Madog ab Einion ap Maredudd

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: between 1278 and 1292.

Place of Death: unknown.

Barrell and Davies (p. 37) give this range of dates for when Llywelyn succeeded his father Madog.

Relationships

Father: Einion ap Maredudd.

This relationship is given by Barrell and Davies (Table A) and by Lloyd (iii p. 63).

Mother: unknown.

(possible) Spouse: a daughter of Richard [ap Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd]

Bartrum shows this relationship in Gruffudd ap Cynan 2. Although his sources give the daughter’s husband as Madog ab Einion ap Maredudd, Bartrum initially identified him as Madog ab Einion ap Rhirid (Ednywain Bendew 5). However, he seems to have later changed his views on this family and decided that the sources are right after all. Barrell and Davies (p. 34), however, note, “It is is the marriage-links attributed to this family [that of Llywelyn ap Madog ab Einion ap Maredudd] which are suspect and in some cases patently mistaken.” The sources that Bartrum cites for the marriage of a daughter of Richard (ap Cadwaladr) with Madog ab Einion ap Maredudd are Peniarth 131 (p. 119), a manuscript by Gutun Owain written about 1480; and Peniarth 129 (p. 31), a manuscript copied about 1500 from a 1497 manuscript by Gutun Owain.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Llywelyn (died 1342).

Hwyel

Maredudd

Madog Gwyddel

Evidence

Davies (1944) gives a photograph of and discusses a 1260 grant by David ap Gruffydd to Madog.

The deed mentions Madog's title to a quarter of the lay abbacy of the church of Llanynys, a quarter of the vill of Euarth (Dryffryn Clwyd) and of the vill of Bryncelyn (Efionydd) among other lands. (Barrell and Davies p. 35).

A clause in the Treaty of Aberconwy of 1277 stipulated that Madog should be released unconditionally. (Barrell and Davies, p. 36).

References

Barrell, A.D.M. and Davies, R.R. “Land, lineage and revolt in north-east Wales, 1243-1441: a case study”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 29 (1995) pp. 27-52. [Genealogical Tables A and B in this article have been constructed from the court rolls of Dyffryn Clwyd. The authors state that the relationships within the table can be accepted with confidence.]

Bartrum, Peter C., “Gruffudd ap Cynan 2” and “Ednywain Bendew 5” in An Electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500.

Davies, J. Conway, “A Grant by David ap Gruffydd”, National Library of Wales Journal 3 (1943-44), 158-62.

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).