Name |
Rhodri AP MERFYN , Prince of Wales, King of Gwynned, King of Powys, King of Seisyllwg |
Alias/AKA |
Rhodri Mawr, Rhodri the Great149,153 |
Birth Date |
? 149,153 |
Death Date |
0878149,153 |
Death Memo |
in battle with the Englich |
Father |
Merfyn , King of Gwynedd (?-0844) |
Mother |
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Notes for Rhodri AP MERFYN , Prince of Wales, King of Gwynned, King of Powys, King of Seisyllwg |
"[He] became King of Gwynedd in 844 on the death of his father Merfyn Frych, King of Powys in 855 on the death of his uncle Caell ap Brochwell, and King of Seisyllwg in 871 on the death of his brother-in-law Gwgon. Rhodri Mawr was the first ruler recognised as Prince of Wales. He defeated the Danish leader Horn in 856."153 |
Research Notes |
DEATH: One source gives his date of death as "877 or 878".153 |
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