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Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
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<p>Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010 – 5 August 1063) was the first and only <a href="/facts/King_of_Wales/LHQHzbpS">Welsh king</a> to unite all of <a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Wales</a> under his rule from 1055 to 1063. He had also previously been <a href="/facts/List_of_rulers_of_Gwynedd/XHEuKMs7">King of Gwynedd</a> and <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Powys/0nTAvRJp">Powys</a> from 1039 to 1055. Gruffudd was the son of <a href="/facts/Llywelyn_ap_Seisyll/JwYwe4Xv">Llywelyn ap Seisyll</a>, King of Gwynedd, and Angharad, daughter of <a href="/facts/Maredudd_ab_Owain/pIsAY586">Maredudd ab Owain</a>, King of <a href="/facts/Deheubarth/Nw8eultd">Deheubarth</a>, and the great-great-grandson of <a href="/facts/Hywel_Dda/WzMI5y1R">Hywel Dda</a>. After his death, Wales was again divided into separate kingdoms. </p>