Prince of Deheubarth, Hywel ‘Dda’ ap Cadell

Birth Name Prince of Deheubarth, Hywel ‘Dda’ ap Cadell 1a 2a 3a
Also Known As Prince of Wales, Hywel ‘Dda’ ap Cadell
Gramps ID I29122
Gender male
Age at Death 63 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E38705] 887 of Deheubarth, Wales  
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Death [E38706] 950    
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_FA1 [E38707]   Acceded: 942. Only ruler of ancient Wales called “The Good”.  
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_FA2 [E38708]   Under his & his grandfather Rhodri the Great’s leadership, a Welsh state emerged  
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_FA3 [E38709]   Reign was remarkable for its peacefulness.  
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_FA4 [E38710]   Prince of Wales.  
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_FA5 [E38711]   On a visit to Rome in 928, became a student of jurisprudence.  
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_FA6 [E38712]   Developed a code of laws that was the basis for all Welsh law for centuries.  
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_FA7 [E38713]   Three parts of his code are still found in English Common Law.  
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_FA8 [E38714]   Called “the head and glory of all the Britons” for his wisdom & justice.  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of South Wales, Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr [I29123]861910
Mother (of Deheubarth), Rheingar [I30276]865
         Prince of Deheubarth, Hywel ‘Dda’ ap Cadell [I29122] 887 950

Families

    Family of Prince of Deheubarth, Hywel ‘Dda’ ap Cadell and verch Llywarch, Elen of Dyfed [F11498]
Unknown Partner verch Llywarch, Elen of Dyfed [I29121] ( * 893 + 943 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of South Wales, Owain ap Hywel Dda [I29120]913987
verch Hywel, Angharad [I30291]920

Narrative

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REF: MFHOWELLJR@@aol.com (HOWELL-L@@rootsweb.com, Howell readers group): Present Welsh, English and American Howells derive from the old Welsh family of Abernent in Carmarthenshire, the linage and name deriving from Hywel Dda the King of Wales from 943 to 950. He was grandson of Rhodri Mawr, the Great, who united almost all of ancient Wales under his supremacy. He (Hywel Dda I presume) was married to Ellen, daughter of the last of the Kings of Dyfed. The reign of Howel Dda was remarkable for its peacefulness, and is the only ruler of ancient Wales designated "The Good". He was also the only King ever to issue his own coinage. On a visit to Rome in 928, became a student of jurisprudence, and the code of laws he composed is his lasting claim to fame. Three parts of his code are still found in English Common Law. He was such a wise and just man that he was called "the head and glory of all the Britons." There is a place today in Wales called Crickhowell, which is considered to be either his home and/or pob.

Pedigree

  1. King of South Wales, Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr [I29123]
    1. (of Deheubarth), Rheingar [I30276]
      1. Prince of Deheubarth, Hywel 'Dda' ap Cadell
        1. verch Llywarch, Elen of Dyfed [I29121]
          1. King of South Wales, Owain ap Hywel Dda [I29120]
          2. verch Hywel, Angharad [I30291]

Ancestors

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