Owain Gwynedd

Timeline

1. c. 1100–1136Gwynedd · GwyneddOwain was son of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd; in his youth he followed his father in recovering Anglesey and lands to the east, and in 1136, with a Powysian allied force, struck Norman strongholds at places such as Crug Mawr.
2. 1137–1156Aberffro · GwyneddAfter his father's death in 1137 he co-ruled with his brother Cadwaladr and gradually took sole power, expanding toward Chester amid England's anarchy to become the strongest ruler of North Wales.
3. 1157–1170Gwynedd · GwyneddIn 1157 Henry II personally campaigned in North Wales; Owain heavily defeated the English vanguard in the woods of Ewloe, and though he later briefly submitted, he kept de facto independence. He again repelled Henry in 1165 and died on 23 November 1170.