House of Deheubarth NOTE: ABOVE THE BLUE LINE _ THERE IS NO CORRORATING SOURCES. !!!
| # | Name | Birth | Death | occupation | ancestry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL-01 | Gwriad ap Elidir (755-c810) | Unverified ruler of Gwynedd | ||||
| WL-02 | Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad (790-844) King of Gwynedd |
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| WL-03 | Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn (820-878) Rhodri the Great |
Consolidated several kingdoms in south Wales including He succeeded his maternal uncle Cyngen ap Cadell as King of Powys in 855. He succeeded in 872 as King of Seisyllwg. Died in battle against the Saxons. | ||||
| WL-04 | Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr of Dyfed (855-909) | Castle Dinefwr | ||||
| WL-05 | Hywel Dda ap Cadell (880-950), King of all Wales |
Wales | Wales | in 920 he unified several kingdoms in South Wales. After that he completed the first code of Welsh Law and did pilgrimage to Rome. | ||
| WL-06 | Owain ap Hywel (913-988), King of Deheubarth |
Wales | Wales | His legacy includes his efforts to defend and consolidate his kingdom during a turbulent period in Welsh history. | ||
| WL-07 | Einion ab Owain (c933-984) Prince of Deheubarth |
Wales | Led several military raids against other Welsh and English kings. Joint rule with his father. | Predeceased his father. | ||
| WL-08 | Cadell ab Einion (970-1030) | Pembrokeshire, Wales | Rebel warlord | |||
| WL-09 | Tewdwr ap Cadell (c1018-) | Pembrokeshire, Wales | Rebel warlord | |||
| WL-10 | Rhys ap Tewdwr (c1040-1093) Last King of Deheubarth |
1040, Wales | Beheaded in Easter Week, 1091, after losing battle | Inherited kingdom from a distant cousin. Last king of the Welsh, hepaid tribute to William the Conquereor. Died in fighting to other Welsh warlords | His children inter-marry with the Norman conquerors and have many descendants: 1)Nest ferch Rhys (c1085-1136) - Daughter/ Matriarh for the FitzGerald dynasty. |
Kingdoms of Wales - 10th & 11th Century AD
Chart Ancestry of Rhys ap Tewdwr
References[]
- TEWDR Mawr, son of CADELL ap Edwin of Gwynedd, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#TewdrMawrA, retrieved 02 Mar 2025
- ANCESTRY OF KING RHYS AP TEWDWR OF DEHEUBARTH By Darrell Wolcott, Ancient Wales Studies, http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id309.html, retrieved 02 Mar 2025
Research Notes[]
- Kings of Gwynedd - Rhodri ap Merfyn, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#Rhodridied878A, retrieved 02 Mar 2025
- ANCESTRY OF KING RHYS AP TEWDWR OF DEHEUBARTH By Darrell Wolcott, Ancient Wales Studies, http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id309.html, retrieved 02 Mar 2025
Line 1 - King of Gwynedd / House of Manow
- Gwriad ap Elidyr or Gwriad Manaw - House of Manaw (d c820)
- Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled" (d 844) King of Gwynedd
- King) Rhodri the Great (?–873/877/878) -
- Cadell ap Rhodri (d 909)
Form Kingdom of Seisyllwg - Line 2
- Seisyll ap Clydog, prince of Ceredigion (eponym and possibly founder of Seisyllwg)[12]
- Arthen (?-807)[12]
- Dyfnwallon[13]
- Meurig of Seisyllwg
- Gwgon of Seisyllwg (?-c. 870/871) to his daughter)
- (Queen) Angharad ferch Meurig (?-872) and (King) Rhodri the Great (?–873/877/878) - steward
- Cadell ap Rhodri (d 909)
920 Formation of Kingdom of Deheubarth (Southern Wales)
- Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) ( ruled 920-950)
- Owain ap Hywel Dda (King) (died c. 988) (ruled 950-986) - He recorded paternal and maternal genealogies.
- Einion ab Owain (Prince) (died c. 984)
- Cadell ab Einion ab Owain
- Tewdwr ap Cadell
- Rhys ap Tewdwr Welsh King (inherited from 2nd Cousin) (c1040-1093)
- Nest ferch Rhys ..> Md FitzGerald