Iestyn ap Gwrgan of Morgannwg

• Preferred Name: Iestyn ap Gwrgan of Morgannwg ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: Iestyn ap Gwrgast
  
• Gender: M
  
• Birth: ABT 1014 in Morgannwg, Glenmorgan, Wales at LATI: N1.4736 LONG: E3.3653
  
• Other: Liv abt 1050 in Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan, Wales at LATI: N1.4836 LONG: E3.1749
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Glamorgan in Glamorgan, Wales at LATI: N1.4736 LONG: E3.3653
  
• Burial: ABT 1205 in Wales at LATI: N2.3302 LONG: E3.7664 with note: closest match
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: House of Morgannwg : Brythonic Branch
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: last independent Ruler of GlamorganBET 1081 AND 1093
  
• Death: ABT 1093 in Rhiwbina, Glamorgan, Wales at LATI: N1.529 LONG: E3.2142
  
• FSID: LD3D-5S9
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Iestyn ap Gwrgant [ˈjɛstɪn ap ˈgʊrgant] (or Jestyn ap Gwrgant) (English: Iestyn, son of Gwrgant) (1014 – 1093) was the last ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Morgannwg, which encompassed the counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.
  
  King of Morgannwg : Reign 1081-1093
  Predecessor Caradog ap Gruffydd
  Born 1014 : Morgannwg, Wales
  Died 1093 : Rhiwbina, Glamorgan, Wales
  Father : Gwrgant ab Ithel
  Mother : MissVerch Gwerystan
  Wife : Denis verch Bleddyn
  Consort : Constance verch Cadwgon
  Issue:
  1. Catrin verch Iestyn
  2. Madog ap Iestyn
  3. Caradog ap Iestyn
  4. Rhys ap Iestyn
  5. Nest verch Iestyn
  6. Gwenllian verch Iestyn
  
  Iestyn ap Gwrgant was the last ruler of the royal house of Morgannwg, which had a lineage stretching back over five centuries to Tewdrig (c. 550–584). The members of this royal house had links to the other royal houses of Wales through marriage, and were descendants of the celebrated Rhodri Mawr. Iestyn ap Gwrgant's base is believed to have been at Dinas Powys, south west of Cardiff.
  
  Iestyn probably ruled Morgannwg for a little less than a decade (c. 1081–1090) and is believed to have built castles in the regions of Cardiff and Kenfig. The popular version of historical events is that Iestyn, following a dispute with his rival Einion ap Collwyn, invited Robert Fitzhamon and his twelve knights into the region to settle the matter. Naturally, once invited in, they refused to leave. He was deposed c. 1090 by Norman ruler Robert Fitzhamon, lord of Gloucester, who established a lordship based in Cardiff and subsequently conquered the lowlands of Glamorgan (the Vale of Glamorgan), which was parcelled out to his followers. The mountainous parts of Glamorgan were left in Welsh control. Caradog ap Iestyn, the eldest son of Iestyn ap Gwrgant, was the only Welsh lord to retain lands in the Glamorgan lowlands after Fitzhamon had conquered them. He retained the land between the River Neath and the River Afan, and he and his descendants were known as the "lords of Afan." His descendants are thought to include the Williams family of Aberpergwm and the Powell Wilkins family of Carreg Cennen, Carmarthenshire.
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  IESTYN ap GWRGANT
  (fl. c. 1081-1093), last independent ruler of Glamorgan
  Child: Goronwy ab Iestyn
  Child: Gruffydd ab Iestyn
  Child: Caradog ab Iestyn
  Parent: Angharad ferch Ednowain ap Bleddyn
  Parent: Gwrgant ab Ithel
  Occupation: last independent ruler of Glamorgan
  
  Son of Gwrgant ab Ithel. Little is known with certainty about him. Cardiff seems to have been his seat of government, but the extent of his territory is unknown. He cannot have become supreme in Glamorgan until 1081, when Caradog ap Gruffydd, who ruled Glamorgan from c. 1075, was slain. In 1080, Iestyn was sufficiently insignificant to appear as a minor witness attesting a grant of land made to Llandaff by ' Caratocus rex morcannuc.' Yet before his death, he was important enough to violate the sanctity of Llandaff, an act for which Iestyn had to atone by a grant of land. He founded the fifth royal tribe of Wales, and most of the noble families of Glamorgan claimed descent from him.
  
  A famous story of Glamorgan, at least as old as the 15th century, associates the Norman conquest of Glamorgan with Iestyn's name. It describes how Iestyn, through his kinsman Einion ap Collwyn, a fugitive in England, secured Robert Fitzhamon's assistance against Rhys ap Tewdwr, whom he slew at Penrhys. Iestyn paid the Normans but refused Einion's promised reward - his daughter in marriage. Einion recalled the departing Normans, who overthrew Iestyn, divided the lowlands amongst themselves, leaving only the hill country to the Welsh. Iestyn fled - to Keynsham Abbey, according to one version - where he died. Where this story touches known facts it is demonstrably wrong, e.g. Keynsham Abbey was not founded till 1169, while Rhys was slain near Brecon in Easter week 1093.
  
  https://biography.wales/article/s-IEST-APG-1045
  
  === Misc:Note:See note of explanation on the ===
  Misc:Note:See note of explanation on the family group sheet ofIestyn/ap Gwrgant with his first wife Angharad. The above Demis, who is claimed to be the second wife of Iestyn,could hardly be the daughter of Bladdys/ap Cynvyn as asserted in some of the records. A comparison of da- tes is sufficient to show this cannot be, though she could be an older sister of Bladdym as far as age is concerned.
  
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  === !1. Bartrum, 300-1400, Iestyn 1 pg. 542 ===
  !1. Bartrum, 300-1400, Iestyn 1 pg. 542 He had 3 wives and 14 children but not many specifications as to which mothers had which kids.
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
  From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Lord of Glamorgan ===
  Lord of Glamorgan
  
  === Iestyn had been the last King of Gwent ( ===
  Iestyn had been the last King of Gwent (reigned 1081 - 1091 ) before its conquest by the Normans
  
  King of Glamorgan
  died supposedly at 129 years old
  
  Royal Tribes of Wales, Yorke; Clarks' Glamorgan Genealogy; Welsh
  People, Rhys; Historical Society West Wales; Bowen Memorial; Eminent Welshmen;
  Genealogies of Morgan and Glamorgan; History of Glamorgan
  
  Iestyn ap Gwrgant or Jestyn ap Gwrgant (Welsh: Justin, son of Gwrgant) (abt. 1045-1093) was the last ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Morgannwg, which encompassed the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. He was deposed c. 1090 by Norman ruler Robert Fitzhamon, lord of Gloucester, who established a lordship based in Cardiff and subsequently conquered the lowlands of Glamorgan (the Vale of Glamorgan) which was parcelled out to his followers. The mountainous parts of Glamorgan were left in Welsh control.
  
  Iestyn ap Gwrgant was the last ruler of the royal house of Morgannwg, which had a lineage stretching back over five centuries to Tewdrig (c. 550-584). The members of this royal house had links to the other royal houses of Wales through marriage, and were descendants of the celebrated Rhodri Mawr. Iestyn ap Gwrgant's base is believed to have been at Dinas Powis, south of Cardiff.
  
  Iestyn probably ruled Morgannwg for a little less than a decade (c. 1081-1090). It is said that Iestyn, following a dispute with his rival Einion ap Collwyn, invited Fitzhamon and his twelve knights into the region to settle the matter. Naturally, they refused to leave.
  
  Caradog ap Iestyn, the eldest son of Iestyn ap Gwrgant, was the only Welsh lord to retain lands in the Glamorgan lowlands after Fitzhamon had conquered them. He retained the land between the River Neath and the River Afan, and he and his descendants were known as the "Lords of Afan."
  Wikipedia
  
  Iestyn ap Gwrgan ruled Glamorgan (Morgannwg) 1081-1091 when it was taken over by the Normans and put under the control of Robert Fitzhamon. Iestyn was deposed and died in a priory.
  
  === Iestyn ap Gwrgan ruled Glamorgan (Morgan ===
  Iestyn ap Gwrgan ruled Glamorgan (Morgannwg) 1081-1091 when it was taken over by the Normans and put under the control of Robert Fitzhamon. Iestyn was deposed and died in a priory.
  
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  Iestin ab Gwrgant (fl 1093), prince of Gwent and Morganwg, is a shadowy hero of the legend of the conquest of Glamorgan, whose biography, as told in the 'Gwentian Brut y Tywysogion,' is fabulous and absurd. Married in 994, he failed to obtain the succession of Morganwg on his father's death in 1030, because the people preferred his great-uncle, Howel ab Morgan; but he became ruler on Howel's death in 1043. Nearly fifty years later he is said to have taken a prominent share in the history of the conquest of Glamorgan by the Normans. He was an enemy of Rhys ab Tewdwr, the king of Brecheiniog. Hard pressed by his enemy, he promised to marry his daughter to Einion ab Collwyn if the latter could procure him help from England against their common foe Rhys. Eineon obtained the help of Robert Fitzhamon, who speedily defeated and slew Rhys, king of Brecheiniog. We know from authentic history that Rhys died in 1093. Iestin paid the Normans liberally and they went their way. He now refused his daughter to Einion, saying that he would never give either land or daughter to a traitor. Einion in revenge persmacded Fitzhamon to return. The Normans soon became masters of Iestin's territory and drove Iestin away. Iestin fled to Glastonbury over the Channel; thence he went to Bath and finally back to Bwent, where he died at the monastery of Llangenys at an extraordinary old age. His sons, Caradog, Madog, and Howel, abandoned their father to his fate and were rewarded with a share of the conquered land, Caradog, the eldest, obtaining the lordship of Aberavon.
  
  The details of the story of the conquest of Glamorgan are mythical; the outline is not in itself unlikely. Iestin's historical existence is proved by the existance of his descendants. His grandsons, Morgan, Maredudd, Owain, and Cadwaladr, the four sons of Caradog were joint lords of Aberavon when Archbishop Baldwin and Giraldus Cambrensis made their crusading tour in Wales. Rhys, another son of Iestin, is also mentioned in a document of the reign of John. Some Glamorganshire families claim descent from Iestin. [Dictionary of National Biography I:412-413]
  
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  Iestyn ap Gwrgant (fl c. 1081-1093), last independent ruler of Glamorgan and son of Gwrgant ab Ithel. Little is known with certainty about him. Cardiff seems to have been his seat of government, but the extent of his territory is unknown. He cannot have become supreme in Glamorgan until 1081, when Caradog ap Gruffydd, who ruled Glamorgan from c 1075, was slain. In 1080, Iestyn was sufficiently insignificant to appear as a minor witness attesting a grant of land made of Llandaff by 'Caratocus rex morcannuc.' Yet before his death, he was important enought to violate the sanctity of Llandaff, an act for which Iestyn had to atone by a grant of land. He founded the fifth royal tribe of Wales, and most of the noble families of Glamorgan claimed descent from him.
  
  A famous story of Glamorgan, at least as old as the 15th cent., associated the Norman conquest of Glamorgan with Iestyn's name. It describes how Iestyn, through his kinsman Einion ap Collwyn, a fugitive in England, secured Robert Fitzhamon's assistance against Rhys ap Tewdwr, whom he slew at Penrhys. Iestyn paid the Normans but refused Einion's promised reward - his daughter in marriage. Einion recalled the departing Normans, who overthrew Iestyn, divided the lowlands amongst themselves, leaving only the hill country to the Welsh. Iestyn fled - to Keynsham Abbey, according to one version - where he d. Where this story touches known facts it is demonstrably wrong, e.g. Keynsham Abbey was not founded till 1169, while Rhys was slain near Brecon in Easter week 1093. [Dictionary of Welsh Biography 408]
  
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  === Ancestral File Number: JNXC-ML ===
  Ancestral File Number: JNXC-ML
  
  === *Forrest=fathers direct line,! dna conne ===
  *Forrest=fathers direct line,! dna connections
  @Stolp=mothers direct line
  +Tamer=husbands direct line
  #Wallace & ^Stuetelberg=son-in-laws direct lines
  all lines separated.With multiple marks cross over lines
  without documentations all is speculative/with ???
  
  === !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ===
  !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !SEALING_PARENTS: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ordinance Index (TM); ; 25 Jan 2000 Edition; ; , Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
  
  === Angharad/verch Elystan "Gloddryd", Gwenf ===
  Angharad/verch Elystan "Gloddryd", Gwenfyn/verch Cynvyn
  
  === Iestyn Notes ===
  Iestyn ap Gwrgan ruled Glamorgan (Morgannwg) 1081-1091 when it was taken over by the Normans and put under the control of Robert Fitzhamon. Iestyn was deposed and died in a priory.
  
  === Angharad/verch Elystan "Gloddryd" *, Den ===
  Angharad/verch Elystan "Gloddryd" *, Denis/ *

• m. 1071 in Meisgyn Penychen, Glamorganshire, Wales

1. Caradog ap Iestyn of Afan, b. ABT 1035 in of Dinas Powis, Montgomers., Wales     d. in Wales
2. Catrin ferch Iestyn, b. 1040 in Powys, Montgomeryshire, Wales     d. BEF 1080

• m. in Meisgyn Penychen, Glamorganshire, Wales

1. Lucy verch Iestyn, b. ABT 1043 in Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, Wales    

• m. ABT 1030

1. Caradog ap Iestyn of Afan, b. ABT 1035 in of Dinas Powis, Montgomers., Wales     d. in Wales
2. Nest verch Lestyn of Glamorgan , b. ABT 1072 in Glamorgan, Wales    
3. Rhydd ap Iestyn, b. ABT 1050 in Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, Wales    
4. Gwenllian verch Iestyn, b. 1040 in of Dinas Powis, Montgomeryshire, Wales    
5. Gruffudd ap Iestyn, b. 1074 in Wales    

1. Title: Iestyn ap Gwrgant on Wikipedia
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iestyn_ap_Gwrgant;
   
2. Title: Philip Yorke of Erddig’s book The Royal Tribes of Wales immortalised five ruling dynasties and their kingdoms
   Author: Googled Five tribes of wales
   Publication: Name: http://www.elystan.co.uk/the-royal-tribes;
   Note: This gives breif history fo tribes of wales and coat of arms also gives a brief description and some relationships
   Page: shows relationship to spouse Angharad
   
3. Title: Iestyn ap Gwrgant, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-FXH2 : 15 June 2022), Iestyn ap Gwrgant, ; Burial, Rhiwbina, , Cardiff, Wales, Rhiwbina Twmpath; citing record ID 121468927, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-FXH2;
   
4. Title: Book - History of Commoners
   Author: Google Books
   Note: Jestyn ap Goram s/o Goram