Gwynedd List of rulers of Wales

1 gwynedd

1.1 kings of gwynedd
1.2 prince of welsh
1.3 princes of aberffraw & lords of snowdon

gwynedd

kings of gwynedd

cunedda wledig ap edern (cunedda imperator) (c. 450–c. 460)
einion yrth ap cunedda (einion impetuous) (c. 470–c. 480)

owain ddantgwyn (rhos; late 5th century)
cynlas goch (rhos) & st einion (llŷn) ap owain (late 5th , 6th century)


cadwallon lawhir ap einion (cadwallon long hand) (c. 500–c. 534)
maelgwn hir ap cadwallon (maelgwn tall) (c. 520–c. 547)
rhun hir ap maelgwn (rhun tall) (c. 547–c. 580)
beli ap rhun (c. 580–c. 599)
iago ap beli (c. 599–c. 616)
cadfan ap iago (c. 613–c. 625)
cadwallon ap cadfan (c. 625–634)
cadafael cadomedd ap cynfeddw (cadfael battle-shirker) (634–c. 655)
cadwaladr fendigaid ap cadwallon (cadwallader blessed) (c. 655–c. 682)
idwal iwrch ap cadwaladr (idwal roebuck) (c. 682–c. 720)
rhodri molwynog ap idwal (rhodri bald , gray) (c. 720–c. 754)
caradog ap meirion (c. 754–c. 798)
cynan dindaethwy ap rhodri (c. 798–816)
hywel ap rhodri molwynog (814–825)
merfyn frych ap gwriad (merfyn freckled) (825–844)
rhodri mawr ap merfyn (rhodri great) (844–878)
anarawd ap rhodri (878–916) (establishes aberffraw dynasty, senior branch of descendants rhodri mawr)
idwal foel ab anarawd (idwal bald) (916–942)
hywel dda ap cadell (howell good) (942–950) (dinefwr dynasty of rhodri mawr s descendants usurp aberffraw.)
iago ab idwal (950–979) (returns aberffraw branch)
ieuaf ab idwal (950–969)
hywel ab ieuaf (974–985)
cadwallon ab ieuaf (985–986)
maredudd ab owain (986–999) dinefwr dynasty seizes gwynedd
cynan ap hywel (999–1005) returns aberffraw dynasty briefly
aeddan ap blegywryd (1005–1018) (usurpes gwynedd aberffraw dynasty))
llywelyn ap seisyll (1018–1023) (cadet branch of mathrafal dynasty powys usurps aeddan ap blegywryd)
iago ab idwal ap meurig (1023–1039) (aberffraw dynasty returns)
gruffydd ap llywelyn (1039–1063) (llywelyn s son gruffydd usurps aberffraw dynasty)
bleddyn ap cynfyn (1063–1075) (mathrafal dynasty of powys receives gwynedd english king)
trahaearn ap caradog (1075–1081)
gruffudd ap cynan (1081–1137) (aberffraw dynasty returns)

prince of welsh

owain gwynedd ap gruffydd (1137–1170) (first style himself princeps wallensium)

princes of aberffraw & lords of snowdon

maelgwn ab owain gwynedd (1170–1173)
dafydd ab owain gwynedd (1170–1195) (in east)
rhodri ab owain gwynedd (1170–1190) (in west)
llywelyn fawr ap iorwerth (llywelyn great) (1195–1240)
dafydd ap llywelyn (1240–1246) (used title prince of wales 1244 onwards)
owain goch ap gruffydd (owen red) (1246–1255)
llywelyn ap gruffudd (llywelyn last) (1246–1282) (used title prince of wales 1258 onwards)
dafydd ap gruffydd (1282–1283) (not crowned claimed title)
madog ap llywelyn (1294–1295) (not crowned claimed title)
owain ap tomas ap rhodri (owen red hand) (1372–1378) (in exile claimed title)




^ davies, john history of wales, title princeps wallensium