Rhodri ap Hyfaidd
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Rhodri ap Hyfaidd was briefly the king of Dyfed
. After his brother Llywarch
was killed by Hywel Dda
and his father Cadell
, Rhodri reigned briefly before he himself was killed and the throne was usurped by Hywel, under whom the kingdom then merged with Seisyllwg to form Deheubarth).
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...
. After his brother Llywarch
Llywarch ap Hyfaidd
Llywarch ap Hyfaidd was the king of Dyfed, Wales until its conquest in 904 or 905 by Cadell ap Rhodri and his son Hywel Dda, rulers of Seisyllwg. Kingship passed briefly to his brother, Rhodri, until rule was consolidated by Hywel. Hywel married Llywarch's daughter, Elen, to legitimise his claim...
was killed by Hywel Dda
Hywel Dda
Hywel 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...
and his father Cadell
Cadell ap Rhodri
Cadell ap Rhodri was the son of Rhodri Mawr . He inherited the kingdom of Seisyllwg from his mother Angharad of Seisyllwg in 878, and passed it to his son, Hywel Dda , on his death in 909. Cadell and Hywel had previously conquered Dyfed in 904/905, establishing Hywel as the king in that region...
, Rhodri reigned briefly before he himself was killed and the throne was usurped by Hywel, under whom the kingdom then merged with Seisyllwg to form Deheubarth).