Gruffudd ap Cynan

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King of Gwynedd Welsh monarch medieval ruler

Gruffudd ap Cynan was an influential 11th–12th century King of Gwynedd who played a key role in the restoration of Welsh independence and patronage of religious institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Gwynedd ⓘ
Welsh monarch ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
ally Gruffudd ap Rhys NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magnus Barefoot NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Aberffraw NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anglesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle Battle of Aberlleiniog NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Mynydd Carn NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthYear c. 1055 ⓘ
burialPlace Bangor Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
capturedBy Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cadwallon ap Gruffudd NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd NERFINISHED ⓘ
Owain Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Earls of Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norman lords in Wales ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
deathYear 1137 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
escape Escape from imprisonment at Chester ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norse-Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ
Welsh people NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Cynan ab Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ
house House of Aberffraw NERFINISHED ⓘ
imprisonedAt Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Military campaigns against Norman expansion in Wales ⓘ
Patronage of Welsh culture and church reform ⓘ
mother Ragnailt ingen Amlaíb NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage Welsh ⓘ
notableAchievement Reform of church and religious institutions in Gwynedd ⓘ
Restoration of the royal house of Gwynedd ⓘ
Strengthening of Welsh independence in the 11th–12th centuries ⓘ
notableWork Patronage of the church in Gwynedd ⓘ
patronage Bangor Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Religious houses in Gwynedd ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dublin ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld King of Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Trahaearn ap Caradog NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1137 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1081 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
source Historia Gruffud vab Kenan NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Angharad ferch Owain NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Owain Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cymer Abbey → foundedBy → Gruffudd ap Cynan ⓘ
Cistercian abbey (Cymer Abbey) → foundedBy → Gruffudd ap Cynan ⓘ
subject surface form: Cymer Abbey
ruined abbey (Cymer Abbey) → foundedBy → Gruffudd ap Cynan ⓘ
subject surface form: Cymer Abbey