28th Generation
134217728 Bleddyn AP TUDUR.

Web Notes: Some of the genealogies give Bleddyn as the eldest son, which does not seem to be in accord with the recovery of the lordship of Whittington, and other facts. We therefore prefer to regard Goronwy, and perhaps other children who died young, as senior to Bleddyn.
Bleddyn was the second son of Tudur ap Rhys Sais. Very little is known regarding him. He is described as of Pengwern.130

Sir John Rhys, speaking of Bleddyn ap Tudur's day, says: "the kingdom or principality of Powys was now practically at an end, and the surviving members of the Welsh princely cenedloedd of that region had become vassals of the king [of England]. The whole of Cymru [Wales] except Gwynedd was divided between Norman and Welsh lords, who came to be called Lords-Marchers. . . .
"In the south and in Powys the possession of the descendants of the princely houses dwindled down to cymwyds or cantrefs, largely those of the more mountainous parts of the country, held more or less voluntarily as vassals of the Norman king; but in these sadly diminshed areas the cyfraith gyffredin (common law) of Cymru was still the rule of right. The chieftains, though reduced in power, kept up according to their means the household state found in Howel's laws, haughtily cherished the memories of a departed greatness, and alternately sullenly acquiesced in the new state of things and eagerly seized an opportunity for revenge against Norman, Saxon, and Cymric neighbor alike." (1)
Maredydd, the son of Bleddyn Prince of Powys, notwithstanding the difficulties which presented themselves, succeeded, before his death in 1129, in regaining quite a considerable portion of the kingdom over which his father had reigned, including the lordship of Nanheudwy, and other lands which had formerly belonged to the Norman earldom of Shrewsbury. At his death, Maredydd divided his territory between his son Madog, and his grandson, Owain. Madog received Northern Powys, including Nanheudwy and [page 11] Maelor Saesneg, from which it acquired the name of Powys Fadog. Owain was was given "Upper Powys," afterwards known as Powys Wenwynwyn. Thus Bleddyn ap Tudur of Pengwern and his descendants came to hold their lands under the princes, or lords of Powys Fadog, until the fatal year of 1282.
Bleddyn is stated to have married Annesta, daughter of Llywelyn ap Idnerth ap Maredydd Hên (the elder) of Buallt, in Powysland; by whom, according to several pedigrees, he had issue: Owain, Madog, and Bleddyn Fychan. Dwnn, however, gives the children of Bleddyn as Owain, ancestor to the Mostyn family, Iorwerth, Cynfrig, and Heilin.
(1) The Welsh People, Rhys and Brynmor-Jones, 4th ed., pp. 300-304.131

Bleddyn married Annesta VCH LLYWELYN.

They had the following children:
67108864 i. Owain (-~1200)
ii. Madog
iii. Bleddyn Fychan

134217729 Annesta VCH LLYWELYN. AKA: Annes.

134217730 Madog Lord Of Mawddwy.38 AKA: Of Merionethshire.

Child:
67108865 i. Efa

134217732 Meilyr 'Eutun' AP ELIDYR. AKA: Of Denbighshire, Wales.

Child:
67108866 i. Gruffydd

134217856 Madog AP GRUFFYDD Lord Of Bromfield.  Madog died abt 1216. AKA: Madoc. Occupation: Built The Cistercian Abbey Of Llanegwest, De Valle Crucis, In Llangollen; Ruler Of Powys Fadog 1191-1216.

Madog married Gwladys.

They had one child:
67108928 i. Gruffydd Maelor II (~1198-1269)

134217857 Gwladys. AKA: Isota.

134217858 Henry DE AUDLEY.  Born in 1175. Henry died in 1246. AKA: D'Aldithly, D'Alditheley. Occupation: Sheriff Of Salop & Stafford; Governor Of Castles Carmarthen & Cardigan; Governor Of Shrewsbury & Chester.

Henry married Bertred MAINWARING.

They had the following children:
i. James (~1220-~1276)
67108929 ii. Emma

134217859 Bertred MAINWARING. AKA: Meisnilwarin.

134217860 Cadwgan AP MEILIR.

Child:
67108930 i. Gruffydd

134217864 Rhys Gryg AP RHYS Prince Of Deheubarth.  Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Rhys Gryg died in 1253. Maybe 1233.

Rhys Gryg married Matilda DE CLARE.

They had one child:
67108932 i. Rhys Mechyll (-1244)

134217865 Matilda DE CLARE.  Born abt 1175 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Matilda died in 1213. AKA: Maud.

134217866 Reginald DE BRAOSE. (Same as ahnentafel number 33562564.)

134217867 Gracia DE BRIWERE. (Same as ahnentafel number 33562565.)

134217888 John LE STRANGE.132  Born in 1110. John died in 1178.

John married Hawise132.

They had one child:
67108944 i. John II (1150-1233)

134217889 Hawise.132

134217894 Robert II DE EWYAS.  Robert II died in 1198.

Robert II married Pernel.

They had one child:
67108947 i. Sibyl (1178-1236)

134217895 Pernel. Pernel died aft 1204. AKA: Petronilla.

134217900 William D' AUBIGNY 2d Earl Of Arundel. (Same as ahnentafel number 67110882.)

134217901 Maud DE ST HILARY. (Same as ahnentafel number 47054859.)

134217902 Hugh DE MESCHINES 6th Earl Of Chester. (Same as ahnentafel number 23580698.)

134217903 Bertrade D' EVREUX. (Same as ahnentafel number 23580699.)

134218240 Owain AP EDWIN Lord Of Tegeingl. (Same as ahnentafel number 67110028.)

134218241 Morfydd VCH EDNYWAIN. (Same as ahnentafel number 67110029.)

134218244 Coel AP GWEIRYDD.  Born abt 0981 in North Wales.

Child:
67109122 i. Llywelyn Eurdorchog (~1030-)

134218246 Bleddyn AP CYNFYN Prince Of Deheubath.  Born abt 1025. Bleddyn died in 1075. AKA: Prince Of Powis, King Of South Wales, King Of Gwynedd. Occupation: Reigned 1063-1075.

Bleddyn married Haer VCH CILLIN.

They had the following children:
67129872 i. Maredudd (-1132)
67109123 ii. Efa (~1058-)
1073746276 iii. Cadwgon (~1070-1111)

134218247 Haer VCH CILLIN.  Born abt 1025. Occupation: Of Gestyn.

134218248 Morien AP MORGENEU.

Morien married Gwenllian VCH RHYS.

They had one child:
67109124 i. Efnydd (~1052-)

134218249 Gwenllian VCH RHYS.  Born abt 1012. AKA: Of Dyfrynclwyd; Of Efenechtid, Denbighshire, Wales.

134218250 Llywelyn AP DOLFYN.

Child:
67109125 i. Eva

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