ap Brochwel, Cynan Garwyn 1a

Birth Name ap Brochwel, Cynan Garwyn
Gender male

Narrative

Cynan Garwyn has little more recorded of him than his name and that he was the ruler of lands in the Kingdom of Powys, Wales in the 7th century. Even those records are in poetry or manuscripts written more than two hundred years after he is thought to have lived.

He is thought to be the eldest son of Brochwel Ysgithrog and father of Selyf Sarffgadau, and usually considered as a Prince of Powys who held authority for a period between those two. Some genealogies record that he married Gwenwynwyn 'of the Scots'.

It is sometimes argued that he died with his son at the Battle of Chester in circa AD 613 but any precise description would be based more on the desire to create a myth of the foundation of a dynasty or legend of Powsyian glory than on available evidence.
(Wikipedia)

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death 610 Powys, Wales   2

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father ap Cyngen, Brochwel Ysgithrog560
Mother verch Pabo, Arddyn Benasgel
         ap Brochwel, Cynan Garwyn 610
    Brother     ap Brochwel, Tysilio

Families

Family of ap Brochwel, Cynan Garwyn and of Dalriada, Gwynwenwen
Unknown Partner of Dalriada, Gwynwenwen ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
ap Cynan, Selyf616

Source References

  1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I29792 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I29792
        Name: *Cynan Garwyn ap BROCHWEL
        Sex: M
        Death: ABT 610 in Powys, Wales 1
        Occupation: BET 600 AND 610 King of Powys 1
        Note:
        Cynan Garwyn has little more recorded of him than his name and that he was the ruler of lands in the Kingdom of Powys, Wales in the 7th century. Even those records are in poetry or manuscripts written more than two hundred years after he is thought to have lived.

        He is thought to be the eldest son of Brochwel Ysgithrog and father of Selyf Sarffgadau, and usually considered as a Prince of Powys who held authority for a period between those two. Some genealogies record that he married Gwenwynwyn 'of the Scots'.

        It is sometimes argued that he died with his son at the Battle of Chester in circa AD 613 but any precise description would be based more on the desire to create a myth of the foundation of a dynasty or legend of Powsyian glory than on available evidence.
        (Wikipedia)

         

        Father: *Brochwel Ysgithrog ap CYNGEN
        Mother: *Arddyn Benasgel verch PABO

        Marriage 1 Gwynwenwen of DALRIADA b: in Dalriada, Argyll, Scotland
        Children
        Selyf ap CYNAN

        Sources:
        Title: 1Wikipedia

         

      • Citation:

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  2. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I29791&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree