Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd

Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd
King of Gwynedd
Reign1170
PredecessorOwain Gwynedd
SuccessorDafydd ab Owain Gwynedd
Bornc. 1120
Died1170
Pentraeth, Ynys Mon, Wales
SpousePyfog
IssueGruffudd ap Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd
Caswallon ap Hywel[1]
HouseAberffraw
FatherOwain Gwynedd
MotherFfynod Wyddeles

Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (c. 1120–1170),[2][3] King of Gwynedd in 1170, was a Welsh poet and military leader. Hywel was the son of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd and an Irishwoman named Pyfog.[3] In recognition of this, he was also known as Hywel ap Gwyddeles (Hywel son of the Irishwoman). Hywel is also known as the Poet Prince for his bardic skills.

  1. ^ Bartrum, Peter, ed. (1974). Welsh Genealogies AD 300–1400. ISBN 9780708305614.
  2. ^ Peberdy, Robert; Waller, Philip, eds. (2021). A Dictionary of British and Irish History. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley. p. 308. ISBN 9780631201557. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DWB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).