List of monarchs of Powys
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The kingdom of Powys covered the eastern part of central Wales
. Regions included Builth and Gwerthrynion.
King Rhodri the Great
of Gwynedd
was the son of Merfyn Frych and Cyngen ap Cadell's sister, Nest
.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Regions included Builth and Gwerthrynion.
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) - Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg- References :...
, (Gleaming-Hilt) (447447Year 447 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calepius and Ardabur...
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) - Rhyddfedd FrychRhyddfedd FrychRhyddfedd Frych , sometimes called Rhyddfedd ap Categern was, according to the genealogical lists, a late 5th century King of Powys, Wales. His actual date of birth is uncertain, as is his date of death and the date he ascended to the throne...
, (Freckled) (c. 480480Year 480 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Basilius without colleague...
) - Cyngen GlodryddCyngen GlodryddCyngen Glodrydd was an early 6th century King of Powys. He was the son of Rhyddfedd Frych.- Refenences :...
, (the Renowned) (c. 500500Year 500 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Patricius and Hypatius...
) - Pasgen ap CyngenPasgen ap CyngenPasgen ap Cyngen was a mid 6th century King of Powys, and son of Cyngen Glodrydd.- References :...
, (c. 530530Year 530 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus...
) - Morgan ap PasgenMorgan ap PasgenMorgan ap Pasgen was a mid 6th century King of Powys, and a son of Pasgen ap Cyngen.- References :...
, (c. 540540Year 540 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus without colleague...
) - Brochwel YsgithrogBrochwel YsgithrogBrochwel ap Cyngen , better known as Brochwel Ysgrithrog, was a king of Powys in Eastern Wales. The unusual nickname Ysgithrog has been translated as ‘of the canine teeth’, ‘the fanged’ or ‘of the tusk’ .-Family:Brochwel was the son of King Cyngen Glodrydd and his wife St...
, (of the Tusks) (c. 550550Year 550 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 550 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* January 16 – Gothic War :...
) - Cynan GarwynCynan GarwynCynan Garwyn was king of Powys in the north-east and east of Wales, who flourished in the second half of the 6th century. Little reliable information exists which can be used to reconstruct the background and career of the historical figure...
, (White-Shanks) (? - 610610Year 610 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 610 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years...
) - Selyf ap CynanSelyf ap CynanSelyf ap Cynan appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn....
, (Battle-Serpent) (610610Year 610 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 610 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years...
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) - Manwgan ap SelyfManwgan ap SelyfManwgan ap Selyf was an early 7th century King of Powys, the son of Selyf Sarffgadau.One theory asserts that when Manwgan ap Selyf came to the throne in 613 he was a young boy, which led to an invasion of Powys by Eluadd ap Glast , the erstwhile King of Dogfeiling...
, (613613Year 613 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 613 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Clotaire II reunites the Frankish kingdoms...
) - Eiludd PowysEiludd PowysEiludd Powys was an early 7th century King of Powys.One theory asserts that when Manwgan ap Selyf came to the throne in 613 he was a young boy, which led to an invasion of Powys by Eluadd ap Glast , the erstwhile King of Dogfeiling...
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- ?) - Beli ap EiluddBeli ap EiluddBeli ap Eiludd was a 7th century King of Powys.Some theories assert that he was in fact the son of Manwgan ap Selyf who regained power after Eiludd Powys was killed at the battle of Battle of Maes Cogwy in 642. - References :...
, (c. 655655Year 655 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 655 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* November 15 – Northumbrian king...
) - Gwylog ap BeliGwylog ap BeliGwylog ap Beli was one of the rulers of the Kingdom of Powys, son of Beli ap Eiludd....
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) - Elisedd ap GwylogElisedd ap GwylogElisedd ap Gwylog , also known as Elise, was king of Powys in eastern Wales.Little has been preserved in the historical records about Elisedd, who was a descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog. He appears to have reclaimed the territory of Powys after it had been overrun by the English...
, (725725Year 725 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 725 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Bede writes On the reckoning of time ...
- 755755Year 755 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 755 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Pepin the Short sends his armies into...
) - Brochfael ap EliseddBrochfael ap Elisedd- References :...
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- 773773Year 773 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 773 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* At request of the Pope Adrian I, Charlemagne...
) - Cadell ap EliseddCadell ap EliseddCadell ap Elisedd or Cadell Powys was a late 8th and early 9th century King of Powys. He was the son of Elisedd ap Gwylog. He succeeded his brother Brochfael ap Elisedd in 773, according to Brochfael ap Elisedd on Viquipedia.- References :...
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) - Cyngen ap CadellCyngen ap CadellCyngen ap Cadell was a king of Powys in eastern Wales.-Biography:Cyngen was of the line of Brochwel Ysgithrog and after a long reign as king of Powys went on a pilgrimage to Rome and died there in 855...
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) Throne usurped by Gwynedd and exiled to Rome where the family endured
King Rhodri the Great
Rhodri the Great
Rhodri the Great was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called 'Great', and the first to rule most of present-day Wales...
of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
was the son of Merfyn Frych and Cyngen ap Cadell's sister, Nest
Nest ferch Cadell
Nest ferch Cadell was the daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael a late 8th century King of Powys, wife of Merfyn Frych King of Gwynedd and mother to Rhodri the Great, King of both Powys and Gwynedd....
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- Rhodri MawrRhodri the GreatRhodri the Great was King of Gwynedd from 844 until his death. He was the first Welsh ruler to be called 'Great', and the first to rule most of present-day Wales...
(The Great) 854-878 - Merfyn ap RhodriMerfyn ap RhodriMerfyn ap Rhodri was a late 9th century King of Powys.Upon the death of his father, Rhodri the Great in 878, Merfyn inherited the Kingdom of Powys. Merfyn's 2 brothers Anarawd ap Rhodri, and Cadell ap Rhodri received the Kingdoms of Gwynedd and Seisyllwg.- References :...
878-900 - Llywelyn ap MerfynLlywelyn ap MerfynLlywelyn ap Merfyn was an early 10th century King of Powys, son of Merfyn ap Rhodri, and grandson of Rhodri the Great, ....
900-942 - Hywel DdaHywel DdaHywel Dda , was the well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Wales, who eventually came to rule Wales from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr, through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty and is also named Hywel ap Cadell...
(The Good) 942-950 - Owain ap HywelOwain ap HywelOwain ap Hywel was king of Deheubarth in south Wales and probably also controlled Powys.Owain was the son of Hywel Dda, originally king of Deheubarth but by the end of his life king of most of Wales. On Hywel's death in 950 Deheubarth was shared between Owain and his two brothers, Rhodri and Edwin...
950-986 - Maredudd ap Owain 986-999
- Llywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap SeisyllLlywelyn ap Seisyll was a King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth in north-west and south-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster. Also called Llywelyn ap Seisyllt- Lineage :...
999-1023 - Rhydderch ap Iestyn 1023-1033
- Iago ap Idwal 1033-1039
- Gruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap LlywelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn was the ruler of all Wales from 1055 until his death, the only Welsh monarch able to make this boast...
1039-1063 - Bleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap CynfynBleddyn ap Cynfyn was a Prince of the Welsh Kingdoms of Gwynedd and of Powys.- Lineage :Bleddyn was the son of Princess Angharad ferch Maredudd with her second husband Cynfyn ap Gwerstan, a Powys Lord, about whom little is now known...
1063-1075
External links
- The History Files: Kingdoms of the Cymru Celts - Powys
- Kings of Powys: British Monarchs