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GRUFFYDD LLWYD Sir (bu farw 1335), traditional hero of a supposed Welsh revolt in 1322 in 1284; Llanrhystud came to him from his uncle Sir Hywel ap Gruffydd, who perished in the disaster at 'the bridge of Anglesey ' in November 1282. Llwyd's immediate antecedents were strongly Anglophile; both his father and his uncle Hywel had been active and trusted supporters of Edward I in the Welsh war of 1282-4; he himself joined queen Eleanor's household, and in 1283 was admitted as a yeoman
GUTO'R GLYN (fl. second half of the 15th century), bard Yorkists. He sang to king Edward IV. But he could not bear to see a Welshman killing a Welshman; in 1468, when Herbert overcame North Wales, he asks him to be merciful to the generous chieftains of Gwynedd and not to allow Englishmen to take their official positions. He says to Herbert in effect - 'Bring all Wales together into one country' (Dwg Forgannwg a Gwynedd/Gwna'n un o Gonwy i Nedd). Guto'r Glyn
GUTUN OWAIN (fl. c. 1460- c. 1498), poet, transcriber of manuscripts, and genealogist descent of king Henry VII. One old record makes Gutun contemporary with Edward IV. It has also been asserted that he accompanied Dafydd ab Edmwnd to the Carmarthen eisteddfod. If we were to accept Iolo Morganwg's date for this (1451), then Gutun must have been a mere lad at that time; but the date is very uncertain. Again, the dates ' 1455 ' and ' 1456 ' which have been assigned to one of Gutun's
GWALCHMAI, HUMPHREY (1788 - 1847), Calvinistic Methodist minister not to be confused with the 19th cent, poet Gwalchmai (Richard Parry, 1803 - 1897) - born 14 January 1788, was a son of Edward Gwalchmai (1757 - 1799), of Dolgar, Llanwyddelan, Montgomeryshire, a substantial freehold which had been in the family for four generations. His religious activities began early, more especially in Sunday school work; he became an elder at seventeen and a preacher at
GWILYM DDU O ARFON (fl. c. 1280-1320), poet ). An englyn on the coronation of king Edward II in 1307 is also attributed to him (Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon). It is stated that he was poet to prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (Edward Jones, Relicks …) but no examples of his poetry to Llywelyn have yet been found.
GWYN, EDWARD ap HUGH Bodewryd (bu farw 1596/7) - gweler WYNN
GWYN, EDWARD ap HUW Bodewryd (bu farw 1596/7) - gweler WYNN
GWYN, FRANCIS (1648? - 1734), politician son and heir of Edward Gwyn of Llansannor, Glamorganshire, and Eleanor, youngest daughter of Sir Francis Popham of Littlecott, Wiltshire, he was born at Combe Florey, Somerset, in 1648 or 1649. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, 1 June 1666, aged seventeen, and became a student of the Middle Temple in 1667. He was called to the Bar but later forsook law for politics and between 1673 and
GWYN, JOHN EDWARD ap HUW GWYN (bu farw 1614), high sheriff of Anglesey - gweler WYNN
teulu GWYNNE Kilvey asserting the editorial independence of the Morning Post although he took a strong Tory line on foreign policy, the army and the empire. His personal friendships with Chamberlain, Kitchener, Sir Edward Carson, Haig, Kipling, Alfred Milner and others gave him a certain behind-the-scenes influence. The Times spoke of him as 'a talented Welshman' who was 'a little incongruous amid the sober compromises of
GWYNNE, SACKVILLE (c. 1751 - 1794) knowledge, a daughter of one of the Glanbrân tenants, and accordingly parts of the estate were left (1774) to his younger brother. His wife died in 1787; he re-married in 1793, but died before the birth of a daughter in August 1794. He was noted as a lover of the harp. Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) affirms that Gwynne was one of the finest players of his day upon the triple harp. He was also a patron of
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume , and Celtophile. Lady Llanover's interest in the Welsh language and Welsh traditions was furthered early by her mother's friend, Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly (1771-1839) of Titley Court, Herefordshire, a fluent Welsh speaker, patron of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), and founder member of the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society. It is not certain how fluent Lady Llanover's spoken Welsh was, but this

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