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Merfyn "The Freckled" Ap Gwriad King GWYNEDD

Merfyn "The Freckled" Ap Gwriad King GWYNEDD

Male Abt 764 - 844  (~ 79 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Merfyn "The Freckled" Ap Gwriad King GWYNEDD was born about 764 in Of, Wales (son of Guriat (Gyriad) Ap Elidyr King Of ISLE OF MAN and Esyllt Verch Cynan Princess Of GWYNEDD); died between 843 and 844 in Battle Of Cyfeiliog, Ketell, Wales.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: FLH5-XQ
    • Name: Merfyn "Frych" Ap GWRIAD
    • Name: Merfyn "Frych" Ap Gwriad King Of GWYNEDD
    • Name: The Freckled
    • _UID: C0B98A8426234F63B0A9FDE8FA775A9B2622

    Notes:

    Merfyn Frych,
    King of Gwynedd & Ynys Manaw
    (c.780-844)
    (Welsh: Merfyn; Latin: Marbinus; English: Mervin)
    Merfyn the Freckled was the son of King Guriat of Ynys Manaw, heir to the lost Kingdom of South Rheged. His mother was Esyllt ferch Cynan, the heiress of Gwynedd, and after the death of her uncle in AD 825, the throne was secured for Merfyn. He crossed from Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man), where he was almost certainly already King, to bring a new stability as well as a new dynasty to Gwynedd after many years of Civil War. He reigned for 19 years and, sadly, though Gwynedd gained from his rule, an absentee monarch left Manaw open to invasion. The Hiberno-Viking, Godred mac Fergus established himself there in 836 and the country ws never recovered. Merfyn died in AD 844.


    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Rhodri "The Great" Ap Merfyn King Of GWYNEDD was born about 789 in Of, Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales; died in 878 in Killed In Battle At Anglesey, Wales.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Guriat (Gyriad) Ap Elidyr King Of ISLE OF MAN was born about 740 in Wales, England (son of Elidir (Elidyr) Ap Sandde King Of YNYS MANAW); died in 825.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: RKJR-4G
    • Name: Gwriad Ap ELIDIR
    • Name: Gwriad Ap Man Elidir
    • Name: Gwriad King Of YNYS MANAW
    • Name: Gyriad Ap Elidir King Of GWYNEDD
    • _UID: 6CE4F238F34C4365A51D8AF8911F5125CB72
    • Alt. Birth: Abt 738; Alt. Birth

    Notes:

    Guriat, King of Ynys Manaw
    (Born c.AD 750)
    (Welsh: Gwriad; Latin: Guriatus; English: Guriat)
    Guriat was the son of King Elidyr map Sandde. He inherited the crown of Man in the late 8th century when the local population was a vast mixture of the British and the Irish. His lasting memorial is the well-known Guriat Cross, originally erected near Maughold in the North of the Island.

    He married, Esyllt, daughter and heiress of King Cynan Dindaethwy of Gwynedd and was succeeded by their son, Merfyn Frych.


    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Titled:
    King of Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man)

    Titled:
    Heir to South Rheged

    Titled:
    King of Gwynedd (thru his wife Esyllt)

    Alt. Birth:
    Wales

    Guriat married Esyllt Verch Cynan Princess Of GWYNEDD. Esyllt (daughter of Cynan Tyndaethwy Ap Rhodri King Of GWYNEDD and Matilda Of FLINT) was born about 742 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Esyllt Verch Cynan Princess Of GWYNEDD was born about 742 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales (daughter of Cynan Tyndaethwy Ap Rhodri King Of GWYNEDD and Matilda Of FLINT); and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 8B84976E1EF74758B564980F183D4E608B79

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Children:
    1. 1. Merfyn "The Freckled" Ap Gwriad King GWYNEDD was born about 764 in Of, Wales; died between 843 and 844 in Battle Of Cyfeiliog, Ketell, Wales.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Elidir (Elidyr) Ap Sandde King Of YNYS MANAW was born about 720 in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN) (son of Sandde Ap Alcun King Of YNYS MANAW and Celemion Verch Tudwal Princess Of ISLE OF MAN); died in in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN).

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 38C6482028A24C7D90B76BCA29961961AECB
    • Alt. Birth: Abt 720, Powys; Alt. Birth

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Titled:
    King of Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man)

    Titled:
    Heir to South Rheged

    Children:
    1. 2. Guriat (Gyriad) Ap Elidyr King Of ISLE OF MAN was born about 740 in Wales, England; died in 825.

  2. 6.  Cynan Tyndaethwy Ap Rhodri King Of GWYNEDD was born about 720 in Wales, England (son of Rhodri "The Bald & Grey" King Of GWYNEDD and Margaret Of IRELAND); died in 817.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: GS5Z-QF
    • Name: Cynan "Dindaethwy" Ap RHODRI
    • _UID: C9603C9EA6E24E6AAAB1E8E3E37A55193485

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Titled:
    King of Gwynedd

    Cynan married Matilda Of FLINT. Matilda was born about 720; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Matilda Of FLINT was born about 720; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 2843A32A940F4A31A4378F28FCECEFF1B0F1

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Children:
    1. 3. Esyllt Verch Cynan Princess Of GWYNEDD was born about 742 in Caer Seiont, Carnarvonshire, Wales; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sandde Ap Alcun King Of YNYS MANAW was born about 678 in Powys (Montgomeryshire), Cymru (Wales) (son of Alewn (Alcun) Ap Tegid Of RHEGED); and died.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sandde Ap Alcun
    • Name: Sandde Ap Alewn
    • Name: Sandde Ap Alewn Of RHEGED
    • _UID: AF542487457D4849B1810F7C985459292CB7

    Notes:

    Sandde was the 3rd great grandson of King Llywarch Hen and heir to his lost Kingdom of South Rheged. It was Sandde who transferred his family from Powys to Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man) when he married, Celemion, sister and heiress of its King, Iudgual, in the mid-8th century. He soon became King of the island in right of his wife and was later succeeded by their son, Elidyr.


    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Titled:
    King of Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man)

    Titled:
    Heir to South Rheged

    Sandde married Celemion Verch Tudwal Princess Of ISLE OF MAN. Celemion was born about 695 in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN); and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Celemion Verch Tudwal Princess Of ISLE OF MAN was born about 695 in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN); and died.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Celemion Verch Tudwal
    • _UID: A25DAC8074F94161B0939755E5BC7FB841C7
    • Alt. Birth: Abt 700; Alt. Birth

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Children:
    1. 4. Elidir (Elidyr) Ap Sandde King Of YNYS MANAW was born about 720 in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN); died in in Ynys Manaw (Isle Of MAN).

  3. 12.  Rhodri "The Bald & Grey" King Of GWYNEDD was born about 690 in Wales, England; died in 754.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: GS5Z-SR
    • Name: Rhodri "Molwynog" Ap IDWAL
    • Name: Rhodri Molwynog King Of GWYNEDD
    • Name: The Bald & Grey
    • _UID: B24CD370FA2A47B2ACFE8EB1FCA88BBC3231

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Titled:
    King of Gwynedd

    Titled:
    "Molwynog" - The Bald & Grey

    Rhodri married Margaret Of IRELAND. Margaret was born about 690; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Margaret Of IRELAND was born about 690; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 16C86FBED4414E1E9F521C98010C1682D651

    Notes:

    Source: lorenfamily.com

    Children:
    1. 6. Cynan Tyndaethwy Ap Rhodri King Of GWYNEDD was born about 720 in Wales, England; died in 817.
    2. Hywel Ap Rhodri Prince Of GWYNEDD was born about 725; died before 825.