 Abt 1047 - Abt 1132 (85 years)
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| Name |
Maredudd Ap Bleddyn |
| Birth |
Abt 1047 |
Of, Montgomeryshire, Wales  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 1132 |
| Person ID |
I55545 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2010 |
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| Notes |
- Notes for Maredudd ap Bleddyn:
Ruled Powys 1116-32.
One of the younger sons of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who somehow survived the trials and tribulations of his brothers and nephews and eventually, in 1116, came to inherit most of Powys. He was a weaker ruler than his brothers, and certainly than his nephew Owain ap Cadwgan, though he had been no less a hothead in his youth. In 1103 he had been handed over to the English crown by his brother Iorweth, but escaped from prison in 1108. When Henry I invaded Wales in 1114 and captured Owain, Maredudd paid homage to the king and ruled as steward until Owain was restored the next year. In 1116, after Owain's murder, Powys was shared out amongst his brothers, but Maredudd was able to exercise authority as overlord, and gradually rebuilt the kingdom. Nevertheless, Maredudd remained in power primarily because of his fealty to Henry I. When Henry again invaded Wales in 1121, Maredudd was unable to defend himself and fled into Gwynedd. Gruffydd ap Cynan was not prepared to annoy Henry by harbouring Maredudd, and Maredudd had to buy his peace with 10,000 cattle. Powys came increasingly under pressure from Gwynedd, during the ruthless expansion of Gruffydd's son Cadwallon, but with his death in battle against Powys at Llangollen in 1132, peace was temporarily restored. Maredudd must have lived well into his sixties. He married twice and had at least four children. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Madog.
Mike Ashley, 'British Monarchs'
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| Sources |
- [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p. 366 (Reliability: 3).
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