Hywel “the Dun Stag” ab Ieuan Fychan ab Ieuan

Hywel succeeded to the estates of his father in 1457/8. He supported Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses. Jasper Tudor sought refuge with Hywel at Mostyn in 1464. Mostyn (pp. 56-66) states that contemporary poetry about Hywel by Gutto’r Glyn survives, but Carr (1975, p. 45) states that these were about another Hywel ab Ieuan Fychan.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: by 1479.

Carr (1979, p. 157) states that Hywel probably predeceased his father (who died in 1477) and was certainly dead by 1479. Mostyn (p. 59) states that Hywel “died young, perhaps in 1468 from a wound received during the rout of Jasper Tudor’s forces by Richard Herbert, after the siege of Denbigh.” Carr (1975, p. 44) notes that Hywel was certainly still alive in September 1469, when he witnessed a deed.

Relationships

Father: Ieuan Fychan ab Ieuan ab Adda.

This relationship is given by Mostyn (p. 56), by Dwnn (2:308), by Lloyd (4:146-147), by Glenn (p. 144), by Carr (1979, p. 138, p. 157), and by Davies. It is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 13 (C1)).

Mother: Angharad ferch Hywel ap Tudur.

This relationship is given by Mostyn (p. 56), by Dwnn (2:308), by Lloyd (4:146-147), by Glenn (p. 144), by Carr (1979, p. 138, p. 157), and by Davies. It is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 13 (C1)).

Spouse: Margred ferch Gruffudd ap Rhys (died 1532).

This relationship is given by Mostyn (p. 60), by Dwnn (2:308), by Lloyd (4:147), by Carr (1979, p. 138, p. 139), and by Davies. It is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 13 (C2)). Mostyn (p. 60) gives the date as 1458, arguing that the 1460 date usually given is an error due to a misreading of a 1663 MS. pedigree. Carr (1975, p. 44) states that either 1458 or 1460 is too early a date.

Concubine: Angharad ferch Llywelyn ap Deiws ap Dafydd.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 13 (C2)).

Children (by Margred):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Bartrum and Mostyn.)

Richard ap Hywel (died 7 February 1539/40) married Catrin Salusbury.

Children (by Angharad):

Margred ferch Hywel married Dafydd ab Edward.

Children (mother unknown):

Gruffudd ap Hywel. Gruffudd was a guardsman to Henry VII.

Syr Rhys ap Hywel.

(Mostyn makes Margred his mother. Bartrum has him as illegitimate.)

Ieuan ap Hywel married Lleucu ferch Robert ap Rhys.

(Mostyn makes Margred his mother. Bartrum has him as illegitimate.)

References

Bartrum, Peter C., “Tudur Trefor 13 (C1)” and “Tudur Trefor 13 (C2)” in An Electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500. [The sources that Bartrum cites for Hywel are: Peniarth 137 (122) -- written in the early 1500s by ‘Syr’ Thomas ap Ieuan ap Deiews; Peniarth 138 (599a) and BM. Add. 15041 (923b) -- MSS written in the mid-1500s by Thomas ap Llywelyn ab Ithel of Bodbard; Peniarth 133 (29), Peniarth 176 (198), and Peniarth 134 (118) -- MSS written in the mid-1500s by Gruffudd Hiraethog.]

Carr, Antony David. The Mostyn Family and Estate, 1200-1643 (PhD thesis, University of Wales, 1975).

Carr, A.D. “The Making of the Mostyns: the Genesis of a Landed Family” in Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (1979), pp. 137-157.

Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. “Mostyn Family, Mostyn Hall” in Welsh Biography Online.

Dwnn, Lewys, and Samuel Rush Meyrick. “Moiston Hall”, in Heraldic visitations of Wales and part of the marches between the years 1586 and 1613 by Lewys Dwnn. (Llandovery: William Rees, 1846).

Glenn, Thomas Allen. “Ithel Vychan of Halkyn, and Some of his Descendants” in Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. LXXVII. Seventh series, Vol. II. (London, 1922) pp. 135-180.

Lloyd, Jacob Youde William. The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fodog and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen and Meirionydd. (London: T. Richards, 1881-1887).

Mostyn, the Right Hon. Lord, and T. A. Glenn. History of the Family of Mostyn of Mostyn (London: Harrison and Sons, Ltd., 1925).

Oman, Sandra. “Hywel ab Ieuan “Fychan” ” in Tree: Wales. Welsh Medieval Database Primarily of Nobility and Gentry.