Deheubarth

The Deheubarth was a kingdom of the south-west of the Wales ( deheu means " sud"). It was creates by Howell the Good (" Hywell Dda") towards 950 when it took possession of the Seisyllwg and of the Dyfed. It covered at the time Dyfed, the Ceredigion and Ystrad Towi.

Deheubarth survived one moment the conquest Norman of Wales (the Norman ones managed to take possession of Deheuberth as of 1093) then his importance decreased more and more while it was made invade by English and absorb by the Gwynedd. Deheubarth disappeared as a kingdom in 1234, although descendants of the royal family scour the authorization to reign on Cantref Mawr and Ystrad Towi until in 1283.

The most famous kings of Deheubarth were Rhys ap Tewdwr, his/her son Gruffydd ap Rhys and its grandson Rhys ap Gruffydd (" The Rhys" Lord;).

List kings and princes de Deheubarth

Kings de Deheubarth

Hywel Dda ap Cadell ( the Good ) (909 - 950)
Rhodri ap Hywel (950 - 953)
Edwin ap Hywel (950 - 954)
Owain ap Hywel (950 - 987)
Maredudd ab Owain (987 - 999)
Cynan ap Hywel (King of Gwynedd) (999 - 1005)
Edwin ab Einion (1005 - 1018)
Cadell ab Einion (1005 - 1018)
Llywelyn ap Seisyll (King of Gwynedd) (1018 - 1023)
Rhydderch ab Iestyn (Prince of Gwent) (1023 - 1033)
Hywel ab Edwin (1033 - 1044)
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (King of almost all the Wales) (1044 - 1047)
Gruffydd ab Rhydderch (1047 - 1055)
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (King of almost all the Wales) (1055 - 1063)
Maredudd ab Owain (1063 - 1072)
Rhys ab Owain (1072 - 1078)
Rhys ap Tewdwr (1078 - 1093)

Princes de Deheubarth

1093 mark the beginning of the English occupation of Deheubarth.

Gruffydd ap Rhys (1135 - 1137) (only one part, the remainder remaining under occupation Norman)
Anarawd ap Gruffydd (1137 - 1143)
Cadell ap Gruffydd (1143 - 1153)
Maredudd ap Gruffydd (1153 - 1155)
Rhys ap Gruffydd ( the Lord Rhys ) (1155 - 1197)
Gruffydd ap Rhys (1197 - 1201)
Maelgwyn ap Rhys (1199 - 1230)
Rhys Gryg ( Raucous the ) (1216 - 1234)

From 1234, princes de Deheubarth do not reign any more that on Cantref Mawr and do not have any more true authority.

Rhys Mechyll (1234 - 1244)
Maredudd (1244 - 1271)
Rhys ap Maredudd (1271 - 1283)

External bonds

kingdoms of Wales, Deheubarth (English)
Chart of Cymru (English)

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