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Owain Gwynedd

1100 - 1170

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Owain ap Gruffudd (c. 1100 – 23 or 28 November 1170) was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan. He was called Owain the Great (Welsh: Owain Fawr) and the first to be styled "Prince of Wales" and the "Prince of the Welsh". He is considered to be the most successful of all the North Welsh princes prior to his grandson, Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). He became known as Owain Gwynedd (Middle Welsh: Owain Gwyned, "Owain of Gwynedd") to distinguish him from the contemporary king of Powys Wenwynwyn, Owain ap Gruffydd ap Maredudd, who became known as Owain Cyfeiliog. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Owain Gwynedd is the 16,230th most popular politician (down from 15,606th in 2019), the 4,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,250th in 2019) and the 578th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Owain Gwynedd ranks 16,230 out of 19,576. Before him are Surendranath Banerjee, Takashi Yokoyama, Roland Burris, Ștefan Golescu, Aristides Royo, and Dudley Senanayake. After him are Lucina Hagman, Hani Mulki, Oxyntes, Hasan Muratović, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, and Prince Ali bin Hussein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Owain Gwynedd ranks 96. Before him are Ordelafo Faliero, Konrad II, Count of Württemberg, Adalbero of Styria, Ottokar I of Styria, Robert of Torigni, and Leo Tornikios. After him are John of Worcester, and Wu Yu. Among people deceased in 1170, Owain Gwynedd ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Becket, Mstislav II of Kiev, Al-Mustanjid, Frederick V, Duke of Swabia, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Owain Gwynedd ranks 4,726 out of 8,785. Before him are Lancelot Hogben (1895), Madge Adam (1912), Anne McLaren (1927), Thomas Clarkson (1760), Harry Stafford (1869), and Roma Ryan (1950). After him are Bryn Terfel (1965), George E. P. Box (1919), Tony Jay (1933), John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), Nigel Davenport (1928), and Jim Kerr (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Owain Gwynedd ranks 578. Before him are Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), John Prescott (1938), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), and Dru Drury (1725). After him are James McHenry (1753), Des Browne (1952), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Aneurin Bevan (1897), and Reggie Pridmore (1886).

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