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The people who have a stronger and confirmed claim than the Anwyl family are the direct descendants of Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd, who had his inheritance taken from him by his younger brothers Rhodri (ancestor of the Anwyls) and Dafydd (ancestor of the Llywelyn princes). This may be why the Anwyls...

Mac - Mc - mac - M' etc The truth is that Mac, Mc, mac and what is sometimes written in old documents or in signatures as M' (i.e. "c" as superscript) all mean "son of". The idea that Mac relates to a man and Mc a woman is completely incorrect. The way in which Mac is written has been down...

With reference to Domhangairt's words above: "This is not recognized under native Welsh law" Llywelyn ab Iorwerth inherited only after Welsh law was ignored and Owain Gwynedd's eldest son killed by his brothers and his progeny thereby disinherited. Llywelyn then failed to follow 'Welsh law'...

Modern day claims to Welsh princely titles There are many flaws to most of what has been posted so far on this site, too much to provide a full response to, but here is some food for thought: 1. The only Welshman to have ruled the whole of Wales was Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in the 11th century...