Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd

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Maredudd ap Cynan was the grandson of Owain Gwynedd a famous king of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales in the 12th Century. He was born c.1150 and died in 1212. He is known to have fought alongside his brother Gruffudd against his uncle Hywel in 1170 and later fought on the side of his cousin Llywelyn the Great between 1194-1197 in a campaign to depose another uncle Dafydd. It seems likely that Maredudd inherited his father's title in Meirionydd as a reward for his support from Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, the new ruler of Gwynedd. Maredudd ap Cynan is thought to have had two sons;

• Llywelyn the Elder
• Llywelyn the Younger