Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"; Old Welsh Mermin), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor")...
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Rhodri Mawr (redirect from Rhodri ap Merfyn)
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...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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the Perfeddwlad or "Midlands". Powys was united with Gwynedd when king Merfyn Frych of the Gwynedd dynasty married princess Nest ferch Cadell, daughter of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Mawr) had inherited multiple Welsh Kingdoms, Gwynedd from his father Merfyn Frych (Manx Chieftain), Powys from his mother Nest and he added Seisyllwg (Ceredigion...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"fourth year of [the reign of] king Mermenus" (who has been identified as Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad, king of Gwynedd). Historians have conservatively assigned...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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and 1613 Davies, John (2007). History of Wales. Penguin Books. London "MERFYN FRYCH (died 844), king of Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ferch Cadell, the daughter of the 8th century King of Powys, wife of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd and mother to Rhodri the Great Nest ferch Rhys (died...
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