Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010 – 5 August 1063) was King of Gwynedd and Powys from 1039 and, after asserting his control over the entire country, claimed the title King of Wales from 1055 until his death in 1063. He was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll king of Gwynedd and Angharad daughter of Maredudd ab Owain, king of Deheubarth, and the great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda. Gruffydd was the first and only Welsh king to unite all of Wales albeit for a brief period. After his death, Wales was again divided into separate kingdoms.

This article is about the 11th-century king of Wales. For the 13th-century Welsh prince, see Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr.

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
King of Wales
Map of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn’s Welsh kingdom
King of Wales
Reign1055 – 1063
King of Gwynedd, and of Powys
Reign1039 - 1055
PredecessorIago ab Idwal ap Meurig
SuccessorBleddyn ap Cynfyn
Bornc. 1010
Rhuddlan, Wales
Died5 August 1063 (aged 52–53)
Snowdonia, Wales
SpouseFormer wife of Hywel ab Edwin
Ealdgyth
Issue
  • Maredudd ap Gruffydd
  • Idwal ap Gruffydd
  • Nesta ferch Gruffydd
  • Owain ap Gruffydd
  • Cynin ap Gruffydd
FatherLlywelyn ap Seisyll
MotherAngharad ferch Maredudd
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