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Madog ap Gruffudd, or Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, was a Prince of Powys Fadog [1] from 1191 to 1236 in north-east Wales, and Lord of Powys. [2] He was the founder of Valle Crucis Abbey in the Lordship of Yale .
Maredudd ap Bleddyn (1116–1132) Madog ap Maredudd (1132–1160) From 1160 Powys was split into two parts. The southern part was later called Powys Wenwynwyn after Gwenwynwyn ab Owain "Cyfeiliog" ap Madog, while the northern part was called Powys Fadog after Madog ap Gruffydd "Maelor" ap Madog.
Stone memorial to Madog ap Llywelyn at All Saints' Church, Gresford, Wales. He died in 1331. A Welsh document describes him as "the best man that ever was in Maelor Gymraeg" Madog ap Llywelyn, the then heir of Lord of Merioneth (Merionethshire) led a Welsh revolt in 1294–95 against English rule in Wales, and was proclaimed "Prince of Wales". [15]
Dinas Brân (top left), the capital of Powys Fadog viewed from the north west. Powys Fadog split in two in 1160 following the death of Prince Madog ap Maredudd. [1] [2] He was a member of the Royal House of Mathrafal, founded by grandfather, King Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, who led a defence with the Anglo-Saxons against William the Conqueror.
The Welsh uprising of 1211 was a rebellion by several Welsh princes, orchestrated by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth with primary support from Gwenwynwyn of Powys, Maelgwn ap Rhys, and Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor against King John of England. [1] Although technically defeated, this uprising resulted in increased independence from England for the Welsh.
Valle Crucis Abbey was founded in 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, [2] and was the last Cistercian monastery to be built in Wales. Founded in the principality of Powys Fadog, in the ancient commote of Iâl (Yale), Valle Crucis was the spiritual centre of the region, while Dinas Bran was the political stronghold. [3]
This is the family tree of the kings of the respective Welsh medieval kingdoms of Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys, and some of their more prominent relatives and heirs as the direct male line descendants of Cunedda Wledig of Gwynedd (401 – 1283), and Gwrtheyrn of Powys (c. 5th century – 1160), then also the separate Welsh kingdoms and petty kingdoms, and then eventually Powys Fadog until the ...
Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor Lord of Powys Fadog (d. 1238) [201] Gruffydd Maelor (d. 1269), Lord of Castell Dinas Brân [202] Madog II ap Gruffydd, Lord of Dinas Bran (d. 1277) [176] Gruffudd Fychan I [176] Madog Crypl [203] Gruffydd of Rhuddalt, Lord of Glyndyfrdwy [203] Gruffudd Fychan II (father of Glyndwr, b. 1354), Lord of Glyndyfrdwy [204] [180]