Gwenyllian II Verch Gruffudd

Abt 1090 - 1136  (~ 46 years)

• Name	Gwenyllian II Verch Gruffudd
  Born	Abt 1090
  Gender	Female
  Died	1136	Maes Gwenllian, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I5658986094	Master Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	Gruffydd ap Cynan,   b. 1055, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, United Kingdom ,   d. 1137, Crnrvn, Wales, United Kingdom  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Angharad verch Owain,   b. Abt 1065, Tegaingl, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. 1162  (Age ~ 97 years)
  Family ID	F5259853355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gruffydd Ap Rhys,   d. 1137
  Children	+ 1. Prince Rhys Ap Gruffydd,   d. Aft Aug 1197, Of the plague
  Family ID	F5259858022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 1136 - Maes Gwenllian, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Married (1) Cadwgan ap Bleddyn and (2) Gruffydd ap Rhys. In 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried into North Wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. His wife, meanwhile, "like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea," commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle by Maurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthful sons by Gruffydd, perished with her, and a second, Maelgwn, was taken prisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd ap Cynan, now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, and in the second week of October they fought along with Gruffydd ap Rhys a great battle near Aberteivi (Cardigan), in which they won a decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "all the Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Abernedd to Aberteivi."