Dyfnwal ab Aelan (abt. 1055)

Born about 1055 in Wales

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Biography

Gronwy, who died in his father's lifetime, married Tangwystl, daughter of Dyfnwal ap Alan ap Alser ap Tudwal Gloff ap Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn, by whom he had an only daughter and heiress, Rhiengar who succeeded to her grandfather's lands in Hereford, Gloucester, Erging and Ewias. She married Cyhelin ap Ivor ap Seferus, Lord of Buillt, Radnor, Ceri, Maelienydd, Elfael and Cydewain. By Cyhelin, she was the mother of Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferllys. He was born in 927 and was named after King Athelstan who was his godfather. He was living in 1010 but slain in a civil broil in Montgomeryshire.^[1]

Line of Descent from Tudwal Gloff to Llowarch ap Bran

Wolcott presents the following line of descent from Tudwal Gloff to Llowarch (Llywarch) ap Bran:^[2]

1. 865 Tudwal Gloff
2. 895 Alser
3. 925 Dyfnwal
4. 960 Alser ^[3]

#990 Aelan

1. 1020 Eunydd
2. 1055 Dyfnwal
3. 1085 Bran
4. 1120 Llowarch

Sources

1. ↑ The Clan of Tudor Trevor
2. ↑ Darrell Wolcott, Ancient Wales Studies Llowarch ap Bran - A Pedigree with Problems Accessed August 1, 2018 jhd
3. ↑ Most extant pedigrees skip from this Alser directly to Tudwal Gloff. Our insertion of Dyfnwal ap Alser in the pedigree is based on citations which say Gronwy ap Tudor Trefor married Tanglwst ferch Dyfnwal of the line of Tudwal Gloff[3]. One calls her "ferch Dyfnwal ap Aelan ap Alser ap Tudwal" but that would date the lady 50 years later than Gronwy ap Tudor Trefor who was born c. 940. Making Dyfnwal a grandson of Tudwal Gloff dates her to c. 955; thus we believe the missing generations in the pedigree of Llowarch ap Bran are those shown in our chart above. EDITED 8/20/2012 to add: However, Pen. 142, 101 mentions a brother of Dyfnwal named Aelan ap Alser ap Tudwal Gloff who had a son, Llawr. It is thus possible that the Eunydd in our chart was "ap Aelan ap Alser ap Aelan ap Alser ap Tudwal" and that his pedigrees simply omit one pair of "Aelan ap Alser" by scribes who assumed it was a duplication. Wolcott