Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"; Old Welsh Mermin), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor")...

(complete list) – Cynan Dindaethwy, King (798–816) Merfyn Frych, King (825–844) Rhodri ap Merfyn, King (844–878) Anarawd ap Rhodri, King (878–916) Kingdom...

he chiefly appears in the historical record in connection to his son Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd from around 825 to 844 and founder of the Merfynion...

Rhodri ap Merfyn, commonly known as Rhodri Mawr (Welsh for 'Rhodri the Great'), was a Welsh king whose legacy has impacted the history of Wales. Rhodri...

who became the next King of Gwynedd was Merfyn "Frych" (Merfyn "the Freckled"). When, however, Merfyn Frych's pedigree is examined – and to the Welsh...

expired. Merfyn the Freckled succeeds through his mother Esyllt, eldest daughter of Cynan Dindaethwy and niece of Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog. Merfyn Frych (825–844)...

with the accession of Rhodri Mawr to the throne of Gwynedd. His father Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad had seized the throne of Gwynedd on the death of the last of...

the Perfeddwlad or "Midlands". Powys was united with Gwynedd when king Merfyn Frych of the Gwynedd dynasty married princess Nest ferch Cadell, daughter of...

manuscript found at Bamberg states that Irish visitors to the court of Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad (died 844), king of Gwynedd in Wales, were given a cryptogram...

daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael, an 8th-century King of Powys, the wife of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd. On the death of her brother Cyngen ap Cadell in 855...

of his noblemen. Æthelred returns and claims his right to rule. King Merfyn Frych dies after a 24-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Rhodri Mawr ("the...

Mawr) had inherited multiple Welsh Kingdoms, Gwynedd from his father Merfyn Frych (Manx Chieftain), Powys from his mother Nest and he added Seisyllwg (Ceredigion...

Merfyn Frych, the father of Rhodri Mawr, had come to power in Gwynedd because the native dynasty, known as the House of Cunedda had expired. Merfyn was...

Powys. Some genealogies claim that his daughter Nest became the wife of Merfyn Frych, the king of the neighbouring kingdom of Gwynedd. Charles-Edwards, T...

as a Welsh state would come in the next era under the descendants of Merfyn Frych. Wales was rural throughout the era, characterised by small settlements...

occupied by Anglo-Saxons in 818[citation needed] but had been regained by Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd, and remained a vital strategic settlement. To counter...

dies after an 11-year reign. The kingdom is seized by his grand-nephew, Merfyn Frych of Man. Battle of Gafulford: The men of Cornish Dumnonia clash with the...

legitimise the claims to Gwynedd of the descendants of Merfyn Frych; according to some source Merfyn was her son, in others he was her husband and Esyllt...

the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn. Mervyn or Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (c. 825 – c. 844) Mervyn Archdall (disambiguation)...

"fourth year of [the reign of] king Mermenus" (who has been identified as Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad, king of Gwynedd). Historians have conservatively assigned...

Wales" (Welsh: "Brenin Cymry oll" Annals of Ulster; Annales Cambriae Merfyn Frych 825–844 Gwynedd King of the Britons (in 829); Glorious King of the Britons...

Prince of Rhos) Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri (d. 816) Hywel ap Caradog Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad (d. 844) Dogfael ap Cunedda Wledig (c. 410) Elno ap Dogfael...

power would not begin until the ninth century under the descendants of Merfyn Frych of Gwynedd, establishing a hierarchy that would last until the Norman...

of Maelgwn Gwynedd. He would be succeeded by his brother's grandson Merfyn Frych. Family tree of Welsh monarchs Various historical works assume it was...

and 1613 Davies, John (2007). History of Wales. Penguin Books. London "MERFYN FRYCH (died 844), king of Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National...

later Welsh writings. The family origins of Gwriad ap Elidyr (father of Merfyn Frych and grandfather of Rhodri the Great) are attributed to a Manaw and he...

began auspiciously. In the battle of Catill or Cyfeiliog, he killed King Merfyn Frych of Gwynedd and later sources imply (see below) that he was able to subjugate...

797–808 Owain ap Maredudd Dyfed 808–810 Gwgon ap Meurig Seisyllwg 808–872 Merfyn Frych Gwynedd 825–844 Nest ferch Cadell Cyngen ap Cadell Powys 808–855 Triffyn...

of his noblemen. Æthelred returns and claims his right to rule. King Merfyn Frych dies after a 24-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Rhodri Mawr ("the...

dies after an 11-year reign. The kingdom is seized by his grand-nephew, Merfyn Frych of Man. Battle of Gafulford: The men of Cornish Dumnonia clash with the...