Kings of South Wales and Gwynedd
Gwriad b abt 778, of Isle of Man. He md Esyllt verch Cynan-Dindaethwy abt 796, daughter of Cynan-Dindaethwy ap Rhodri-Molwynog, King of Gwynedd.
Child of Gwriad and Esyllt verch Cynan was:

Merfyn-Frych ap Gwriad, King of Gwynedd, b abt 802, d 844. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Merfyn-Frych ap Gwriad was:

Rhodri-Mawr ap Merfyn, King of Gwynedd, b abt 830, d 878. The identity of his wife is uncertain.
Children of Rhodri-Mawr ap Merfyn were:
  • Cadell ap Rhodri-Mawr, King of South Wales, b abt 863. See LINE A
  • Anarawd ap Rhodri-Mawr, King of Gwynedd, b abt 865. See LINE B
LINE A
Cadell ap Rhodri-Mawr, King of South Wales, b abt 863, d 910. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Cadell ap Rhodri-Mawr was:

Hywel-Dda ap Cadell, King of South Wales, b abt 895, d 950. He md Elen verch Llywarch abt 912, daughter of Llywarch ap Hyfaidd. She was b abt 900, d 929.
Child of Hywel-Dda ap Cadell and Elen verch Llywarch was:

Owain ap Hywel-Dda, King of South Wales, b abt 925, d 988. The identity of his wife is uncertain.
Child of Owain ap Hywel-Dda was:

Maredudd ap Owain, Prince of Deheubarth, b abt 955, d 999. the identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Maredudd ap Owain was:

Angharad verch Maredudd b abt 984. She md:
LINE B
Anarawd ap Rhodri-Mawr, King of Gwynedd, b abt 865, d 916. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Anarawd ap Rhodri-Mawr was:

Idwal-Voel ap Anarawd, King of Gwynedd, b abt 908, d 943. The identity of his wife is uncertain.
Child of Idwal-Voel ap Anarawd was:

Meuric ap Idwal-Voel b abt 935, d 986. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Meuric ap Idwal-Voel was:

Idwal ap Meuric, King of Gwynedd, b abt 960, d abt 997. The identity of his wife is not known.
Child of Idwal ap Meuric was:

Iago ap Idwal, King of Gwynedd, b abt 992, d 1039. The identity of his wife is uncertain.
Child of Iago ap Idwal was:

Cynan ap Iago b abt 1030. He md Radnaillt of Dublin abt 1053, daughter of Amlaib mac Sitric and Maelcorcre ingen Dunlaing. She was b abt 1038, of Dublin, Ireland.
Child of Cynan ap Iago and Radnaillt of Dublin was:

Gruffydd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, b abt 1070, d 1137. He md Angharad verch Owain abt 1098, daughter of Owain ap Edwin. She was b abt 1084, d 1162.
Children of Gruffydd ap Cynan and Angharad verch Owain were:
  • Gwenllian verch Gruffydd b abt 1100, Wales. She md Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of South Wales, abt 1112, son of Rhys ap Tewdr-Mawr, Prince of South Wales, and Gwladus verch Rhiwallon.
  • Owain-Gwynedd ap Gruffydd, Prince of North Wales, b abt 1104.
  • Susanna verch Gruffydd b abt 1112, Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales. She md Madog ap Maredudd abt 1130, prob Wales, son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn, Prince of Powys, and Hunydd verch Einudd.
Owain-Gwynedd ap Gruffydd, King of Gwynedd, b abt 1104, Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales, d Dec 1169, Caernarvonshire, Wales. He md:
[1] Gwladys verch Llywarch abt 1125, Wales, daughter of Sir Llywarch ap Trahearn, Lord of Arwystli and Pembroke, and Dyddgu verch Iorwerth. She was b abt 1112, Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Child of of Owain-Gwynedd ap Gruffydd and Gwladys verch Llywarch was:
    Iorwerth-Drwyndwn ap Owain, Prince of North Wales, b abt 1130, Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales, d abt 1174, Anglesey, Wales. He md Marared verch Madog abt 1168, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd, Prince of Powys, and Susanna verch Gruffydd.
    Child of Iorwerth Drwyndwn ap Owain and Marared verch Gryffydd was:

    Llewelyn-Fawr ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales, "the Great", b 1173, Aberffraw Castle, Anglesey, Wales, d 11 Apr 1240, Aberconwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales. He md:
    [1] Undetermined,
    [2] a daughter of the Lord of the Isles.
    Child of Llewelyn-Fawr ap Iorwerth and Daughter of Lord of the Isles was:

    [3] Joan Plantagenet aft 16 Apr 1205, daughter of John I Lackland Plantagenet, King of England, and his mistress, Clemence.
    Children of Llewelyn-Fawr ap Iorwerth and Joan Plantagenet were:

    • Gwladys-Dhu verch Lewelyn [a] b abt 1212, Caernarvon, Wales, d 1251, Windsor, Berkshire, England. She md [1] Reynold de Braose, and [2] Sir Ralph de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore, 1230, son of Sir Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrieres.
    • Helen/Ellen verch Llewelyn b abt 1218, prob Wales; md [1] John le Scot, and [2] Robert de Quincy 1237.
[2] Christina verch Goronwy abt 1150. She was b abt 1132.
Children of Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd and Christina verch Goronwy were:
NOTES:
a. She is traditionally shown as the daughter of Prince Llewelyn by an unknown mistress, but a posting by Douglas Richardson on soc.genealogy.medieval, states the following in support of Gwladys-Dhu as a daughter of Llewelyn by Princess Joan. Prince Llewelyn received in free marriage to Joan, daughter of John "Lackland", King of England, the manors of Knighton and Norton in Shropshire, which were then settled, soon after Gwladys' marriage, on her husband Ralph de Mortimer. This scenario was repeated with another daughter of Llewelyn and Joan, namely Helen/Ellen. This is, of course, not absolute proof that Gwladys was the daughter of Joan, but does provide compelling support for this relationship.
SOURCES:
AR: Line 27[27-28], Line 29A[27-28], Line 176[5-7], Line 236[7-8], Line 239[4-6]; Stewart Baldwin, click on his name at left, then go to his homepage, [ref: Bartrum's Welsh Genealogies]; SGM: Douglas Richardson [ref: Thirteenth Century England VI, The Mortimer Family and the Making of the March, by J. J. Crump, 1995, pp 117-126; Suzanne Doig.
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