Kingdom of Gwynedd
| Kingdom of Gwynedd | ||||||||||
| Teyrnas Gwynedd | ||||||||||
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Anthem Unbennaeth Prydain "The Monarchy of Britain" |
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 Medieval kingdoms of Wales.
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Chester (?) Deganwy (6th century) Llanfaes (9th century) Aberffraw Rhuddlan (11th century) Abergwyngregyn |
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| Languages | Welsh,Latin | |||||||||
| Religion | Welsh paganism, Celtic Christianity | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | 450–460 | Cunedda | ||||||||
| • | 520–547 | Maelgwn Gwynedd | ||||||||
| • | 625–634 | Cadwallon ap Cadfan | ||||||||
| • | 1081–1137 | Gruffudd ap Cynan | ||||||||
| • | 1137–1170 | Owain Gwynedd | ||||||||
| • | 1195–1240 | Llywelyn the Great | ||||||||
| • | 1253–1282 | Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | ||||||||
| • | 1282–1283 | Dafydd ap Gruffydd | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | Established | 5th century | ||||||||
| • | Declaration of the Principality of Wales | 1216 | ||||||||
| Currency |
ceiniog cyfreith ceiniog cwta |
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| ^ In Latin, Gwynedd was often referred to in official medieval charters and acts of the 13th century as Principatus Norwallia (Principality of North Wales). | ||||||||||
The Principality or Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: Venedotia or Norwallia; Middle Welsh: Guynet,) was one of several successor states to the Roman Empire that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.
Based in northwest Wales, the rulers of Gwynedd repeatedly rose to preeminence and were acclaimed as "King of the Britons" before losing their power in civil wars or invasions. The unitary kingdom of the Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was shattered by a Saxon invasion in 1063 just prior to the Norman invasion of Wales, but the House of Aberffraw restored by Gruffudd ap Cynan slowly recovered until Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd was able to proclaim the Principality of Wales at the Aberdyfi in 1216. That realm lasted until the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1283.
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