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Ynyr ap Cadfarch
- Preferred Name: Ynyr ap Cadfarch
- Gender: M
- FSID: GHST-LVZ
- Birth: ABT 870 in Denbighshire, Wales at LATI: N3.1847 LONG: E3.4228
- Burial: in Llantwit Major, Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom at LATI: N1.4056 LONG: E3.4828
- Death: 949 in Wales, United Kingdom at LATI: N2.3302 LONG: E3.7664
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
«b»Lands and Titles«/b»
Ynyr was Lord, in Powysland, of
Chirk,
Whittington,
Oswestry,
Maelor Cymraeg and
Maelor Saesnaeg
Lord of Both Maelors, Oswestry, and Whittington, in Powys, one of the Barons of that kingdom.
«b»Parentage«/b»
He was the son of Cadfarch ap Gwrgeneu.
«b»870 Whittington«/b»
In the year 870, he is said to have built the castle of Whittington. Wolcott, however, observes that "he may have resided at Whittington but the castle was still over 150 years in the future for Wales. The first stone castle at Whittington was built on the site of an earlier hill fort in the 13th century.
«b»Marriage«/b»
He married Rheingar, daughter and sole heir of Lludoca ap Caradoc Vreichfras, Lord of Hereford, in South Wales. Their son was Tudor Trevor.
«b»
«/b»Wolcott observes, "the Caradog Freichfras who was grandfather to Rheingar was the ninth century man of Rhos in north Wales, not the sixth century same-named man of Ewias.
«b»
Issue«/b»
By his wife Rhiengar, Ynyr had a son Tudor called Trevor for his birthplace.
1.) Tudor ab Ynyr, known as Tudor Trevor, married Angharad, daughter of Hywel Dda. We date the birth of Tudor Trevor c. 900 and his marriage would have occurred c. 928/930, although traditionally a date of 907 is given for the marriage.
=== Source: Dakota. ===
Source: Dakota.
=== Aristocratic & Royal Ancestors GS 929.24 ===
Aristocratic & Royal Ancestors GS 929.242 H249t p. 921
=== https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ap_Cadfarch-3 ===
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ap_Cadfarch-3
=== THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.91;
Preferred Parents:
Father: Cadfarch ap Gwrgant, b. ABT 845 in Europe
Mother: Lydocca verch Cadfarch, b. ABT 843 in Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales
Family 1: Rhiengar (De Hereford) Verch Lluddoccaf, b. 880 in Wales d. in Wales
Family 2: Rhiengar ferch Lluddica, b. 880 in Dynvor, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 918 in Denbighshire, Wales
- Twdwr ab Ynyr, b. 900 in Denbighshire, Wales d. 948 in Denbighshire, Wales
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