RHIWALLON ap CYNFYN (died 1070), king of Powys
Date of death: 1070
Child: Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn
Child: Meilyr ap Rhiwallon
Parent: Angharad ferch Maredudd ab Owain
Parent: Cynfyn ap Gwerstan
Gender: Male
Occupation: king of Powys
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: Thomas Jones Pierce
Second son of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan by Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ap Owen, and brother of Bleddyn. Co-ruler of Powys from 1063, he was killed at the battle of Mechain. His son Meilyr died in 1081, and his daughter, Gwladus, married Rhys ap Tewdwr.
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
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q3429526
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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