Ieuan ab Owain Glyndwr
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Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr was reputedly the illegitimate son of the last native Welsh
Prince of Wales
; Owain Glyndŵr
. The possibility of his existence was uncovered through the work of Peter Bartrum
which is currently being edited by the University of Wales Aberystwyth. Ieuan ab Owain and his descendants are detailed in Peniarth Manuscript 287 in the hand of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt (c.1592-1667) and also in the manuscript known as Harley 1969 by Griffith Hughes (1634–1665) - the original manuscripts are kept at the National Library of Wales
, Aberystwyth
and the British Library
respectively.
Ieuan, who is thought to have been born around 1380 and to have died around 1430, is thought to have had three sons:
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
; Owain Glyndŵr
Owain Glyndwr
Owain Glyndŵr , or Owain Glyn Dŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower , was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales...
. The possibility of his existence was uncovered through the work of Peter Bartrum
Peter Bartrum
Peter Clement Bartrum , was a researcher and genealogist who, from the 1930s onwards, specialised in the genealogy of the Welsh nobility of the Middle Ages....
which is currently being edited by the University of Wales Aberystwyth. Ieuan ab Owain and his descendants are detailed in Peniarth Manuscript 287 in the hand of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt (c.1592-1667) and also in the manuscript known as Harley 1969 by Griffith Hughes (1634–1665) - the original manuscripts are kept at the National Library of Wales
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales , Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales; one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.Welsh is its main medium of communication...
, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
and the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
respectively.
Ieuan, who is thought to have been born around 1380 and to have died around 1430, is thought to have had three sons:
- Maredudd ab Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr
- Robert ab Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr
- Iorwerth ab Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr
Manuscript sources
- Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt (1592–1667), Peniarth 287 (folio 376),
- Griffith Hughes (1634–1665), Harley 1969 (folio 19)