| Name |
Maelgwyn AP CADWALLON , King of Gwynnedd |
| Alias/AKA |
Maelgwyn Gwynned, Maelgwyn Hir (Maelgwyn the Tall)153 |
| Birth Date |
? 149,153 |
| Death Date |
0547 |
| Death Place |
Rhes |
| Death Memo |
Yellow plague. See Research Notes. |
| Father |
Cadwallon AP EINION (?-0517) |
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| Notes for Maelgwyn AP CADWALLON , King of Gwynnedd |
| "Maelgwn has been portrayed as a ruthless, wicked ruler of impressive sinfulness. He was also a man of culture, and many poets and musicians attended his court at Deganwyand. He entered a monastery, perhaps in an attempt to atone for previous sins. Died in 547 or 549 at Rhes of the yellow plague which had originated in Egypt."153 |
| Research Notes |
| DEATH: His date of death is from one source,149 the place and cause from another.153 His date of death is also given as "547 or 549".153 |
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