Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr
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Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr was the eldest son of Margaret de Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr the disinherited prince of the old royal house of Powys Fadog who led a major revolt in Wales between 1400 and c.1416. Little is known about any of the children of Owain Glyndŵr. Gruffudd is recorded as being Owain's eldest son and would-be heir to the crown of Wales had his father's rebellion ultimately been successful in creating an independent Principality of Wales. He is known to have taken part in a raid in south Wales in 1406 alongside his uncle Tudur Glyndŵr and another rebel captain Rhys Gethin. They were defeated by Henry of Monmouth or possibly Sir John Talbot. The exact place and date of this battle is subject to dispute but the Annals of Owain Glyndwr call it the Battle of Pwll Melyn Mountain, near Usk. The result appears to have been a major defeat, the capture of Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr and the deaths of Tudur Glyndŵr and Rhys Gethin.
It is virtually certain that Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr, who would have been about twenty-five years old, was executed after his capture. It is not known if he was married or had sired any children of his own.
There is a connection with Gruffudd ab Owain and the castles at Grosmont and Skenfrith.
