Rhain son of Maredudd ( cy, Rhain ap Maredudd; died c. 808) was a

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Dyfed Dyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales. It is a mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was also the name of the area's county council and the name remains in use f ...

. He ruled following his father Maredudd ap Tewdws and was succeeded by his brother Owain. His son Triffyn then succeeded Owain. His lineage is included among the

Harleian Genealogies __NOTOC__ The Harleian genealogies are a collection of Old Welsh genealogies preserved in British Library, Harley MS 3859. Part of the Harleian Library, the manuscript, which also contains the ''Annales Cambriae'' (Recension A) and a version of ...

. His death was recorded in the Annals of Wales. The entry is undated, but Phillimore's reconstruction places it in AD 808.Ingram, James (trans.) From ''

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alfr ...

''. Everyman's Library (London), 1823. Accessed 12 Feb 2013.

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Monarchs of Dyfed 808 deaths 9th-century Welsh monarchs Year of birth unknown {{wales-hist-stub