Owain Gwynedd

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Owain Gwynedd

Birth
Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Death
28 Nov 1170 (aged 69–70)
Burial
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales Add to Map
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King Owain was a King of Gwynedd
(standard Welsh: Owain ap Gruffydd)

"Owen the Great" was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170. He is occasionally referred to as Owain I of Gwynedd, or Owain I of Wales on account of his claim to be King of Wales. He is considered to be the most successful of all the north Welsh princes prior to his grandson, Llywelyn the Great. He was known as Owain Gwynedd to distinguish him from another contemporary Owain ap Gruffydd, ruler of part of Powys who was known as Owain Cyfeiliog. Owain Gwynedd was a member of the House of Aberffraw, a descendant of the senior branch from Rhodri Mawr.
King Owain was a King of Gwynedd
(standard Welsh: Owain ap Gruffydd)

"Owen the Great" was King of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170. He is occasionally referred to as Owain I of Gwynedd, or Owain I of Wales on account of his claim to be King of Wales. He is considered to be the most successful of all the north Welsh princes prior to his grandson, Llywelyn the Great. He was known as Owain Gwynedd to distinguish him from another contemporary Owain ap Gruffydd, ruler of part of Powys who was known as Owain Cyfeiliog. Owain Gwynedd was a member of the House of Aberffraw, a descendant of the senior branch from Rhodri Mawr.