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Birth:          ABT 1044 of Llys Edwin, Llaneurguin, Flintshire, Wales
Death:          1105 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owain_ab_Edwin_of_Tegeingl
Owain ab Edwin of Tegeingl or Owain Fradwr (Welsh: "the Traitor"; ? – 1105[1]) was 
lord of the cantref of Tegeingl in north-east Wales at the end of the 11th century. He 
was the son of Edwin of Tegeingl. He sided with the Normans in their failed invasion 
of North Wales, and in the 1090s attempted to become ruler of Gwynedd.

His arms were gules three men's legs conjoined at the thighs in triangle argent.[2]
Ancestry[edit]

Little is known of Owain's father, Edwin of Tegeingl.[3][4] However, most medieval 
pedigrees identify Owain's paternal grandfather as Gronwy, a descendant of Hywel 
Dda.[3] Owain may have been a great-great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda[4] although 
this is disputed.[3] His paternal grandmother is believed to have been Ethelfleda or 
Aldgyth, daughter of Eadwine of Mercia.[3] His mother was Iwerydd, sister of Bleddyn 
ap Cynfyn, Prince of Gwynedd and Powys (1063–1075).[1]
Biography[edit]

Lordship of Tegeingl[edit]

Main article: Tegeingl

Owain was Lord or Prince of the cantref of Tegeingl.[1] The cantref formed the 
eastern part of Perfeddwlad (or Y Berfeddwlad) on the northern coast of Wales 
between the River Clwyd and Deeside. The territory, originally forming part of the 
Kingdom of Gwynedd, had been under the control of the Anglo-Saxons for several 
centuries and then changed hands several times between the two.[5] Owain's father, 
Edwin, appears to have been raised to the lordship of Tegeingl by Gruffydd ap 
Llywelyn,[3] ruler of most of Wales between 1055 and 1063. Edwin died in 1073[4] 
and Owain succeeded him as lord.

Challenge to the kingship[edit]

It appears that Owain made a challenge for the kingship of Gwynedd and may have 
succeeded in holding it for a time in the 1090s.[6] Links to previous rulers through the 
female line were very important in establishing a claim, and Owain's relationship with 
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn through his mother would have been relevant.[6]

Role in the Norman Invasion[edit]

In the 1080s and the 1090s, the Normans led by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of 
Chester made several attempts to invade and gain control of North Wales.[7] Owain 
ap Edwin transferred his allegiance to the Normans following the defeat of his ally 
Trahaearn ap Caradog, prince of Gwynedd (1075–1081), at the Battle of Mynydd Carn 
in 1081, a move which earned him the epithet Fradwr, traitor, among the Welsh.[3] In 
1098, Owain participated in a massive invasion of North Wales by Hugh d’Avranches, 
with Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury,[8] forcing Gruffydd ap Cynan, 
prince of Gwynedd (1081–1137), to retreat to Anglesey. As a result of the intervention 
of a Norwegian army under Magnus Barelegs, the Normans suffered a defeat and 
withdrew most of their forces to England.[8] Following the Norman withdrawal, Owain 
was left in command of a token force to control upper Gwynedd.[3][7] Over the next 
three years, Gruffydd ap Cynan reasserted his control over Gwynedd and agreed terms 
with the Normans.[7] In the meantime, Owain deserted the Normans and led a rebellion 
himself.[9] He died shortly afterwards in 1105, apparently of consumption.[2][9]

Descendants[edit]

Owain Fradwr married Morfudd, daughter of Goronwy, son of Ednowain Bendew.[2]

Owain's daughter, Angharad, married Gruffudd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd,[1] by 
whom she had three sons: Cadwallon, Owain Gwynedd (the first Welsh prince to take 
the title Princeps Wallensium,[10] Prince of the Welsh) and Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd.

His sons were Goronwy, Meilir, Llywelyn, Aldud, and Rhirid.[2] Goronwy was the father 
of the Cristin who was the second wife of Owain Gwynedd.[1] However, in 1125 a son 
of Gruffudd ap Cynan killed all Owain's male heirs bringing the direct line of the family 
to an end.[3]

Parents
AP GRONWY Edwin (1020 - 1073)
VERCH CYNFYN Iwerydd (ABT 1024 - )

Siblings
AP EDWIN Owain (ABT 1044 - 1105)

Marriage To VERCH EDNYWAIN Morwyl (ABT 1048 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
AP NEINIAD Ednywain I "Bendew" (ABT 1000 - AFT 1079)
VERCH LLUDDICA Gwerful (ABT 1005 - AFT 1070)

Children by VERCH EDNYWAIN Morwyl ABT 1048 - 
VERCH OWAIN Angharad (ABT 1065 - 1162)
AP OWAIN Gronwy (ABT 1073 - 1124)

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