By each of these ladies he had numerous offspring." He is said to have married, first, Gwenllian, daughter of the Lord Rhys of South Wales, and, secondly, the daughter of Llywerch ab Bran. He became the ancestor of many leading Welsh families, and among them of the house of Tudor. In legendary history Ednyved is very famous, and stories are told how he slew three English chiefs in a hard fight. "In 1231, he signed a truce between Henry III and Llewelyn. Later, Vychan (Vaughan the Little) (fl 1230-1240), was a Welsh statesman and warrior who seems to have been the most trusted counsellor of Llewelyn ab Iorwerth. 825) was a Welsh prince, said to have been son of Rhodri, a reputed descendant of Cunedda and king of Gwynedd or North Wales. They descended to John Vaughan, son of Rhys Ap Llewellyn, of Plas Thomas in Shrewsbury. Descended was Gronwy, Earl of Hereford, through a series of Lords of Maylors and Oswestry. His wife was descended from Howel Dda, King of South Wales, in 907. The surname Vaughan was first found in Shropshire, where they were descended from Tudor Trevor, the Earl of Hereford, and Lord of Maylors.
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