Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd

Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd
Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd
King of Gwynedd
Reign	1170
Predecessor	Owain Gwynedd
Successor	Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd
Born	c. 1120
Died	1170; Pentraeth, Ynys Mon, Wales
Spouse	Pyfog
Issue	Gruffudd ap Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd; Caswallon ap Hywel
House	Aberffraw
Father	Owain Gwynedd
Mother	Ffynod Wyddeles

Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (circa 1120–1170),^[2] 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.

^ Bartrum, Peter, ed. (1974). Welsh Genealogies AD 300–1400. ISBN 9780708305614.
^ 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.
^ "Hywel Ab Owain Gwynedd, soldier, poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

[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.

[DWB-3] "Hywel Ab Owain Gwynedd, soldier, poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

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