Goronwy ab Ednyfed
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Goronwy ab Ednyfed was senechal to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
, Kingdom of Gwynedd
between 1246 and 1256. and was the founder of the Tudor family of Penmynydd
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His father was Ednyfed Fychan
(d.1246), senechal to Llywelyn the Great
, Prince of Wales; his mother, Gwenllian, was daughter of Rhys ap Gruffydd
(Lord Rhys). It is known that he inherited land in: Anglesey
, Arllechwedd
and Ceredigion
.
Llywelyn the Last
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf , sometimes rendered as Llywelyn II, was the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England....
, Kingdom of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
between 1246 and 1256. and was the founder of the Tudor family of Penmynydd
Tudors of Penmynydd
The Tudors of Penmynydd was a noble and aristocratic family, connected with the village of Penmynydd in Anglesey, North Wales who were very influential in Welsh politics....
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- From Goronwy ab Ednyfed (d. 1268) were descended the "Tudors of Penmynydd". His son, Tudur (d. 1311 ), and grandson GORONWY AP (d. 1331 ), appear to have been members of that Welsh official class of which their kinsmen, Sir Gruffydd Llwyd (q.v.) and Rhys ap Gruffydd (d. 1356 ) (q.v.) , were outstanding members.
His father was Ednyfed Fychan
Ednyfed Fychan
Ednyfed Fychan , full name Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig, was a Welsh warrior who became seneschal to the Kingdom of Gwynedd in Northern Wales, serving Llywelyn the Great and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn...
(d.1246), senechal to Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales...
, Prince of Wales; his mother, Gwenllian, was daughter of Rhys ap Gruffydd
Rhys ap Gruffydd
Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales. He is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys, but this title may not have been used in his lifetime...
(Lord Rhys). It is known that he inherited land in: Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, Arllechwedd
Arllechwedd
The ancient Welsh cantref of Arllechwedd in north-west Wales was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the new county of Caernarfonshire, together with Arfon and Llŷn under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284.In the middle ages the Cantref...
and Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
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