Owain ap Hywel King of Deheubarth

• Preferred Name: Owain ap Hywel King of Deheubarth^[1]
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: 988 in Dinefwr Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthshire, Wales at LATI: N1.8831 LONG: E4.0158
  
• Burial: in Llandaff Cemetery, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales at LATI: N1.4962 LONG: E3.2175
  
• FSID: GVGZ-35C
  
• Birth: 913 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales at LATI: N1.8831 LONG: E4.0158
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Owain ap Hywel (died c.988) was king of Deheubarth in south Wales and probably also controlled Powys.
  
  Owain was one of the three sons of Hywel the Good. Upon Hywel's death around 950, Owain, Rhodri, and Edwin divided his lands among themselves according to Welsh law. The sons were not able to retain Hywel's hegemony over Gwynedd, which was reclaimed for its earlier dynasty by the sons of Idwal Foel.
  
  In 952, two of the sons of Idwal Foel, Iago and Ieuaf, invaded the south, penetrating as far as Dyfed. The sons of Hywel retaliated by invading the north in 954, reaching as far north as the Conwy valley before being defeated at Llanrwst and being obliged to retreat to Ceredigion.
  
  Rhodri died in 953 and Edwin in 954, leaving Owain in sole possession of Deheubarth alone. Owain did not again try to reclaim Gwynedd; instead, he and his son Einion turned eastwards to attack the kingdom of Morgannwg (modern Glamorgan) in 960, 970, and 977. Owain was now aging, and it appears that Einion took over the rule of the kingdom on behalf of his father. On a further raid on the east in 984, Einion was killed by the noblemen of Gwent.
  
  Following Einion's death, Owain's second son Maredudd took over his position. In 986, he successfully returned to the north and seized Gwynedd, ousting Ieuaf's son Cadwallon. The following year Owain died and Maredudd became king of Deheubarth as well, although he later consented to share his kingdom with Einion's heirs Edwin and Cadell.
  
  The A text of the Annales Cambriae were apparently compiled at Owain's instigation.
  
  «b»Children«/b»
  1.) Cadwallon (died c.?961)
  
  2.) Einion
  
  3.) Maredudd«b»
  
  First Marriage«/b»
  He had a first marriage to an unnamed woman.
  
  «b»Second Marriage«/b»
  Angharad ferch Llewelyn, daughter and heiress of Llewelyn ap Merfyn. Her grandfather, Merfyn ap Rhodri Mawr, died in 901 (Bridgman, 9) or 904 (Bartrum). They had:
  
  1.) Maredudd, succeeded his father.
  
  2.) Llywarch, taken prisoner and had his eyes pulled out by Godfrey, son of Harold, in 986.
  
  «b»948 Fight for control«/b»
  And Howel the Good, son of king Cadell, chief and glory of all the Britons, died. And Cadwgan, son of Owain, was killed by the Saxons. And then the action of Carno took place between the sons of Owain, son of Howel, and the sons of Idwal.
  
  «b»950 Battles«/b»
  Nine hundred and fifty was the year of Christ, when Iago and Ieuav, sons of Idwal, ravaged Dyved twice; and Dunwallon was slain by their men
  
  «b»950 Reign«/b»
  Title: King of Deheubarth
  Date: abt 950-987
  Place: Deheubarth, Wales
  King of Deheubarth from 950, he ruled Cardigan until he was driven out after 953 by Jevaf and Iago, sons of Edwal Foel.
  
  «b»951 Battles«/b»
  And then Dyvnwal and Rhodri, sons of Howel, died.
  
  «b»952 Battles«/b»
  And then, a year after that, a great slaughter took place been the sons of Idwal and the sons of Howel, in the action of Conwy at Llanrwst. And Hirmawr and Anarawd were killed by the Pagans; they were sons of Gwriad. And after that Ceredigion was devastated by the sons of Idwal. And Edwin, son of Howel the Good, died.
  
  «b»958 Invasion of Glamorgan«/b»
  In 958 he invaded the territory of Morgan Mawr, prince of Glamorgan, but when the dispute went to King Edgar of England for mediation the ruling was in favor of Morgan.
  
  «b»Compilation of Genealogies«/b»
  Apparently the genealogies and the Annales Cambriae were compiled at his request.
  
  «b»986 Death«/b»
  Death: Date: AFT 986, in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
  Owain ap Hywel Dda died in 987.
  
  «b»Issue«/b»
  His sons Maredudd and Einion were half-brothers.
  
  At a particular time, Owain removed Nest Rhodri-1 (b. 870) as wife and mother of Owain Hywel-42's (b. 913) children.
  
  «b»Listed by Bartrum«/b»
  
  1.) Maredudd ab Owain, born 967, Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, died 999; had issue. Maredudd (Dinefwr) ab Owain born 938, Dynevor Castle, Llandillo, Carmarthenshire
  
  2.) Cadwallon of (Dyfed) Owain, no date, no place. died 966. (Bridgeman states he died 961) Cadwallawn, died 961 Cadwallon was child of first consort.
  
  3.) Llywarch, living 987; his eyes were put out by Godfrey, son of Harold, in 986.
  
  4.) Einion (Owain) ab Owain born 933, Dynevor Castle, Dinefwr, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire Einion, died 984. Child of first consort. Einion, died 973, in battle at Pen Coed Colwyn, in Gwent.
  
  5.) Iestyn (Owain) ab Owain, born 942, Deheubarth, Monmouthshire Iestyn, had son Rhydderch, who is treated in his own section.
  === Life Sketch ===
  Owain ap Hywel (died c.988) was king of Deheubarth in south Wales and probably also controlled Powys.
  
  Owain was one of the three sons of Hywel the Good. Upon Hywel's death around 950, Owain, Rhodri, and Edwin divided his lands among themselves according to Welsh law. The sons were not able to retain Hywel's hegemony over Gwynedd, which was reclaimed for its earlier dynasty by the sons of Idwal Foel.
  
  In 952, two of the sons of Idwal Foel, Iago and Ieuaf, invaded the south, penetrating as far as Dyfed. The sons of Hywel retaliated by invading the north in 954, reaching as far north as the Conwy valley before being defeated at Llanrwst and being obliged to retreat to Ceredigion.
  
  Rhodri died in 953 and Edwin in 954, leaving Owain in sole possession of Deheubarth alone. Owain did not again try to reclaim Gwynedd; instead, he and his son Einion turned eastwards to attack the kingdom of Morgannwg (modern Glamorgan) in 960, 970, and 977. Owain was now aging, and it appears that Einion took over the rule of the kingdom on behalf of his father. On a further raid on the east in 984, Einion was killed by the noblemen of Gwent.
  
  Following Einion's death, Owain's second son Maredudd took over his position. In 986, he successfully returned to the north and seized Gwynedd, ousting Ieuaf's son Cadwallon. The following year Owain died and Maredudd became king of Deheubarth as well, although he later consented to share his kingdom with Einion's heirs Edwin and Cadell.
  
  The A text of the Annales Cambriae were apparently compiled at Owain's instigation.
  
  «b»Children«/b»
  1.) Cadwallon (died c.?961)
  
  2.) Einion
  
  3.) Maredudd«b»
  
  First Marriage«/b»
  He had a first marriage to an unnamed woman.
  
  «b»Second Marriage«/b»
  Angharad ferch Llewelyn, daughter and heiress of Llewelyn ap Merfyn. Her grandfather, Merfyn ap Rhodri Mawr, died in 901 (Bridgman, 9) or 904 (Bartrum). They had:
  
  1.) Maredudd, succeeded his father.
  
  2.) Llywarch, taken prisoner and had his eyes pulled out by Godfrey, son of Harold, in 986.
  
  «b»948 Fight for control«/b»
  And Howel the Good, son of king Cadell, chief and glory of all the Britons, died. And Cadwgan, son of Owain, was killed by the Saxons. And then the action of Carno took place between the sons of Owain, son of Howel, and the sons of Idwal.
  
  «b»950 Battles«/b»
  Nine hundred and fifty was the year of Christ, when Iago and Ieuav, sons of Idwal, ravaged Dyved twice; and Dunwallon was slain by their men
  
  «b»950 Reign«/b»
  Title: King of Deheubarth
  Date: abt 950-987
  Place: Deheubarth, Wales
  King of Deheubarth from 950, he ruled Cardigan until he was driven out after 953 by Jevaf and Iago, sons of Edwal Foel.
  
  «b»951 Battles«/b»
  And then Dyvnwal and Rhodri, sons of Howel, died.
  
  «b»952 Battles«/b»
  And then, a year after that, a great slaughter took place been the sons of Idwal and the sons of Howel, in the action of Conwy at Llanrwst. And Hirmawr and Anarawd were killed by the Pagans; they were sons of Gwriad. And after that Ceredigion was devastated by the sons of Idwal. And Edwin, son of Howel the Good, died.
  
  «b»958 Invasion of Glamorgan«/b»
  In 958 he invaded the territory of Morgan Mawr, prince of Glamorgan, but when the dispute went to King Edgar of England for mediation the ruling was in favor of Morgan.
  
  «b»Compilation of Genealogies«/b»
  Apparently the genealogies and the Annales Cambriae were compiled at his request.
  
  «b»986 Death«/b»
  Death: Date: AFT 986, in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
  Owain ap Hywel Dda died in 987.
  
  «b»Issue«/b»
  His sons Maredudd and Einion were half-brothers.
  
  At a particular time, Owain removed Nest Rhodri-1 (b. 870) as wife and mother of Owain Hywel-42's (b. 913) children.
  
  «b»Listed by Bartrum«/b»
  
  1.) Maredudd ab Owain, born 967, Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, died 999; had issue. Maredudd (Dinefwr) ab Owain born 938, Dynevor Castle, Llandillo, Carmarthenshire
  
  2.) Cadwallon of (Dyfed) Owain, no date, no place. died 966. (Bridgeman states he died 961) Cadwallawn, died 961 Cadwallon was child of first consort.
  
  3.) Llywarch, living 987; his eyes were put out by Godfrey, son of Harold, in 986.
  
  4.) Einion (Owain) ab Owain born 933, Dynevor Castle, Dinefwr, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire Einion, died 984. Child of first consort. Einion, died 973, in battle at Pen Coed Colwyn, in Gwent.
  
  5.) Iestyn (Owain) ab Owain, born 942, Deheubarth, Monmouthshire Iestyn, had son Rhydderch, who is treated in his own section.

1. Maredydd ap Owain, b. ABT 938 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthshire, Wales     d. 999 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
2. Einion ab Owain, b. 935 in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales     d. 984 in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
3. Einion ap Owain, b. in of Mabelfyw,Cantref Mawr,Carmarthenshire,Wales     d. 984
4. Iestyn ap Owain, b. ABT 942 in Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales     d. 1033 in Wales

1. Title: Owain Dda ap Hywell, "Find A Grave Index"
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