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The Rest of the Story: The Ancestors of Sarah May Paddock Otstott
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Iorwerth DRWYNDWN (1145-1174?)
| Name: | Iorwerth DRWYNDWN 1 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Owain I GWYNEDD (1100?-1170) |
| Mother: | Gwladys (Gladys) FERCH LLYWARCH ( - ) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1145 | |
| Occupation | Prince of North Wales | |
| Death | 1174 (app) (age 28-29) |
Additional Information
| Death | Cause: was killed in battle at Pennant Melangell, in Powys, during the wars deciding the succession following the death of his father |
Marriage
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| Statue of Llywelyn the Great, Conwy | Dolwyddelan Castle was built by Llywelyn; the old castle nearby may have been his birthplace. | Llywelyn the Great with his sons Gruffydd and Dafydd | ||||
| Spouse | Marared FERCH MADOG ( - ) | |
| Children | Llywelyn AB LORWERTH (1173-1240) | |
Individual Note
Iorwerth ab Owain Gwynedd (or Iorwerth Drwyndwn) (1145–1174), meaning "the broken-nosed", was the eldest legitimate son of Owain Gwynedd (the king of Gwynedd) and his first wife Gwladys (Gladys) ferch Llywarch. He married Marared ferch Madog. His son Llywelyn the Great eventually united the realm and became known as Llywelyn Fawr and is one of Wales's most famous monarchs. Iorwerth was killed in battle at Pennant Melangell, in Powys, during the wars deciding the succession following the death of his father.
SOURCE:
J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London, 1911; subsequent reprints)2
Sources
| 1 | Weis, Frederick Lewis & Sheppard, Walter Lee, Jr, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700: Lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and other Historical Individuals". p 166, 176B-26. |
| 2 | "Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iorwerth_Drwyndwn. |