King Madog Ap Maredydd^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1091 - 1160  (69 years)

• Name	Madog Ap Maredydd
  Prefix	King
  Birth	Abt 1091	Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Death	1160	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [3]
  Person ID	I55540	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Maredudd Ap Bleddyn,   b. Abt 1047, Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. Abt 1132 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Hunydd Verch Einudd,   b. Abt 1063, Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F23333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Verch Gruffydd,   b. Abt 1095, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1st Wife
  Children	1. Margred Verch Madog,   b. Abt 1129, Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gwenllian Of Powys
  Family ID	F23330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1160 - Winchester, Hampshire, England Marriage - - 1st Wife  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for Madog ap Maredudd: Ruled Powys 1132-60 The last ruler of all Powys. The start of his reign saw him in a position of considerable authority. He had allied himself with the Normans and succeeded in being on good terms with both Henry I and Stephen, thus protecting his boundaries to the east. He had married Susanna, the daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan, in order to build an alliance to t he west, which improved after the death of Gruffydd's ambitious son Cadwallon. However, by the 1140s Gruffydd's successor, Owain, was again expanding the power of Gwynedd and was successfully encroaching upon Powys by claiming one commote after another as he progressed eastward through North Wales. This came to a climax in 1149 when Madog, supported by Ranulf, earl of Chester, met Owain in battle at Coleshill. The day went to Owain, and Madog lost the cantref of Ial, the heartland of Powys. madog had expanded his own kingdom elsewhere by taking the manor of Oswestry and surrounding lands during an opportunist moment in the English civil war, but in effect, by the end of 1149, much of Powys was in the hands of Owain Gwynedd. In this same year, Madog passed Cyfeiliog to his nephews Owain and Meurig, for safe keeping. Madog remained under the oppression of Gwynedd for eight years, until 1157 say Henry II in control of England and determined to resolve the problems over Wales. Madog's support for Henry in this operation held him in good stead, for Madog was restored to authority in Powys, although he had to hand back the manor and lands of Oswestry. Madog ruled peacefully for the rest of his reign and his death in 1160 was much mourned. Madog is remembered in the Arthurian romance, 'The Dream of Rhonabwy', where he is portrayed as a mighty and powerful lord. For much of his reign he was, but only because of the patronage of the English. After his death his land was divided amongst his sons Gruffydd Maelor, Owain Fychan and Owain Brogyntyn, his nephew Owain Cyfeiliog and his brother Iorweth Goch. Mike Ashley, 'British Monarchs'

  
  

• Sources

  [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p. 331 (Reliability: 3). [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p. 366 (Reliability: 3). [S1625] Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on, UK-Wales Macropaedia p 124 (Reliability: 3).