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Also known as Hywel the Good, Howell the Good, Hywel ap Cadell

10th-century Welsh king

Person · Open Library

Died
950
Works
1

Top works

  • The laws of Hywel Dda (The book of Blegywryd)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Key facts

Reign
942–950
Predecessor
Idwal Foel
Successor
Iago ab Idwal
Spouse
Elen ferch Llywarch (893-943)
Issue
Owain ap Hywel Dda Rhodri ap Hywel Edwin ap Hywel Angharad
House
Dinefwr
Father
Cadell ap Rhodri

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Map of the extent of Hywel Dda's power   Deheubarth, Hywel Dda's Kingdom   Combine to form Morgannwg

Hywel ap Cadell, commonly known as Hywel Dda, which translates to Howel the Good in English, was a Welsh king who ruled the southern Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth and eventually came to rule most of Wales. He became the sole king of Seisyllwg in 920 and shortly thereafter established Deheubarth, and proceeded to gain control over the entire country from Prestatyn to Pembroke. As a grandson of Rhodri Mawr through his father Cadell, Hywel was a member of the Dinefwr branch of the dynasty. He was recorded as King of the Britons in the Annales Cambriæ and the Annals of Ulster.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hywel Dda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.