ID: I01417
Name: *Merfyn "Frych" Ap GWRAID
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 764 in Wales
Death: 844 in Ketell, Wales 1
Occupation: BET 825 AND 844 King of Gwynedd 1
Note:
Merfyn Frych (=Merfyn the Freckled) seized control of Gwynedd in 825 on the death of Hywel Farf-fehinog ap Caradog, though he may have held power in Anglesey since 818. According to bardic tradition, Merfyn came "from the land of Manaw", but it is uncertain whether this refers to the Isle of Man ("Ynys Manaw" in Welsh) or to Manaw Gododdin, the area around the Firth of Forth. He may have had a claim to the throne of Gwynedd through his mother Esyllt, daughter of Cynan ap Rhodri Molwynog.
Merfyn allied himself to the royal house of Powys by marrying Nest, daughter of Cadell ap Brochwel and sister of Cyngen king of Powys. Despite Danish raids, Merfyn was able to maintain his position and on his death in 844 to hand the kingdom over intact to his son Rhodri the Great.
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Father: *Gwriad Ap ELIDIR b: ABT 738 in Wales
Mother: *Esyllt Verch CYNAN b: in Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Marriage 1 Nest of CORNWALL

Marriage 2 *Nest Verch CADELL b: in Powys, Wales
Children
*Rhodri "the Great" Ap MERFYN b: ABT 820 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Sources:
Title: 1Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia