| House of Aberffraw |
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Traditional Arms of the Aberffraw House of Gwynedd |
| Parent house | House of Manaw |
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| Country | Wales |
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| Founded | c. 9th Century |
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| Founder | Anarawd ap Rhodri |
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| Final ruler | Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet |
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| Titles | King of Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd, Prince of Aberffraw, Lord of Snowdon, Lord of Ynys Môn, Lord of Meirionnydd, Lord of Ceredigion |
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The House of Aberffraw is the title designated to the senior branch of descendants of Rhodri Fawr through his eldest son Anarawd ap Rhodri, as this branch made Aberffraw, Ynys Mon in Kingdom of Gwynedd its principal family seat. Members of House Aberffraw include Idwal Foel, Iago ab Idwal, Cynan ap Iago, Gruffydd ap Cynan, Owain Gwynedd, Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, Llywelyn Fawr, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. In the 12th century the Princes of Gwynedd began to use the title "Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdon". "Prince of Aberffraw" to emphasise their connection to Rhodri Mawr, and "Lord of Snowdon" to emphasise their possession of the region of Gwynedd. It is this branch that would become the focus of Welsh resistance to Anglo-Norman rule in Wales until the Edwardian Conquest of 1282.
Direct descendants of Owain Gwynedd
Later direct male descendants would include the Wynn of Gwydir and Anwyl of Tywyn families, claiming direct male decent from Owain Gwynedd. Both families descended from Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd.
- Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (died November 1170) = Cristina ferch Gronw ap Owain ap Edwin
- Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd, Lord of Anglesey (d.1195) = Annest ferch Rhys ap Gruffudd
- Thomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd = Annest ferch Einion ap Seisyllt
- Caradog ap Tomas = Efa ferch Gwyn ap Gruffudd ap Beli
- Gruffudd ap Caradog = Lleuca ferch Llywarch Fychan ap Llywarch
- Dafydd ap Gruffudd of Rhos = Efa ferch Gruffudd Fychan
- Hywel ap Dafydd = Efa ferch Evan ap Hywel ap Maredudd
- Maredudd ap Hywel (d. after 1353) = Morfydd verch Ieuan ap Dafydd ap Trahaern Goch
Maredudd ap Hywel had two sons; Robert and Ieuan. The Wynn of Gwydir family claim descent from Robert while the Anwyl of Tywyn family claims to descend from Ieuan.
The Wynn of Gwydir family died out in the male line on the death of Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet in 1719. After this the Anwyl Family represented the only proven surviving branch in the male line of the House of Aberffraw. The head of the house (Evan Vaughan Anwyl b.1943) currently resides close to Tywyn in Gwynedd, his son, Dafydd, lives in Manchester.
- Robert ap Maredudd = Angharad ferch Dafydd ap Llywelyn
- Ifan ap Robert (b. 1438, d. 1469) = Catherine ferch Rhys ap Hywel Fychan
- Maredudd ap Ifan (Ieuan) ap Robert (b. c1459, d. 18 March 1525) = Ales ferch William Gruffudd ap Robin
- John "Wynn" ap Maredudd (died 9 July 1559) = Ellen Lloyd ferch Morys ap John
- Morys Wynn ap John (d.1580) = Jane Bulkeley (1) Ann Grevill (2) Katherine of Berain (3)
- Sir John Wynn ap Morys of Gwydir
Wynn Baronets of Gwydir (1611)
The Wynn Baronets of Gwydir were created in the Baronetage of England in 1611—one of the initial creations—for John Wynn, of Gwydir. The members of this line were heirs to the Aberffraw claim to the Principality of Gwynedd and Wales as direct descendents of Owain Gwynedd. The family continued to be prominent in politics, all the baronets save Owen sat as members of parliament, often for Carnarvon or Carnarvonshire. This creation became extinct in 1719, on the death of the fifth baronet. Wynnstay, near Ruabon, passed to Sir Watkin Williams, who took the name of Williams-Wynn.
A cadet branch of descendants could trace their decent from Richard Wynn, through his daughter Mary Wynn, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven, and his great granddaughter Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. This cadet branch would expire with the 1915 death of Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell, 5th Baron Gywdyr.
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