Paternal Family Tree: Tudor
Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Tangwystl verch Llywarch were married.
Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Gwenllian ferch Rhys Dinefwr were married.
Around 1170 Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor was born.
Around 1190 [his son] Rhys ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 20] and Tangwystl verch Llywarch [aged 20].
Around 1194 [his son] Hywel ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor Bishop Llanelwy was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 24] and Tangwystl verch Llywarch [aged 24].
Around 1205 [his son] Goronwy ab Ednyfed Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 35] and Gwenllian ferch Rhys Dinefwr.
In 1215 Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 45] was appointed Kingdom Gwynedd: Seneshal.
In 1232 Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 62] represented Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw [aged 60] at a meeting with King Henry III of England [aged 24].
In 1246 Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor [aged 76] died. He was buried at Llandrillo yn Rhos Church.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his daughter] Gwenllian ferch Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Gwenllian ferch Rhys Dinefwr. She married her second cousin Tegwared ap Llywelyn "y Baiswen aka White Mantle" Aberffraw and had issue.
[his son] Llywelyn ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Tangwystl verch Llywarch.
[his son] Iorwerth ap Ednyfed Fychan "y Gwahanglwyfus" Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Tangwystl verch Llywarch.
[his son] Tudur ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Tangwystl verch Llywarch. He married Adles ferch Rhicert.
[his daughter] Gruffudd ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Gwenllian ferch Rhys Dinefwr.
[his daughter] Gwladus ferch Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Gwenllian ferch Rhys Dinefwr.
[his son] Cynwrig ap Ednyfed Fychan Tudor was born to Ednyfed "Fychan aka Younger" Tudor and Tangwystl verch Llywarch.