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Tewdr ap Cadell



Preferred Parents:
Father: Cadell ap Einion, b. 993 in Wales   

Family 1: Gwenllian Verch Gwyn,    b. in Europe    d. ABT 1069 in Mechain, Wales
  1. Rhys ap Tewdwr King of Deheubarth, b. 1040 in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales     d. APR 1093 in Breconshire, Wales
Sources:
  1. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Kings of Deheubarth
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#TewdrMawrA;
    Note: Chapter 5. KINGS of DEHEUBARTH GRONW , son of [EINON ap Owain & his wife ---] . The primary source which confirms the existence of Gronw and his son Edwin has not been identified. m ---. The name of Gronw´s wife is not known. Gronw & his wife had one child: 1. EDWIN . The primary source which confirms the existence of Gronw and his son Edwin has not been identified. m IWERYD, daughter of CYNFYN ap Gwerstan & his second wife ---. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Iweryd the mother of Owain and Uchtryd, the sons of Edwin king of Tegeingl, and Bleddyn son of Cynvyn were sister and brother by the same father but not the same mother, as Angharad daughter of Maredudd was the mother of Bleddyn"[450]. Edwin & his wife had four children: a) UCHTRYD (-after 1113). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Uchtred, son of Edwin, and Howel, son of Goronwy, with many other chieftains of the family of Cadwgan, son of Bleddyn, marched and fought against the castle of Pembroke" in 1094[451]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Uchtryd son of Edwin" helped "Gerald the steward" to recover his wife Nest after she was abducted by "Owain [son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn" in 1106[452]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Einon son of Cadwgan son of Bleddyn and Gruffudd son of Maredudd son of Bleddyn joined together to make an attack upon the castle of Uchtryd son of Edwin" in 1113[453]. b) OWAIN (-[1102/05]). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Owain son of Edwin died after a long illness" in 1102[454]. The Gwentian Chronicle records that "Owain son of Edwin died of a disorder of the lungs" in 1103[455]. m ---. The name of Owain´s wife is not known. Owain & his wife had six childen: i) OWAIN (-1124). The Annales Cambriæ record that in 1124 "Catwallaun filius Grifini" killed "quatuor avunculos suos…Owinum, Grono, Riri, Meilir" and that "Morganus filius Cadugaun" killed "fratrem suum Mareduc"[456]. ii) GRONW (-1124). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records a dispute in 1115 between "Howel son of Ithel who was lord of Rhos and Rhyvoniog" and "the sons of Owain son of Edwin namely Goronwy, Rhirid and Llywarch and the other brothers"[457]. The Annales Cambriæ record that in 1124 "Catwallaun filius Grifini" killed "quatuor avunculos suos…Owinum, Grono, Riri, Meilir" and that "Morganus filius Cadugaun" killed "fratrem suum Mareduc"[458]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwallon son of Gruffudd son of Cynan slew his three uncles, to wit Goronwy, Rhirid and Meilyr, the sons of Owain son of Edwin" in 1122[459]. m ---. The name of Gronw´s wife is not known. Gronw & his wife had one child: (a) CRISIANT . The Gwentian Chronicle names "Crisiant daughter of Goronmy son of Owain son of Ednywain" as the mother of "David son of Owain"[460]. m as his second wife, OWAIN ap Gruffydd King of Gwynedd, son of GRUFFYDD ap Cynan King of Gwynedd & his wife Angharad of Deheubarth ([1100]-1170). iii) RHIRID (-1124). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records a dispute in 1115 between "Howel son of Ithel who was lord of Rhos and Rhyvoniog" and "the sons of Owain son of Edwin namely Goronwy, Rhirid and Llywarch and the other brothers"[461]. The Annales Cambriæ record that in 1124 "Catwallaun filius Grifini" killed "quatuor avunculos suos…Owinum, Grono, Riri, Meilir"[462]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwallon son of Gruffudd son of Cynan slew his three uncles, to wit Goronwy, Rhirid and Meilyr, the sons of Owain son of Edwin" in 1122[463]. iv) LLYWARCH (-1118). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records a dispute in 1115 between "Howel son of Ithel who was lord of Rhos and Rhyvoniog" and "the sons of Owain son of Edwin namely Goronwy, Rhirid and Llywarch and the other brothers" in which Llywarch was killed[464]. The Annales Cambriæ record that "Lewarch filius Owini" was killed in battle in 1118[465]. v) MEILIR (-1124). The Annales Cambriæ record that in 1124 "Catwallaun filius Grifini" killed "quatuor avunculos suos…Owinum, Grono, Riri, Meilir"[466]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Cadwallon son of Gruffudd son of Cynan slew his three uncles, to wit Goronwy, Rhirid and Meilyr, the sons of Owain son of Edwin" in 1122[467]. vi) ANGHARAD (-1161). The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Angharad daughter of Owain son of Edwin was the wife of Gruffudd son of Cynan" in 1122[468]. The Chronicle of the Princes of Wales records that "Angharad the wife of Gruffudd son of Cynan" died in 1161[469]. m ([1095]) GRUFFYDD ap Cynan King of Gwynedd, son of CYNAN ap Iago & his wife Ragnhild of Dublin (-1137). c) TEWDWR . 1094. d) CADELL . Gerald of Wales´s Descriptio Kambriæ records the descent of the rulers of South Wales in reverse chronological order as follows: “...Theodorus filius Cadelh, Cadelh filius Eneæ [omitting Gronw and his son Edwin as shown above], Eneas filius Oenei, Oeneus filius Hoeli da, id est Hoeli boni, Hoelus filius Cadelh, Cadelh filius Roderici magni”[470]. m ---. The name of Cadell´s wife is not known. Cadell & his wife had one child: i) TEWDR Mawr . Gerald of Wales´s Descriptio Kambriæ names “Rothericus magnus, qui Britannice Rotheri Maur dicebatur...tres filios...Mervinum, Anaraut et Cadelh”, adding that Cadell, ruler of South Wales, acquired the whole of Wales after the death of his brothers, that “successores sui similiter usque ad Theodorum” [Tewdr], but that “descendientes...a Theodoro...Resus filius Theodori, Griphinus filius Resi, et Resus filius Griphini qui hodie praest” ruled in South Wales[471]. - see below.
  2. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Cadell - Alt. Birth: 0953; Dynevor, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
    Author: 160010.GED, Not Given
    Note: Alt. Birth: 0953; Dynevor, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom Source Media Type: Other Source Media Type: Other
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222791
  3. Title: The Early Welsh Kingdoms Deheubarth The table that immediately follows com
    Author: google search for Prince of South Wales
    Publication: Name: http://www.castlewales.com/debarth.html;
    Note: gives a estimate of the life spans and when they were in royal position
  4. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Cadell -
    Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
  5. Title: Wikiwand: Cadell
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Cadell;
    Note: Cadell or Cadel is an old Welsh personal name derived from the Latin Catullus. As a surname, it derives from the Welsh patronymic "ap Cadell." Notable people with the name include: Given name Middle Ages Cadell Ddyrnllwg, King of Powys c. 447–460, founder of royal house of Powys Cadell ap Brochfael, King of Powys 773–808 Cadell ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth 1143–1153 Cadell ap Rhodri, Prince of Seisyllwg 854–909 Modern era Cadel Evans (born 1977), Australian cyclist Cadell Gerald (born 1997), mononymously known as Cadell, British grime MC Surname Ava Cadell (born 1956), American actress Florence St John Cadell (1877-1966), British artist Francis Cadell (artist) (1883–1937), Scottish painter Francis Cadell (explorer) (1822–1879), Scottish-born explorer of Australia Grace Cadell (1855-1918), one of the first female surgeons, Scottish suffragette. Henry Cadell (1860-1934), geologist Jean Cadell (1884–1967), Scottish actress Meryn Cadell, Canadian singer Richard Cadell (born 1969), British magician and puppeteer Selina Cadell (born 1953), British actress Simon Cadell (1950–1996), British actor Thomas Cadell (1835–1919), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas Cadell the elder (1742–1802), English bookseller and publisher Places Cadell, South Australia, named after Francis Cadell Cadell and Blyth Floodplains, Northern Territory, Australia Cadell Training Centre, prison in Cadell, South Australia Cadell Fault, a geological feature of Southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, Australia
  6. Title: Dictionary of National Biography (1896)
    Author: Volume 48, pp 88-89.
    Publication: Name: http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati48stepuoft#page/88/mode/2up;
  7. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Cadell -
    Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222795
  8. Title: Geneajourney.com -AR: Line 178[1-2], Line 33A[23], Line 84A[29]
    Publication: Name: http://www.geneajourney.com/tewdr.html;
    Note: Rhys ap Tewdr-Mawr, Prince of South Wales, b abt 1040, Carmarthenshire, Wales, d 1093, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. He md: [1] Gwladus verch Rhiwallon abt 1072, daughter of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn, Prince of Powys. Children of Rhys ap Tewdr-Mawr and Gwladus verch Rhiwallon were: Nest verch Rhys b abt 1077, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, d bef 1136. She md Gerald of Windsor abt 1090, son of Walter Fitz Other and Beatrice. She was also a mistress of Henry I Beauclerc, King of England. Gruffydd ap Rhys b abt 1084. Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of South Wales, b abt 1084, d 1137. He md Gwenllian verch Gruffydd abt 1112, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan, Prince of North Wales, and Angharad verch Owain. Child of Gruffydd ap Rhys and Gwenllian verch Gruffydd was: Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of South Wales, b abt 1129/30, Wales, d 4 May 1196. He md Gwenllian verch Madog abt 1148, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd and Susanna verch Gruffydd. Children of Rhys ap Gruffydd and Gwenllian verch Madog were: Angharad verch Rhys b abt 1152, Wales, d abt Aug 1226. She md William Fitz Martin abt 1168, son of Robert Fitz Martin and Alice de Nonant. Rhys-Gryg ap Rhys b abt 1165. Rhys-Gryg ap Rhys b abt 1165, Wales. The identity of his wife is undetermined. Child of Rhys-Gryg ap Rhys was: Rhys-Mechyll ap Rhys, Lord of Dynevor, b abt 1195, Wales. The identity of his wife is undetermined. Child of Rhys-Mechyll ap Rhys was: Gwenthlian verch Rhys b abt 1232, Carmarthenshire, Wales. She md Gilbert Talbot abt 1246, son of Richard Talbot and Aline/Aliva Basset. [2] Daughter verch Iestyn abt 1087. She was b abt 1070. Child of Rhys ap Tewdr-Mawr and Daughter verch Iestyn was: Margred verch Rhys b abt 1090, prob Wales. She md Gwergeneu ap Hywel abt 1106.
    Page: The exact name came up on multiple sources online, and included his birth, death, and place of death, and also marriage in 1072
  9. Title: Cadell (Dinefwr) ap Einion (abt. 0953 - abt. 1018)
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dinefwr-5;
  10. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Cadell -
    Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2941801618
  11. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Cadell - birth: about 0953; Dynevor, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
    Author: v11t4329.FTW, Not Given
    Note: birth: about 0953; Dynevor, Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom Source Media Type: Other baptism: Source Media Type: Other baptism: Source Media Type: Other Endowment: Source Media Type: Other Endowment: Source Media Type: Other Source Media Type: Other
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222792

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