Bleddyn ap Cynfyn | |
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King of Gwynedd | |
Reign | 1063–1075 |
Predecessor | Gruffydd ap Llywelyn |
Successor | Trahaearn ap Caradog |
King of Powys | |
Reign | 1063–1075 |
Predecessor | Gruffydd ap Llywelyn |
Successor | Iorwerth ap Bleddyn |
Died | 1075 |
Spouse | Haer ferch Gillyn |
House | Mathrafal |
Father | Cynfyn ap Gwerystan |
Mother | Angharad ferch Maredudd ap Owain |
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (Old Welsh: Bledẏnt uab Kẏnỽẏn;[1] died 1075),[2] sometimes spelled Blethyn, was an 11th century Welsh king. King Harold Godwinson and Tostig Godwinson installed Bleddyn and his brother, Rhiwallon, as the co-rulers of kingdom of Gwynedd on his father's death in 1063, during their destruction of the kingdom of their half-brother, king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Bleddyn became king of Powys and co-ruler of the Kingdom of Gwynedd with his brother Rhiwallon from 1063 to 1075. His descendants continued to rule Powys as the House of Mathrafal.