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Celts of Cymru

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Meirionydd Meichion was the grandson of Cunedda Wledig and heir to this western portion of Gwynedd, which for a time became well known and fairly important, especially under Idris Gawr. Cunedda's eldest son, Tibion, or Typaun to give it its later form, had already died on Ynys Manau, but his son Merion was granted the cantref of Merion.
c.445	Meirchion ap Typaun ap Cunedag
c.480	Cadwaladr ap Meirchion
c.500	Gwrin Farfdrwch (Cut-Beard)	m Marchell ferch Brychan, king of Brycheiniog.
c.540	Gwyddno Garahnhir (Long-Shanks)
c.580 - 632	Idris Gawr	Son? Killed by Oswald of Bernicia on the Severn.
632 - c.645	Swalda	Son.
c.645 - 662	Brochfael	Son.
c.675	Einudd Bach (the Short)	Son.
c.705	Ednyfed	Son.
c.735	Brochfael	Son.
c.765	Cynan	Son.
c.785	The line of descent apparently ends with Cynan, so the territory is fully merged back into Gwynedd. Meirionydd re-emerges as a cantref governed by lords who are vassals to Gwynedd.


? - 1256	Llywelyn ap Maredudd	Last lord of Meirionydd.
1256	Llywelyn is deprived of his patrimony for his opposition to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd at the at the Battle of Bryn Derwin. He lives the remainder of his life in exile in England. In 1294 his son, Madog, leads a short-lived rebellion against the English rule of Wales.