Caradog ap Gwyn (1000 - 1044)

Born 1000 in Kingdom of Powys, Wales

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1044 at about age 44 in Wales

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Biography

Name and Parents

• Caradog. Stewart Baldwin notes that "as father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors (e.g., in ABT.2a,13,14) is a verifiably historical individual. ^[1]

• Caradog ap Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd^[2]
• Caradog Ap Gwyn ^[3]

Birth

He was born, say, 1000. ^[2]

Ancestry

Father

Boyer gives only the paternal pedigree by way of ancestry. ^[2]

Mother (Questionable)

Without further citation, Geni states that Angharad ferch Marfedudd was the wife of Gwyn ap Collwyn of Dyfed in addition to being the wife Llywelyn ap Seisyll and Cynfyn ap Gwerystan, arglwydd of Cwybr ^[4]The Geni site further asserts that Angharad as therefore the mother of Gwyn's children, Caradawg and Angharat. ^[4]Angharad's detailed biography demonstrates that there was little room in her life for an additional marriage to Gwyn, and no source for such a relationship has been found other than Geni. Therefore Angharad has been removed as a mother for Caradawg and Angharat.

Pedigree

Carl Boyer provides the following pedigree reaching back from Caradog, born say 1000, to Iorwerth, born, say 770. ^[5]

1. Iorwerth Hirflawdd ap Tegonwy ap Teon ap Gwineu Deufreuddwyd was born say 770
2. Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 810
3. Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 850
4. Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 890
5. Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 925
6. Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say, 950
7. Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say, 975
8. Caradog ap Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 1000

Marriage

Baldwin notes that Caradog's wife is unknown. He notes that "The Welsh annals (AC and ByT) refer to Trahaern ap Caradog as a cousin of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (#24), which has led to speculation that Trahaern's mother was perhaps a sister of Cynfyn ap Gwerystan (#48). However, although we can be reasonably certain that Trahaern and Bleddyn were cousins, this information is not enough to nail down the precise relationship. ^[1]

Death

He died in 1044 in Siluria, Monmouthshire, Wales. ^[3]

Issue

1. Trahaearn ap Caradog^[6][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stewart Baldwin. Ancestry of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~medieval/llywelyn.htm llywarch is in Generation 6, #40. Accessed 1/16/2019 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Carl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Caradog is #16 on page 346.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Record for Trahaearn Ap Caradog Record for Caradog Ap Gwyn Record for Gwyn Ap Collwyn. Ancestry.com, One World Tree.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Geni. [https://www.geni.com/people/Angharad-verch-Maredudd/6000000001173531306 Angharad verch Maredudd. Added by: Scott David Hibbard on June 4, 2007; Managed by: Margaret (C) and 182 others; Curated by: Anne Brannen. Accessed August 19 2018 jhd
5. ↑ Ca rl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Iorwerth Hirflawdd is #9 on page 346.
6. ↑ Carl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Trahaearn ap Caradog is #17 on page 346.