Ednyfed "Fychan" ap Cynwrig

Bef 1174 - Abt 1246  (72 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Ednyfed "Fychan" ap Cynwrig  [1]
  Nickname	Fychan
  Birth	Bef 1174	Tregarnedd, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt Jul 1246  [1, 2]
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Ednyfed "Fychan" ap Cynwrig,   b. Bef 1174, Tregarnedd, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales d. Abt Jul 1246  (Age 72 years) ▻ Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch;   Gwenllian ferch Rhys ap Gruffydd   2. Grono Voel ap Kendrig   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Einion Ddu ap Kendrig   d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I41206	Geneagraphie | Ahnen BvS
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Cynwrig ap Iorwerth,   b. Abt 1130, Betws-yn-Rhôs, Denbighshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Angharad ferch Hwfa,   b. Abt 1170, Denbighshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tangwystl Goch ferch Llywarch Goch,   b. Abt 1168, Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales d. 1201-1209 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  nine children, including Tudur, ancestor of the Griffiths of Penrhyn
  Children	+ 1. Tudur ap Ednyfed Fychan   d. 1278 + 2. Gwenllian ferch Ednyfed Fychan,   b. Abt 1200, Is Dulas commote, Denbighshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Gwenhwyfar ferch Ednyfed Fychan   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Gruffydd ap Kendrig   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F17609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Gwenllian ferch Rhys ap Gruffydd,   b. Abt 1170, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 1236 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Several children
  Children	+ 1. Gruffudd ap Ednyfed Fychan,   b. Abt 1200, Henglawdd, Cilcen, Betws-yn-Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Goronwy ap Ednyfed Fychan,   b. Abt 1200, Trecastell, Llangoed, Anglesey, Wales d. 1268-1278 (Age 78 years)   3. Goronwy ap Endyfed Fychan   d. 1268   4. Gwenhwyfar ferch Ednyfed Fychan   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Gwladys ferch Ednyfed Fychan   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

• Notes

  Lord Brynffenigl Krigeth in Efinoydd, Chief Counsellor, Chief Justice, General. Seneschal for Llywelyn Fawr & for his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn. One of the few Welshmen to undergoe a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, ret. 1235. Ednyfed Fychan was a member of the royal household of King Llywellyn ap Gruffydd of Gwynedd. From this king (presumably) he received extensive grants of land, which when added to that of his clan (the descendants of the 9th century Marchudd) served as the basis for establishing some of the most prominant lineages of post-conquest Wales. While the Tudors, descendants of his son Gorownry and later kings of England are the most prominant descendants, their lineage was overshadowed during the 13th and 14th centuries by the descendants of another son, Gruffydd (from whome derives the Griffiths of Burton Agnes, who started this thread), and after a brief period of notice, went into eclipse with the fall of Glyn Dwr to the benefit of a third line, the descendants of another brother, Tudur (this line giving rise to Griffith of Penrhyn). It was only with the secret marriage of Owen ap Maredudd ap Tudur (Owen Tudor) that the line of Gorownry shot back to prominance. For more information on these families, see Dictionary of Welsh Biography under Ednyfed Fychan, Rhys ap Griffith (Sir), Gruffydd Llwyd, and Griffith of Penrhyn, and also the 1915 English Historical Review, and Aspects of Welsh History: Selected papers of the late Glyn Roberts (from which the following is derived), and Bartrum. A distinguished general and able Minister of Prince Llywelyn "Magnus", comtemporary 13th century. (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations of Wales, vol. 2 p. 81 fn. 1) Esquire. (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations of Wales, vol. 2 p. 130) His name appears as one of the arbitrators in a convention between Henry III and Dafydd ap Llywelyn, dated at Gloucester 24 Henry III. In letters of patent of Henry III dated at Shewsbury 17 Dec 1232 he is styled "Idnevet Seneschallo ipsius Lewelini". (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations of Wales, vol. 2 p. 81 fn. 1) Anglesey. (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations of Wales, vol. 1 p. 331 fn. 1) Lledwigan. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. 145) Tregarnedd, Anglesey. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. 162) He lived chiefly at Tref Garnedd in Môn. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 2 p. 133) Lord of Bryn Ffanigl (Brynffanigl). (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 4 p. 341) Baron of Bryn Ffanigl. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 146) Lord of Lansadwrn. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 1 p. 219) In Wales till the middle of the 12th century individuals were styled 'Arglwydd' meaning lord or master. A nobleman of extensive power and possessions in Anglesey. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 2 p. 131) "On one occasion, Ednyfed Fychan was sent by his prince in command of the Welsh armies to defend the frontiers against the English, under the command of Ranulph, Earl of Chester, whom he defeated, and slew; also three of the chief commanders and a host of the common soldiers. The rest having been put to flight, he returned in triumph, and displaying the three heads; he was commanded by the prince, in additon to many gifts, as afurther reward, to bear in future for his arms." (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 2 p. 131, 132)

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Brian Tompsett, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 , , Repository: WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk). [S57] Sharon Kay Penman, Falls the Shadow, (Ballantine Books, New York, 1988 , , Repository: Library of J.H. Garner).