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(King of Gwynedd) Merfyn Frych MANAW #77015
ABT 790 - ABT 844
Personal Information
- TITLE: King of Gwynedd
- BIRTH: ABT 790, Powys, Wales
- DEATH: ABT 844
Notes
Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor"), was King of Gwynedd from around 825 to 844, the first of its kings known not to have descended from the male line of King Cunedda.
Little is known of his reign and his primary notability is as the father of Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great) and founder of his dynasty, which was sometimes called the Merfynion after him. Merfyn came to the throne in the aftermath of a bloody dynastic struggle between two rivals named Cynan and Hywel - generally identified with the sons of Rhodri Molwynog.
The Annales Cambriae say Merfyn died around 844, the same year in which a battle occurred at Cetyll, but it is unclear whether those were two unrelated events or he fell in battle.
Little is known of his reign and his primary notability is as the father of Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great) and founder of his dynasty, which was sometimes called the Merfynion after him. Merfyn came to the throne in the aftermath of a bloody dynastic struggle between two rivals named Cynan and Hywel - generally identified with the sons of Rhodri Molwynog.
The Annales Cambriae say Merfyn died around 844, the same year in which a battle occurred at Cetyll, but it is unclear whether those were two unrelated events or he fell in battle.
Parents
Father: Gwriad ap Elidyr MANAW #77016
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