Kingdom of Dyfed

kingdom in west of Wales

7 dated entries naming Kingdom of Dyfed, drawn from 6 separate years between 740 CE and 905 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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8th century

  • 740Rhain ap Cadwgan, king of Dyfed and Brycheiniogsource

9th century

  • 810Owain ap Maredudd, king of Dyfed (Wales)source
  • 840Nobis becomes bishop of St. David's, in the Welsh Kingdom of Dyfed (approximate date).source
  • 885Kings Hyfaidd of Dyfed, Elisedd of Brycheiniog and Hywel of Glywysing, being harassed by the armies of King Anarawd in Wales, seek the protection of Alfred the Great, and submit to his overlordship. Anarawd seeks an alliance with King Guthred of York.source

10th century

  • 904Prince Hywel ap Cadell of Seisyllwg (Wales) marries Princess Elen of Dyfed. The latter's father, King Llywarch ap Hyfaidd, dies. The throne of Dyfed is claimed by Llywarch's brother, Rhodri ap Hyfaidd, but he is probably forced to flee from Hywel's armies.source
  • 905Cadell ap Rhodri, king of Seisyllwg (Wales), makes his 25-year-old son Hywel ap Cadell ruler of Dyfed, having conquered that territory. Rhodri ap Hyfaidd, nominally king of Dyfed, is caught and executed, at Arwystli.source
  • 905Rhodri ap Hyfaidd, king of Dyfedsource

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