Madog ap Llywelyn ap Griffri

Davies (p. 142) notes that at his death, Madog was described as “the best person who ever lived in Maelor Gymraeg.”

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 24) gives Madog a number of 8 in his generational dating system, implying a birth date of, very roughly, about 1270.

Living: 1315.

The date is given by Bartrum, citing The First Extent of Bromfield and Yale, A.D. 1315: 61 (Eyton) and 127 (Boryas).

Date of Death: 1331.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Lloyd (2:157) and by Davies (p. 142).

Date of Burial: on the feast of St. Matthias.

The date is given by Lloyd (2:157). The feast of St Matthias was celebrated on 24 February (and 25 February in leap years).

Place of Burial: Gresford.

The place is given by Lloyd (2:157) and by Davies (p. 142). An image of his effigy is given at WalesDirectory.co.uk.

Relationships

Father: Llywelyn ap Griffri ap Cadwgon.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 24).

Mother: Angharad ferch Maredudd ap Madog.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 24).

Spouse: Angharad ferch yr Hen Ddafydd.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Tudur Trefor 24; Sandde Hardd 3).

Children:

(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.)

Lleucu married Llywelyn ap Madog Foel.

Erddylad married Tudur ab Ithel Fychan.

Gwenhwyfar married Gruffudd ab Iorwerth.

Margred married Iorwerth Fychan.

Angharad married (1) Llywelyn ap Gruffudd; married (2) Llywarch Fychan.

A daughter married Gruffudd o’r Groes-yn-Einioes.

A daughter married Ithel ap Bleddyn.

Ieuan ap Madog of Eyton married Annes ferch Roger Puleston.

Iorwerth Goch married Gwenllian ferch Gronwy.

Dafydd Llwyd of Hafod-y-Bwch married a daughter of Sidin.

Dafydd Fychan (living 1356).

Hywel married Efa ferch Gruffudd.

References

Bartrum, Peter C., “Edwin 14” in An Electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500.

[The sources Bartrum cites for Madog are: Peniarth 131 (130, 133), written by Gutun Owain about 1480; Peniarth 131 (48), written early in the reign of Henry VIII; Peniarth 131 (287), written by Ieuan Brechfa about 1500; Peniarth 129 (57), copied about 1500 from a 1497 MS by Gutun Owain; Peniarth 127 (25), written by Syr Thomas ap Ieuan ap Deicws between about 1510 and 1523.]

Davies, R.R. The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dŵr. (Oxford U.P., 1995).

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