Attempt at a Connected Account of the History of Wales from December, 1135, to November, 1170. To which are Added Several Appendices on the Chronology, &c., of the Period. D. Nutt.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - British Museum, Thomas Jones (1971). Brenhinedd y Saesson: or, The King of the Saxons: BM Cotton MS Cleopatra B v, and The black book of Basingwerk, NLW MS. 7006. University of Wales Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Davies, R. R. (2000). The Age of Conquest. O.U.P. ISBN 0198208782.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Evans, John (1901). A Popular History of the Ancient Britons Or the Welsh People: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century. Elliot Stock.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Jones, Owen (1870). The Myvyrian archaiology of Wales: collected out of ancient manuscripts. By Owen Jones (Myvyr), Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), William Owen Pughe (Idrison). To which has been added additional notes upon the "Gododin," and an English translation of the laws of Howell the Good: also, an explanatory chapter on ancient British music, by John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) (in Welsh).
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{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Moore, David (2005). The Welsh wars of independence, c. 410-c. 1415. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-3321-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - National Library of Wales (1952). Brut y tywysogyon: or, The chronicle of the princes. Peniarth ms. 20 version. University of Wales Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Pickering, W. (1846). Archaeologia Cambrensis : a record of the antiquities of Wales and its Marches and the journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. London. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Spurrell, William (1882). A guide to Carmarthen and its neighbourhood. Carmarthen. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Turvey, Roger (2002). The Welsh princes: the native rulers of Wales, 1063-1283. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-30811-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Williams, Jane (1869). A history of Wales, derived from authentic sources. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 252. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Woodward, Bernard Bolingbroke (1859). History of Wales.
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