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Deheubarth
The kingdom of Deheubarth was formed as a unified state comprising much of Dyfed's territory, along with
all of Ystrad Towi and Ceredigion. Cymru had been unified under Rhodri Mawr, and his
descendants eventually ruled large areas of the country, often with traditional borders
changed by the shake-up.
Under the rule of the kings of Deheubarth, the territory included modern
Dyfed
(old Carmarthanshire, Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, or
Ceredigion),
and Brycheiniog (now in southern Powys). It also
occasionally included Gwynedd, but usually only when
Gwynedd's king was also king of Deheubarth (deheu means "of the south", the
kingdom's obvious power base). |
844 - 878 |
Rhodri Mawr (the Great) |
King of
Gwynedd, Dyfed &
Seisyllwg, and All Wales. |
878 - 916 |
Anarawd ap Rhodri |
King of
Gwynedd. |
916 - 950 |
Hywel Dda (the Good) ap
Cadell |
King of Gwynedd (942-950)
& Seisyllwg. |
c.920 |
Hywel effectively forces the King of Brycheiniog to
become sub-king to Deheubarth. |
950 - 957 |
Rhodri ap Hywel Dda |
Not including
Gwynedd, under Iago. |
957 - 986 |
Owain ap Hywel Dda |
Not including
Gwynedd, under
Iago & Hywel the Bald. |
986 - 1023 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1023 |
Rhydderch ap lestyn |
Usurper. |
1023 - 1033 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1033 |
Hywel ab Edwin |
|
1033 - 1035 |
Maredudd ab Edwin |
|
1039 - 1042 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1042 - 1044 |
Hywel ab Edwin |
Second time. |
c.1045 |
Upon
the death of the last king of Brycheinoig, the kingdom
is divided between his sons, and all effective power passes to Deheubarth. |
1055 - 1063 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1064 |
Maredudd ab Owain ab Edwin |
Rule uncertain. |
1063 - 1072 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1072 |
Rhys ab Owain |
|
1072 - 1078 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd. |
1078 - 1093 |
Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr |
Not including
Gwynedd, under Gruffydd ap Cynan. |
1093 - 1135 |
Gruffydd ap Rhys |
Not including
Gwynedd, under Gruffydd ap Cynan. |
1135 - 1137 |
Under
the dominion of Gwynedd? |
1137 - 1143 |
Anarawd ap
Gruffydd |
Not including
Gwynedd, under Owain Gwynedd. |
1143 - c.1151 |
Cadell ap Gruffydd |
|
c.1151 - 1155 |
Maredudd ap Grufydd |
|
1155 - 1197 |
Rhys ap
Gruffydd |
The Lord
Rhys. |
1197 |
Following
the death of the Lord Rhys, what is left of his kingdom in the face of increasing
pressure by the Normans, is divided
between his warring sons. |
1196 - 1202 |
Gruffydd ap
Rhys |
Ruled from
May. |
1202 - 1236 |
Owain ap Gruffydd |
Last
independent Welsh prince of South Wales. |
1236 |
The
power of Deheubarth had been declining for years, and by this point the practical end of
the dynasty had arrived. Deheubarth is subjugated under
Norman rule. |
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