Ednyfed Fychan (c. 1170 – 1246), full name Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig,[ed 1] was a Welsh warrior who became Seneschal to the Kingdom of Gwynedd in Northern Wales, serving Llywelyn the Great and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn.[3][4] Ednyfed claimed descent from Marchudd ap Cynan, Lord of Rhos, and Rhufoniog.[5][ed 2] He was the patrilineal ancestor of Owen Tudor and thereby of the Tudor dynasty.[6][7]
As is usual with medieval orthography, a variety of spellings were used for his name in medieval sources, such as Vychan, Idneved Vachan, and Edeneweth Vakan.[4][8]
- ^ "Fychan". fychan.net.
- ^ "fychan". allbabaynames.net. 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Ednyfed Fychan". historic-uk.com.
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Lowewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "TUDOR family of Penmynydd, Anglesey - later members". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- ^ Lowe 1912, pp. 370–371.
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