Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales

809 - 878  (69 years)

Meirchion Gul Ap Gwrst

Children	1. Elidir Ap Meirchion

Nesta Verch Cadell

780 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	780	Of Powys, Wales
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Cadell Ap Brochwel, Of Powys,   b. 740, Of Powys, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Family	Merfyn Ap Gwriad The Freckled King Of Gwynedd,   b. 784
Children	1. Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Merfyn Ap Gwriad The Freckled King Of Gwynedd

784 - 844  (59 years)

Birth	784
Died	Between 843 and 844	Battle Of Cyfeil, Ketell, Wales
Father	Gwriad Ap Elidir Of Man King Of Gwynedd,   b. 738
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Esyllt Verch Cynan Of Gwynedd Queen Of Gwynedd,   b. 770, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Family	Nesta Verch Cadell,   b. 780, Of Powys, Wales
Children	1. Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Nesta Verch Cadell

780 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	780	Of Powys, Wales
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Cadell Ap Brochwel, Of Powys,   b. 740, Of Powys, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Family	Merfyn Ap Gwriad The Freckled King Of Gwynedd,   b. 784
Children	1. Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Angharad Verch Meurig

825 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	825	Of Ceredigion, Wales
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Meurig Ap Dyfnwallon,   b. 780, Of Ceredigion, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Family	Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Children	1. Anarawd Ap Rhodri Prince Of Gwynedd,   b. 857, Of Gwynedd, Wales   2. Merfyn Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of Powys,   b. 859, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales   3. Cadell Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of South Wales,   b. 861, Of Deheubarth, Wales

Anarawd Ap Rhodri Prince Of Gwynedd

857 - 916  (59 years)

Birth	857	Of Gwynedd, Wales
Died	916
Father	Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Angharad Verch Meurig,   b. 825, Of Ceredigion, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Children	1. Idwal 'Foel' Ap Anarawd,   b. 883, Of Aberffro, Malltraeth, Anglesey, Wales   2. Elise Ap Anarawd,   b. 885, Of Aberffro, Malltraeth, Anglesey, Wales

Merfyn Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of Powys

859 - 900  (41 years)

Birth	859	Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Died	900
Father	Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Angharad Verch Meurig,   b. 825, Of Ceredigion, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Children	1. Llywelyn Ap Merfyn,   b. 880, Of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Cadell Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of South Wales

861 - 910  (49 years)

Birth	861	Of Deheubarth, Wales
Died	910
Father	Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales,   b. 809, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Angharad Verch Meurig,   b. 825, Of Ceredigion, Wales
Relationship	unknown
Family	Rheingar (Of Deheubarth),   b. 865, Of Carmarthenshire, Wales
Children	1. Hywel 'Dda' Ap Cadell Prince Of Deheubarth,   b. 887, Of Deheubarth, Wales

Rheingar (Of Deheubarth)

865 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	865	Of Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Cadell Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of South Wales,   b. 861, Of Deheubarth, Wales
Children	1. Hywel 'Dda' Ap Cadell Prince Of Deheubarth,   b. 887, Of Deheubarth, Wales

• Name	Rhodri Mawr Ap Merfyn The Prince Of Wales  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	809	Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	Acceded: 844. King Of Gwynedd 844-878.   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Fact 1
  Fact 2	United Much Of Modern Wales Into One Realm (Didn't Last Past His Death).   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Fact 2
  Fact 3	Under His & Grandson Hywel Dda's Leadership, A Welsh State Emerged.   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Fact 3
  Fact 4	853	Ethelwulf Of Wessex & Burghred Of Mercia Enter Wales.   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  	Fact 4
  Fact 5	They Convince Rhodri To Halt Viking Incursions Into England Via Wales.   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  	Fact 5
  Fact 6	855	Defeats Viking Invasion. Vikings Never Seriously Invade Wales Again.   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  	Fact 6
  Name	Rhodri Mawr The Great King Of Gwynedd  [4, 5]
  Death	878	Anglesey, Wales   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Battle wounds.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Meirchion Gul Ap Gwrst   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Nesta Verch Cadell,   b. 780, Of Powys, Wales d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Notes	[large-G675.FTW] Rhodri Mawr, king of Gwynedd, died in 878. Although he was an important Welsh king, it is not really appropriate to call him the "first King of Wales", for there were large parts of Wales over which he did not rule. Most sources give the name of Rhodri's wife as Angharad, heiress of Ceredigion, and give his mother as Nest, heiress of Powys, but Patrick Sims-Williams [in the article "Historical Need and Literary Narrative: a Caveat from Ninth-Century Wales", Welsh History Review, vol. 17 (1994), pp. 1-40] has recently argued (conclusively, in my opinion) that neither Nest nor Angharad ever existed, and that they were inventions of later genealogists who wanted to give Rhodri's family a line of descent from the earlier kings of Powys and Ceredigion.
  Person ID	I44099	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Merfyn Ap Gwriad The Freckled King Of Gwynedd,   b. 784   d. Between 843 and 844, Battle Of Cyfeil, Ketell, Wales (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Nesta Verch Cadell,   b. 780, Of Powys, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F2064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angharad Verch Meurig,   b. 825, Of Ceredigion, Wales d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Anarawd Ap Rhodri Prince Of Gwynedd,   b. 857, Of Gwynedd, Wales d. 916 (Age 59 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   2. Merfyn Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of Powys,   b. 859, Of Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales d. 900 (Age 41 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   3. Cadell Ap Rhodri Mawr King Of South Wales,   b. 861, Of Deheubarth, Wales d. 910 (Age 49 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Rheingar (Of Deheubarth)
  Family ID	F15802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

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