Aberffraw is a small village on the south west coast of Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn), by the west bank of the River Ffraw, at grid reference SH354693. The UK postcode begins LL63. Access by car is by way of the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. ... Bodorgan railway station serves Bodorgan in the isle of Anglesey. ...

Attractions

Attractions near Aberffraw village include Llyn Coron (a lake), Barclodiad y Gawres, a Neolithic burial chamber and the island of Cribinau with the 7th century church of Saint Cwyfan perched on top. The church still holds services in the summer and is sometimes used for weddings with access by boat. The village has an excellent sandy beach which was awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005, and is on the Anglesey Coastal Path. Barclodiad y Gawres is a Neolithic burial chamber on the North Wales island of Anglesey. ... An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... Cribinau is a small island off the south west corner of Anglesey in North Wales between Porth China and Porth Cwyfan. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater recreational beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season. ... Anglesey Coastal Path runs along the 125-mile (200 km) coastline of this North West Wales island, including Holy Island in the West. ...

Princely House of Aberffraw

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. Rhodri the Great a. ... Anarawd ap Rhodri (died 916) was a King of Gwynedd. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... A seat or Family Seat is the principal residence of a lord, noble, or aristrocrat, and his family. ... Idwal Foel ab Anarawd (Idwal the Bald) (died 942) was a Prince of Gwynedd. ... Iago ab Idwal (ruled 950 - 979) was a King of Gwynedd and possibly Powys. ... Cynan ap Iago was a Welsh Prince and father of Gruffydd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd. ... Gruffydd ap Cynan (c. ... Owain Gwynedd (in English, Owen) (c. ... Gwenllian (died 1136) was the daughter of the Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Cynan (hence the sister of Owain Gwynedd), and the wife of Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth. ... Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ( 1173–April 11, 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd. ... Arms used by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Gruffudd (c. ...

The village remained the seat of the Kings/ Leaders of Gwynedd from the 9th century to the 13th century, though Garth Celyn, Aber Garth Celyn, now known as Aber or Abergwyngregyn on the mainland opposite the port of Llanfaes, became the royal home and headquarters, and centre of resistance, from the 12th century until Tywysog Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was lured into a trap and put to death on 11 December 1282. As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Garth Celyn, Aber Garth Celyn, now Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, the home in the thirteenth century of Llywelyn Fawr, Dafydd ap Llywelyn and LLywelyn ap Gruffudd, Tywysog Cymru Aber Garth Celyn, now known as Abergwyngregyn or Aber, is a settlement of great antiquity and on the north coast of Gwynedd. ... Abergwyngregyn is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales adjacent to the A55 five miles east of Bangor. ...

Later direct male decendents would include the Wynn family, claiming direct male decent from Owain Gwynedd. Owain Gwynedd (in English, Owen) (c. ...

• Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (d. 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 Hywell (d. after 1353) = Morfydd verch Ieuan ap Dafydd ap Trahaern Goch
• 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 (d. 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

Owain Gwynedd (in English, Owen) (c. ... Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd (1135(?)-1195), was prince of part of Gwynedd. ... Tomas ap Rhodri was the son of Rhodri ap Gruffudd (the youngest son of Prince Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, and younger brother to Llywelyn III (Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Dafydd II (Dafydd ap Gruffydd). ... Robert ap Maredudd is the presumed Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of Owain Lawgoch the last and only known surviving great-nephew of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1378. ... Ifan ap Robert was the Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of his father. ... An engraving of Maredudd ap Ifan at Dolwyddelan Church near Gwydyr. ... John Wynn ap Maredudd was the Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of his father. ... Morys Wynn ap John was the Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of his father. ... Sir John Wynn (1553-March 1, 1627), Welsh baronet, member of parliament and antiquary, was the son of Morris Wynn and directly descended from the princes of Gwynedd through Rhodri ab Owain son of Owain Gwynedd. ...

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. Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English and Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS... Owain Gwynedd (in English, Owen) (c. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Ruabon (Welsh: Rhiwabon) is a small village south of Wrexham in north Wales. ... Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bart. ...

• Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (d. 1627)
  • Jane Thelwall (great-granddaughter. Her husband took the name Wynn in honor of his wife's heritage, establishing the Williams-Wynn family.
    • Sir (David) Watkin Williams-Wynn, 11th Baronet, decendent of Sir John Wynn
• Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (c. 1588–1649)
• Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (d. 1660)
• Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (c. 1625–1674)
  • Mary Wynn, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven
    • Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
• Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (c. 1628–1719) (extinct 1719)

A cadet brach of decendents could trace their decent from Richard Wynn, through his daughter Mary Wynn, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven, and his great granddaughterPriscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. This cadet branch would expire with the 1915 death of Willoughby Burrell, 5th Baron Gwydyr. Painting of Sir John Wynn by R. Vaughan Sir John Wynn (1553 – March 1, 1627), Welsh baronet, member of parliament and antiquary, was the son of Morys Wynn ap John and directly descended from the princes of Gwynedd through Rhodri ab Owain son of Owain Gwynedd. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... The Williams, later Williams-Wynn Baronetcy, of Grays Inn in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of England. ... Sir Richard Wynn (1588–1649), Baronet of Gwydir, was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1592 - 1660) became Lord Wynn of Gwydyr in 1649 after the death of his brother Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet during the Civil War. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674) succeeded his father Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Gwydir in 1660. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... There have been two creations of baronets with the surname Wynn, both within the county of Carnarvon. ... Arms of Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. ... Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (1628 - 1719) succeeded his cousin Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet as Baron Wynn in 1674 but did not inherit the Gwydyr Estate which passed to his predecessors daughter Mary. ... 1628 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... There have been two creations of baronets with the surname Wynn, both within the county of Carnarvon. ... Arms of Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. ...

Sources

• Davies, John. " A History of Wales"

External links

• http://www.aberffraw.anglesey.sch.uk/
• http://www.llywelyn.co.uk

Coordinates: 53°11′30.74″N, 4°27′49.28″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...