Angharad ferch Owain
Biography. Angharad was born in the region of Tegeingl in Flintshire county, Wales. Her father was Owain ab Edwin (1044–1105). Her mother was Morwyl ferch Ednywain (1048–1065), wife of Edwin. She was faithful to her queenly duties. Angharad married Gruffudd ap Cynan in 1082 in the Kingdom of Gwynedd when she was seventeen. She was queen of Gwynedd for forty years with her husband and queen mother for twenty-five years into the time period when her son Owain ap Gruffudd was king of Gwynedd in north Wales. Personality. Angharad was a tall blonde and labelled "Golden  Haired". She was considered attractive and eloquent. Angharad had large eyes, strong limbs, long fingers with well groomed nails, a nice figure and fine feet. She had a queenly personality, was good-natured, and was known as being kindhearted and sympathetic towards the poor. Siblings. Her siblings were Meilyr ab Owain, Rhiryd ab Owain, Gronw ab Owain and Einion ab Owain. Children. Angharad and Gruffudd had the following children at Aberffraw Castle, Aberffraw, on Anglesey (now within Isle of Anglesey County), in the Kingdom of Gwynedd in north-west Wales: Later life and death. Angharad was 72 years old in  1137 when her husband died. He left her half of his assets as was customary by Welsh law of the time. In addition she received . She also received in her inheritance the profits of the ferry service of the time at the port of Abermenai. This ferry is documented in the twelfth-century Welsh reference work "Life of Guffudd ap Cynan" and believed to be the earliest such service at this strait. Angharad died in 1162 at the age of 97.