King of Gwynedd and Powys Bleddyn "Sais" Ap Cynfyn

1025 - Abt 1075  (50 years)

• Name	Bleddyn "Sais" Ap Cynfyn
  Title	King of Gwynedd and Powys
  Birth	1025	Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  1075	His career was cut short in 1075, when Rhys ab Owain and the nobles of Ystrad Tywi contrived his death. The tragedy was much deplored in Mid Wales, and when his cousin, Trahaearn ap Caradog, defeated Rhys (1078) in the battle of Goodwick and drove him i
  Background	Bleddyn was born to a poorly documented Powys nobleman named Cynfyn ap Gwerystan, known only from the late traditional pedigrees reporting Bleddyn's parentage.[2] Cynfyn's claimed father, Gwerstan or Gwerystan, is given contradictory Welsh pedigrees con
  Cause+of+Death	He was killed by his cousin Rhyns ab (son of ) Owain. Prince of Deheubarth, MURDERED, King of Gwynedd and of Powys, aka Bledyn ap KYNUYN; Prince (Tywysog) of Deheubarth (of Powys); usurped throne of Wales; founded the Third Royal Tribe of Wales. Murdere
  House+of+Mathrafal	The Royal House of Mathrafal began as a cadet branch of the Royal House of Dinefwr, taking their name from Mathrafal Castle, their principal seat and effective capital. Although their fortunes rose and fell over the generations, they are primarily remem
  In+1070	In 1070 they had to meet a threat nearer home; two sons of Gruffudd challenged their power in the battle of Mechain, an encounter in which Bleddyn proved victor and the only survivor of the four. He was now threatened by the advance of the Normans into
  Reign as Prince of Gwynedd	1063	Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
  Reign as Prince of Gwynedd	1063	Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
  	Harold Godwinson and Tostig Godwinson installed him as the ruler of Gwynedd on his father's death in 1063,
  Title of Nobility	Abt 1063
  	King of Powys and Co-Ruler of the Kingdom of Powys
  King of Powys	1069	Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
  King of Powys	1069	Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
  	He became king of Powys on his brother Rhiwallon's death in 1069. His descendants continued to rule Powys as the House of Mathrafal.
  Legacy	Bleddyn's legacy in the Chronicle of the Princes was that of a benevolent ruler: The most lovable and the most merciful of all kings… he was civil to his relatives, generous to the poor, merciful to pilgrims and orphans and widows and a defender of the
  Married+4+Times	First Marriage
  Married+4+Times	Fourth Marriage
  Married+4+Times	Second Marriage
  Married+4+Times	Third Marriage
  Mathrafal+Dynasty+	Mathrafal near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales, was the seat of the Kings and Princes of Powys probably from the 9th century until its destruction in 1213 by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
  Reign	Gruffydd's consolidation of power and alliance with Ælfgar of Mercia made him a threat to Harold Godwinson, earl of Hereford. Upon Ælfgar's death in 1060, Harold and his brother Tostig quickly invaded; the following year, they invaded again and were lef
  Title of Nobility	King of Powys
  Title of Nobility	Wales, United Kingdom
  	Prince of Deheubarth, King of Gwynedd and of Powys, aka Bledyn ap Kynuyan; Prince (Tywysog) of Deheubarth (of Powys); usurper of the throne of Wales; founder of the Third Royal Tribe of Wales.
  Virtue+-+Bestowed	High praise is bestowed upon Bleddyn by the chronicle which was now kept at Llanbadarn. His virtues were those of the ideal prince - clemency, kindness, affability, liberality to the weak and defenceless, respect for the rights of the Church. Some colou
  _FSFTID	L1H5-WPB
  Death	Abt 1075	Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales
  Burial	Abt 1075	Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales
  Person ID	I31915	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	of Powys Cynfyn ap Gwerystan,   b. 980, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales d. 1030, Montgomeryshire, Wales (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Angharad ferch Maredudd,   b. Abt 982, Dinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 8 May 1058, Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1023
  Family ID	F14105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen of Gwynedd and Powys Haer Verch Cyllyn,   b. Abt 1025, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom d. 1089, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1046	Wales
  Children	1. Prince of Powys Maredudd Ap Bleddyn,   b. 1047, Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom d. 9 Feb 1132, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom (Age 85 years)   2. Rhiryd ap Bleddyn,   b. Abt 1049   d. Abt 1088, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom (Age 39 years)   3. Owain ap Bleddyn,   b. 1050, Wales d. DECEASED   4. Was a prince of the Kingdom of Powys (Welsh: Teyrnas Powys) in eastern Wales. Cadwgan ap Bleddyn,   b. 1051, Nannau Hall, Merionethshire, Wales d. 1111, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales (Age 60 years)   5. Hunydd ferch Bleddyn,   b. 1054, Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom d. DECEASED   6. Cadwgan Ap Bleddyn,   b. 1055   d. 1111 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F12630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

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  Title of Nobility - Prince of Deheubarth, King of Gwynedd and of Powys, aka Bledyn ap Kynuyan; Prince (Tywysog) of Deheubarth (of Powys); usurper of the throne of Wales; founder of the Third Royal Tribe of Wales. - - Wales, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth