Kingdoms of Wales

kingdom in northwest Wales, 401–1283

medieval kingdom in mid-Wales

Deheubarth (; , thus 'the South') was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed is shown by its rendering in Latin as or as ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land. In the oldest British writers, was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from (), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.

principality on the British Isles until the 16th century

kingdom in west of Wales

kingdom in South Wales

Seisyllwg () was a petty kingdom of medieval Wales. It is unclear when it emerged as a distinct unit, but according to later sources it consisted of the former Kingdom of Ceredigion plus the region known as Ystrad Tywi. Thus it covered the modern county of Ceredigion, part of Carmarthenshire, and the Gower Peninsula. It is evidently named after Seisyll, king of Ceredigion in the 7th or early 8th century, but it is unknown if he was directly responsible for its establishment. In the 10th century Seisyllwg became the centre of power for Hywel Dda, who came to rule most of Wales. In 920 Hywel mer

kingdom in Wales

Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages. It often acted as a buffer state between England to the east and the south Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth to the west. It was conquered and pacified by the Normans between 1088 and 1095, though it remained Welsh in character. It was transformed into the Lordship of Brecknock and later formed the southern and larger part of the historic county of Brecknockshire. To its south was the Kingdom of Morgannwg.

Glywysing was, from the sub-Roman period to the Early Middle Ages, a petty kingdom in south-east Wales. Its people were descended from the Iron Age tribe of the Silures, and frequently in union with Gwent, merging to form Morgannwg.

Northern realm of Powys

Ergyng (or Erging) was a Brittonic kingdom of the sub-Roman and early medieval period, between the 5th and 7th centuries. It was later referred to by the English as Archenfield.

Welsh kingdom (1160–1283)

thumb|right|240px|A general map of Gwynedd showing the cantrefi. Rhufoniog is shown in the upper centre portion. Rhufoniog was a small sub-kingdom of the Dark Ages Gwynedd, and later a cantref in medieval Wales.

thumb|250px|right|Post-Roman Welsh kingdoms. Dogfeiling is in the north center, between Rhos (north Wales)|Rhos and [[Tegeingl. The modern Anglo-Welsh border is also shown.]] Dogfeiling was a minor sub-kingdom and later a commote in north Wales.

thumb|250px|right|Post-Roman Welsh kingdoms or tribes. The modern border between Wales and England is shown in purple. Pengwern was a Brythonic settlement of sub-Roman Britain situated in what is now the English county of Shropshire, adjoining the modern Welsh border. It is regarded as possibly being the early seat of the kings of Powys before its establishment at Mathrafal, further west, but the theory that it was an early kingdom (or a sub-kingdom of Powys itself) has also been postulated. Its precise location is uncertain.

commote in Denbighshire, Wales

thumb|250px|Map of Welsh '''''' is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a , a district and, as Merionethshire, a county. It is currently a committee area within the county Gwynedd.

thumb|250px|right|Post-Roman Welsh kingdoms. Dunoding is in the north-west, along the southern edge of the Llŷn Peninsula. The modern Anglo-Welsh border is also shown. Dunoding was an early sub-kingdom within the Kingdom of Gwynedd in north-west Wales which existed between the 5th and 10th centuries. According to tradition, it was named after Dunod, a son of the founding father of Gwynedd – Cunedda Wledig – who drove the Irish settlers from the area in c. 460. The territory existed as a subordinate realm within Gwynedd until the line of rulers descended from Dunod expired in c. 925. Following

Gwynllŵg was a kingdom of Medieval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref. It is named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century and 6th century ruler.