Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
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This article is about the 11th-century king of Wales. For the 13th-century Welsh prince, see Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr.
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010 – 5 August 1063) was King of Gwynedd and Powys from 1039 and, after asserting his control over the entire country, claimed the title King of Wales from 1055 until his death in 1063. He was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll king of Gwynedd and Angharad daughter of Maredudd ab Owain, king of Deheubarth,[1] and the great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda.[2][3] Gruffydd was the first and only Welsh king to unite all of Wales albeit for a brief period. After his death, Wales was again divided into separate kingdoms.
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Gruffydd ap Llywelyn | |
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King of Wales | |
King of Wales | |
Reign | 1055 – 1063 |
King of Gwynedd, and of Powys | |
Reign | 1039 – 1055 |
Predecessor | Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig |
Successor | Bleddyn ap Cynfyn |
Born | c. 1010 Rhuddlan, Wales |
Died | 5 August 1063 (aged 52–53) Snowdonia, Wales |
Spouse | Former wife of Hywel ab Edwin Ealdgyth |
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Father | Llywelyn ap Seisyll |
Mother | Angharad ferch Maredudd |
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