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Gwenwynwyn ab Owain

d. 1216 · 13th century

Gwenwynwyn ab Owain was prince of southern Powys from 1195, which was known after him as Powys Wenwynwyn. Son of Owain Cyfeiliog, he tried to lead the Welsh princes against the English but was overshadowed by Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd, who seized his lands in 1208. He died in exile in England in 1216.

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Powys Wenwynwyn

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