Seisyllwg (Welsh: [sɛiˈsəɬʊɡ]) was a petty kingdom of medieval Wales. It is unclear when it emerged as a distinct unit, but according to later sources...
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and eventually came to rule most of Wales. He became the sole king of Seisyllwg in 920 and shortly thereafter established Deheubarth, and proceeded to...
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Deheubarth (section Seisyllwg)
Deheubarth was united around 920 by Hywel Dda out of the territories of Seisyllwg and Dyfed, which had come into his possession. Later on, the Kingdom of...
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Angharad ferch Meurig (redirect from Angharad of Seisyllwg)
Merfyn. Angharad was the daughter of Meurig, who was evidently the King of Seisyllwg in southwestern Wales. She was a descendant of Cunedda through his son...
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Gwgon ap Meurig (redirect from Gwgon of Seisyllwg)
870/871) was a 9th-century king of Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi (i.e., Seisyllwg) in southwest Wales. Gwgon was the son of the former king Meurig ap Dyfnwallon...
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of Wales) Seisyllwg, a petty kingdom from 680 to 920, comprising Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi. In 871, Princess Angharad inherited Seisyllwg, and her husband...
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Dyfed Ergyng Glywysing Gwent Gwynedd Morgannwg Powys Rhwng Gwy a Hafren Seisyllwg Dumnonia Ancient Cornwall (legendary) Dukes Mann Mann & the Isles Mann...
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Deheubarth out of his maternal and paternal inheritances of Dyfed and Seisyllwg in 930, ousted the Aberffraw dynasty from Gwynedd and Powys and then codified...
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Cadell ap Rhodri (854–909) was King of Seisyllwg, a minor kingdom in southwestern Wales, from about 872 until his death. Cadell was the second son of...
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most important being Gwynedd, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion, Seisyllwg and Dyfed) and Morgannwg (Glywysing and Gwent). Boundary changes and the...
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Dyfed. The Dinefwr dynasty under King Hywel Dda would unite Dyfed and Seisyllwg into the Kingdom of Deheubarth in the early 10th century. During his reign...
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Gwynedd Medieval history Cultural history Morgannwg Powys Wenwynwyn Fadog Seisyllwg Rulers King of the Britons Royal houses List of rulers of Gwynedd Fifteen...
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from his mother Nest and he added Seisyllwg (Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi) by a dynastic marriage to Angharad of Seisyllwg. Rhodri divided Wales into at least...
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late 7th or early 8th century. He gave his name to the later kingdom of Seisyllwg, which consisted of Ceredigion plus the region known as Ystrad Tywi; as...
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(including Clwyd and Anglesey), Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion, Seisyllwg and Dyfed), Gwent, and Morgannwg (Glamorgan). These Brittonic-Welsh kingdoms...
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Cadwgan ap Caten [ru] Dyfed and Brycheiniog 690–710 Arthwyr ap Seisyll Seisyllwg 700–735 Idwal Iwrch Gwynedd 682–720 Meirion ap Rhufon Elisedd ap Gwylog...
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(820—878), Welsh king of Gwynedd (844—878), king of Powys (855—878), king of Seisyllwg (872—878) Rhodri ap Hyfaidd (845—905), Welsh king of Dyfed (904—905) Rhodri...
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reconquest of Seisyllwg (Wales). He is successful, and his brother Cadell is finally able to take his rightful place on the Seisyllwg throne. Autumn...
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divide their spoils. King Rhodri Mawr ("the Great") of Gwynedd annexes Seisyllwg, uniting most of Wales under his rule (approximate date). Tønsberg, the...
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(Welsh: Rhodri Fawr) 844–878 Gwynedd, from 855 also Powys, from 872 also Seisyllwg King of the Britons (in 878) "began to reign over the Welsh" (843 AD)...
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as his heiress. Elen was married to Hywel Dda, ruler of neighbouring Seisyllwg and grandson of Rhodri the Great through his second son, Cadell ap Rhodri...
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Gwynedd Medieval history Cultural history Morgannwg Powys Wenwynwyn Fadog Seisyllwg Rulers King of the Britons Royal houses List of rulers of Gwynedd Fifteen...
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territory and was fought over by the various kings of Dyfed, Deheubarth, Seisyllwg, Gwynedd, Morgannwg and the Normans. At the start of the 8th century Ystrad...
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Eanbert. Al-Mu'tadid, Muslim caliph (or 861) Cadell ap Rhodri, king of Seisyllwg (d. 909) Cui Yin, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 904) Theobald the...
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Brochfael ap Elisedd, King (c.755–773) Cadell ap Brochfael, King (773–808) Seisyllwg – Arthen ap Seisyll, King (700–735) Dyfnwal ap Arthwyr [br], King (735–770)...
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begin extensive military campaigns to quell resistance in Powys and Seisyllwg (approximate date). Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq lays siege...
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Gwynedd Medieval history Cultural history Morgannwg Powys Wenwynwyn Fadog Seisyllwg Rulers King of the Britons Royal houses List of rulers of Gwynedd Fifteen...
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Asser, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date) Cadell ap Rhodri, king of Seisyllwg (Wales) Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster (Ireland) Fujiwara no...
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Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project at the National Library of Wales. Seisyllwg List of Lord Lieutenants of Cardiganshire List of Custodes Rotulorum of...
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Gwynedd Medieval history Cultural history Morgannwg Powys Wenwynwyn Fadog Seisyllwg Rulers King of the Britons Royal houses List of rulers of Gwynedd Fifteen...
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