Einion ap Cunedda ( – 500;; – 480s
), also known as Einion Yrth (
Welsh for "the Impetuous"), was a king of
Gwynedd. He is claimed as an ancestor of the later rulers of North Wales.
One of the sons of
Cunedda
Cunedda ap Edern, also called Cunedda ''Wledig'' ( 5th century), was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the Royal dynasty of Gwynedd, one of the very oldest of western Europe.
Name
The name ''Cunedda'' (spelled ''Cuned ...
,
he travelled with his father to north
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
in the early 450s to expel
Irish
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raiders from the region. After his father's death, Einion inherited control over the newly founded kingdom of Gwynedd. Aided by his brother
Ceredig, ruler of
Ceredigion
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cer ...
, and his nephew
Meirion, ruler of
Meirionnydd
Meirionnydd is a coastal and mountainous region of Wales. It has been a kingdom, a cantref, a district and, as Merionethshire, a county.
Kingdom
Meirionnydd (Meirion, with -''ydd'' as a Welsh suffix of land, literally ''Land adjoined to Meirio ...
, Einion built upon his father's successes and further established his family's rule in the region. He was succeeded by two sons:
Cadwallon Lawhir Cadwallon ap Einion (c. 460-517 or 534), usually known as Cadwallon Lawhir ('Long Hand') and also called Cadwallon I by some historians, was a Welsh ruler around 500.
Cadwallon was the son of Einion Yrth and Prawst ferch Deithlyn. He is often co ...
and
Owain Ddantgwyn.
See also
*
Kings of Wales family trees
Family trees of the kings of Gwynedd, Deheubarth and
Powys and some of their more prominent relatives and heirs. The early generations of these genealogies are traditional and their historical accuracy is debated by scholars.
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References
420s births
500s deaths
British traditional history
Monarchs of Gwynedd
5th-century Welsh monarchs
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