Richard ap Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd

Probably raglaw of Dinllaen in the first third of the thirteenth century (Pryce p. 613).

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Bartrum gives Richard a number of 5 in his generational dating system, which implies a birth date of, very roughly, about 1170.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd ap Cynan.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Gruffudd ap Cynan 2) and given by Pryce (p. 330).

Mother: Alice de Clare.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Gruffudd ap Cynan 2).

Spouse: Annes ferch Gwyn Ddistain.

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (Gruffudd ap Cynan 2).

Children:

Gwenllian married Einion ap Gwalchmai.

Adles married Sir Tudur ap Ednyfed Fychan.

A daughter married Dafydd ap Cynwrig Sais.

Maredudd (living 1246).

References

Pryce, Huw. The Acts of the Welsh Rulers 1120 - 1283 (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2005).

Bartrum, Peter C., “Gruffudd ap Cynan 2” in An Electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500. [The source that Bartrum cites for Richard is his own Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts.]

Bartrum, Peter C (ed.) Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts. (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968).

The sources Bartrum gives for Rhicart include:

Achau Brenhinoedd a Thywysogion Cymru (probably based on 15th century MSS):

Plant Katwaladyr ap Gruffudd:

3c. “Kunedda a Rikerd a Rhandwlff a Gruffudd meibion Katwaladyr, ag Adles ferch iarll Klaer eu mam.

Hen Lwythau Gwynedd a’r Mars

9g. “Gwynn, yr hwnn a vv ddistain, [ap Ednywain] ap Eginir ap Gollwyn ap Tangno. Merch yr Gwynn hwnn oedd wraic Rikart ap Kydwaladr ap Gruffudd ap Kynan. Gwyr plwyf Bedd Kelert a ddon yr vn Gwynn [ap Ednywain] ap Eginir ap Gollwyn ap Tangno."

Guy, Ben. Medieval Welsh Genealogy. (The Boydell Press, 2020).

From Guy’s critical edition of the Llywelyn ab Iorwerth genealogies, which were based on an archetype created no later than the first half of the fourteenth century from an original compilation dating to the early thirteenth century, partly based on earlier written sources (Note that Guy is striving for textual rather than genealogical accuracy):

13.Plant Katwaladyr ap Gruffud <ap Kynan>

13.1 Katfan m. Katwaladyr: un fam oed ag Ewein Kefeiliawg

13.2 Eynion a Maredud Goch a Chatwallawn, meibion Katwaladyr m. Gruffud, a Dydgu ferch Maredud ap Bledyn eu mam.

13.3 Kuneda a Rikerd a Randwlff a Gruffud, meibion Katwaladyr, ag Adles ferch iarll <Caer> eu mam.

13.4 Iwein Vychan m. Katwaladyr ag Agharat <i> chwaer: Tagwystyl ferch Katwallan m. Gruffud eu mam.

From Guy’s critical edition of the Gutun Owain recension of the Llywelyn ab Iorwerth genealogies:

41 Plant Rikart ap Kydwaladr ap Gruffudd ap Kynan; i Rikart y bu xiii o verched:

G41.1 Vn oedd wraic Einion Vychan o Veirionydd.

G41.2 Arall: gwraic Madoc ap Eignion ap Mredudd.

G.41.3 Arall: gwraic vn o veibion Dauydd ap Tegwared

G.41.4 Arall: gwraic vab Kynwric Sais.

G.41.5 Arall: gwraic Tudur ap Ednyved Vychan o von.

G41.6 Arall: gwraic Ithel Vychan ap Ithel Gam.

G41.7 I mam oedd [GAP] verch Gwynn ap Eginir ap Gollwyn ap Tangno.