Rhodri ap Merfyn 
Rhodri ap was born in Caer Seiont, Carnarvon, Wales. Rhodri ap's father was Merfyn "Frych" ap Gwriad and his mother was Nest verch Cadell. His paternal grandparents were Gwriad ap Elidir and Esyllt verch Cynan; his maternal grandfather was Cadell ap Brochwel. He was an only child. He died in 0878 in Anglesey or Carmarthenshire, Wales.General Notes
Was Rhodri's mother Nest or Esyllt?
Rhodri was the first ruler of Wales to be called "the Great" and the first to rule most of present day Wales. He inherited the kingdom of Gwynedd on his father's death in 844 and the kingdom of Powys in 855 when hi uncle Cyngen ap Cadell, Ruler of Powys, died on pilgimage to Rome. In 872 when Gwygon, the ruler of Seisyllwg accidentally drowned, Rhodri added his kingdom to his domain by virtue of his marriage to Angharad, Gwgon's sister.
Ancestry - Isiaha Lee
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0660 in Rheged, Britain d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 674 AND 690 in Rheged, Britain d.UNKNOWN in Isle of Man, Wales
- b.BET 708 AND 720 in Powys, Wales d.UNKNOWN in Isle of Man, Wales
- b.~ 0670 in Isle of Man, Wales d.~ 0730
- b.BET 678 AND 695 in Idwal, Strathclyde, Britain d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 738 AND 750 in Isle of Man, Wales d.0825 in Isle of Man, Wales
- b.BET 764 AND 780 in Gwynedd, Caernarvon, Wales d.BET 843 AND 844 in Battle of Cyfeiliog, Ketell, Wales
- b.~ 0698 d.0754
- b.~ 0720 in Gwynedd, Caernarvon, Wales d.BET 816 AND 817 in Gwynedd, Caernarvon, Wales
- b.~ 0770 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvon, Wales d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0740 in Gwynedd, Caernarvon, Wales d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 789 AND 810 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvon, Wales d.0878 in Anglesey or Carmarthenshire, Wales
- b.~ 0720 d.0808
- b.~ 0801 in Powys, Wales d.UNKNOWN
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Children
Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr
Cadell ap Rhodri was born in Caer Seiont, Caernarvonshire, Wales. He died in Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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