Hywel "Ddu\The Good" ap Cadell , King of Wales 
Hywel "Ddu\The Good" ap was born in 0887 in Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He died at the age of 63 in 0950.General Notes
Hywell "Ddu" ("The Good"), King of Wales. [Burke's Peerage]
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The following is an excerpt from a post to SGM, 15 Mar 2003, by Leo van de Pas:
From: "Leo van de Pas" (leovdpas@@bigpond.com)
Subject: Re: Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2003-03-15 22:24:27 PST
According to Burke's Guide to the Royal Family (pages 323 and 324) the father is your nr.2 but here he is Tewdwr ap Cadell.
Hywel Dda (dda = the Good)
King of All Wales
succeeded as King of Dyfed jure uxoris ca.904. King of Seiswyllwg 909, king of Gwynedd 942. He did homage to King Edward the Elder in 918 and to King Athelstan in 926. Went on a pilgrimage to Rome in 928, was the only Welsh ruler to mint his own coinage of silver pennies. Married circa 904, Elen, daughter and heiress of Llywarch ap Hyfaidd, King of Dyfedd, and died in 950, leaving issue
Rhodri, died 953
Edwin, died 954
Owain
Hywel "Ddu\The Good" ap and Elen verch were married in a religious ceremony about 0904. They had a son and a daughter, named Owain ap and Angharad verch.
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Children
Owain ap Hywel , King of Deheubarth
Owain ap was born in 0913 in Dynevor Castle, Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He died at the age of 75 in 0988.
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