Person:Hywel ap Cadell (1)

Hywel "Dda" ap Cadell _____
  1. Hywel "Dda" ap Cadell _____Abt 875 - 950
  2. Meurig ap Cadell _____Abt 889 - Aft 917
  3. Clydog ap Cadell _____Abt 891 - 920
m. 904
  1. Owain ap Hywel, King of DeheubarthAbt 913 - 987
  2. Rhodri ap Hywel _____916 - 953
  3. Angharad verch Hywel
  4. Dyfnwal ap Hywel _____Abt 922 - 951
  5. Edwin ap Hywel _____923 - 954
Facts and Events
Name Hywel "Dda" ap Cadell _____
Alt Name Hwel the Good _____
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] Abt 875 Carmarthenshire, Wales
Marriage 904 to Elen verch Llywarch
Christening? 942
Death[1] 950 Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, WalesDinefwr Castle
Reference Number? Q422205?


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Hywel Dda, sometimes anglicised as Howel the Good, or Hywel ap Cadell (died 949/950) was a king of Deheubarth who 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 descendant 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.

Hywel is highly esteemed among other medieval Welsh rulers.[1] His name is particularly linked with the codification of traditional Welsh law, which were thenceforth known as the Laws of Hywel Dda. The latter part of his name (Dda, lit. "Good") refers to the fact that his laws were just and good. The historian Dafydd Jenkins sees in them compassion rather than punishment, plenty of common sense and recognition of the rights of women.[1] Hywel Dda was a well-educated man even by modern standards, having a good knowledge of Welsh, Latin, and English.[1]

The office building and original home of the Senedd is named Tŷ Hywel ("Hywel House" or "Hywel's House") in honour of Hywel Dda. The original assembly chamber, now known as Siambr Hywel ("Hywel's Chamber"), is used for educational courses and for children and young people's debates. The local health board of south-west Wales also bears his name.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Hywel Dda, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   HYWEL "Dda/the Black" (-[948/50])., in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  3.   Hywel Dda ap Cadell, King of the Britons, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  4. Sheet 42, in Peter Clement Bartrum. An electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500.
  5.   Hywel Dda, in Welsh Biography Online.
  6.   Baldwin, Stewart. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ancestor table. (GEN-MEDIEVAL/soc.genealogy.medieval)
    Generation 9.