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Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd (also spelled Madog) was, according to folklore, a Welsh prince who sailed to the Americas in 1170, over 300 years before Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492. According to the story, Madoc was a son of Owain Gwynedd who went to sea to flee internecine violence at home.
Between 1148 and 1151, Owain I of Gwynedd fought against Madog ap Maredudd of Powys, Owain's brother-in-law, and against the Earl of Chester for control of Iâl (Yale, near Wrexham), with Owain having secured Rhuddlan Castle and all of Tegeingl from Chester. [42] "By 1154 Owain had brought his men within sight of the red towers of the great ...
Owain ap Cadwgan (1111–1116 (part)) 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.
Owain Goch ap Gruffydd d. 1282 Gwynedd 1246–1255: Dafydd ap Gruffydd b.1238 Wales 1282–1283: Rhodri ap Gruffudd 1230–1315: Llywelyn ap Maredudd d.1263: Tudur Hen d.1311: Maredydd ab Owain: Elen ferch Maelgwn: Gruffydd de la Pole d.1309: Catherine ferch Llywelyn: Llywelyn ap Dafydd 1267–1287: Owain ap Dafydd 1265–1325: Tomas ap Rhodri ...
Owain ap Maredydd: Gruffudd Fychan I Powys Fadog 1277–1283: Madog II ap Gruffydd Powys Fadog 1269–1277: Owain Lawgoch 1330–1378: Llywelyn ab Owain: Madog Crypl 1275–1304: Eleanor Goch: Tomas ap Llewelyn: Gruffydd of Rhuddallt 1296–1343: Tudur ap Goronwy d.1367: Marged ferch Tomos: Elen ferch Tomos: Gruffudd Fychan II d. 1369: Maredudd ...
Gruffudd Fychan II was Lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Lord of Cynllaith Owain c.1330–1369. As such, he had a claim to be hereditary Prince of Powys Fadog, [1]: 134 and was a member of the Royal House of Mathrafal. His son, Owain Glyndwr, started the Welsh Revolt and became Prince of Wales.
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Owain Fychan ap Madog (alternatively Owain Vychan ap Madoc; c. 1125 – 1187) was styled Lord of Mechain Is Coed [1] and one of the sons of Madog ap Maredudd. His mother was Susanna, daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan. [2] View from Llanymyenech Hill, site of Carreghofa Castle View with Llanymynech Hill in the distance