Maredudd ap Owain^[1]

938 - 999  (61 years)

• Name	Maredudd ap Owain
  Birth	Abt. 938	Deheubarth, Wales   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bet. 998 - 999  [3]
  Notes	Name Suffix: King REFN: IND3253 20. MAREDUDD (son of No. 19). He became King of Deheubarth in 986 anddirectly proceeded to conquer Gwynedd. In 990 he raided and plunderedMaes Hyfaidd (Radnorshire) which was then in the possession of theMercians. In the same year the Saxons devastated his territory and in 993it was wasted by the plague. Both the Danes and the Saxons caused himmuch trouble during his entire reign. His nephews also tried to regainGwynedd, but he was successful over all his enemies. It is said that heobtained Powys through his mother which made him King of all Wales. Inthe Bruts he is acclaimed as the "most famous King of the Britons."(Lloyd). He died in 998 or 999 leaving an only daughter and sole heiress,Angharad. She married Llewelyn ap Seisyll, who assumed the reins ofgovernment. They had one son, Gruffydd.
  Person ID	I7281	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2004

  
  

  Father	Owain ap Hywell,   b. Abt. 913, Synevor, Wales d. 0987 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Angharad Verch Llewelyn,   b. Abt. 918, Llandeilo, Wales
  Notes	_UIDB22A3694180F9B4AB314B36E0801A66BB4D1 REFNMAR28466
  Family ID	F4049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Notes	_UIDB34641200C192B4BB085A9F3D3EED877D681 REFNMAR28459
  Children	1. Angharad Verch Maredudd,   b. Abt. 982, Deheubarth, Wales
  Family ID	F4048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S536291565] Lucius E. Weaver, The Weaver Genealogy, (The Du Bois Press. Rochester, New York. 1928), p 45-46. [S536291568] Broderbund Software, World Family Tree, (1995), Vol 2, Tree 2431. [S536291565] Lucius E. Weaver, The Weaver Genealogy, (The Du Bois Press. Rochester, New York. 1928), p 45.