HYWEL ap RHODRI MOLWYNOG (died 825), king of Gwynedd
Date of death: 825
Parent: Rhodri Molwynog
Gender: Male
Occupation: king of Gwynedd
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: Thomas Jones Pierce
A great-grandson of Cadwaladr (died 664), and the last king in Anglesey of the line of Cunedda. The blood of Cunedda was transmitted, on Hywel's death, to a new royal house through his niece, Ethyllt (grandmother of Rhodri the Great), daughter of his brother, Cynan (died 816), with whom he had for long contested Anglesey.
Author
- Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, (1905 - 1964)
- J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. I
- J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. II
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q2670597
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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