Einion ab Owain, King of Deheubarth

940 - 984  (44 years)

• Name	Einion ab Owain
  Title	King of Deheubarth
  Birth	940	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	984	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I9714	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Owain ap Hywel, King of Deheubarth - Dinefwr Dynasty ,   b. Abt 910, Yorkshire, England d. 988, Yorkshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Angharad ferch Llewelyn,   b. 918, Yorkshire, England d. Aft 987, Yorkshire, England (Age > 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	932
  Family ID	F5256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Yorkshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Gronwy ab Einion,   b. Abt 980   d. Abt 984 (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F5258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 940 - Yorkshire, England Death - 984 - Yorkshire, England Marriage - - Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Einion ab Owain (died c. 984) was a medieval Welsh prince of the House o f D i n e f wr. He was the eldest son and probable edling of King Owain of D yf e d , s o n of Hywel Dda. The Chronicle of the Princes records Einion assisting King Iago of Gwyn e d d i n d r iving the Irish and their Danish allies from Wales in 966. Ein i o n t h e n raided Gower again the next year, "on the pretense" of opposin g t h e p a g an Vikings and their supporters. This prompted a retaliatory r ai d b y K i n g Owain of Morgannwg, who brought Gower back under his contro l , a n d a n i nvasion by King Edgar of England, who forced Einion's father O w a i n t o s wear fealty to him at Caerleon upon Usk. A third raid in 976 w e n t l i t tle better: Einion is recorded devastating the area so thoroughl y i t p r o v oked famine but Owain ap Morgan's brother Ithel defeated him a nd r e s t o red the plunder to its owners.