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Birth Name ap Cadwallon, Cadwaladr
Nick Name The Blessed, Fendigaid
Gender male
Age at Death 49 years

Narrative

Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (c. 633–682, reigned from c. 655) (Latin: Catuvelladurus; English: Cadwallader), also known as Cadwaladr Fendigaid ('the Blessed') was a king of Gwynedd. Welsh chroniclers consider him to be one the greatest British kings to have ever lived, Geoffrey of Monmouth included him in his Historia Regum Britanniae (vii,3) as the last in the line of legendary Kings of the Britons. His standard, the red dragon, was later adopted by Henry VII of England, founder of the Tudor dynasty , who claimed descent from Cadwaladr.
The son of Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Cadwaladr was only a child when his father was killed by the army of Oswald of Bernicia at the Battle of Heavenfield, and Cadafael Cadomedd took over in Gwynedd. Raised abroad, either in Ireland, Brittany or in a neighboring Welsh kingdom, Cadwaladr eventually reclaimed his family's throne from Cadafael, and went on to challenge the West Saxons in Somerset in 658, unsuccessfully. Cadwaladr was arguably the last Welsh ruler to mount a serious counteroffensive against the Anglo-Saxon forces that had overrun England since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It may be for this reason that Geoffrey of Monmouth chose to end his narrative of British kings with Cadwaladr.

After these initial military escapades, Cadwaladr seemingly settled down and focused on the domestic situation, establishing several religious foundations in Gwynedd and gaining a reputation as a devout, pious leader; so much so that, after his death, the Welsh church came to regard him as a saint.

According to the Annales Cambriae, he died of plague in 682. Other sources suggest he may have been the victim of an earlier plague, in 663/664, but such an early death would seem to extend the reign of his successor, Idwal to an improbable length.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 633 Wales   3a
Death 682     3b

Age: 49y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father ap Cadfan, Cadwallon591633
Mother of Mercia, Alcfrith594
         ap Cadwallon, Cadwaladr 633 682

Families

Family of ap Cadwallon, Cadwaladr and

Unknown Partner ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
ap Cadwaladr, Idwal650712

Source References

  1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=tjglad&id=I76892&style=TABLE
  2. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I10350 Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I10350
        Name: *Cadwaladr "Fendigaid" Ap CADWALLON
        Sex: M
        Name: Cadwaladr "the Blessed" Ap CADWALLON
        Birth: ABT 633 in Wales 1
        Death: 682 1
        Occupation: early medieval King of Britain
        Occupation: BET 655 AND 682 King of Gwynedd, Wales 1
        Note:
        Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (c. 633–682, reigned from c. 655) (Latin: Catuvelladurus; English: Cadwallader), also known as Cadwaladr Fendigaid ('the Blessed') was a king of Gwynedd. Welsh chroniclers consider him to be one the greatest British kings to have ever lived, Geoffrey of Monmouth included him in his Historia Regum Britanniae (vii,3) as the last in the line of legendary Kings of the Britons. His standard, the red dragon, was later adopted by Henry VII of England, founder of the Tudor dynasty , who claimed descent from Cadwaladr.
        The son of Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Cadwaladr was only a child when his father was killed by the army of Oswald of Bernicia at the Battle of Heavenfield, and Cadafael Cadomedd took over in Gwynedd. Raised abroad, either in Ireland, Brittany or in a neighboring Welsh kingdom, Cadwaladr eventually reclaimed his family's throne from Cadafael, and went on to challenge the West Saxons in Somerset in 658, unsuccessfully. Cadwaladr was arguably the last Welsh ruler to mount a serious counteroffensive against the Anglo-Saxon forces that had overrun England since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It may be for this reason that Geoffrey of Monmouth chose to end his narrative of British kings with Cadwaladr.

        After these initial military escapades, Cadwaladr seemingly settled down and focused on the domestic situation, establishing several religious foundations in Gwynedd and gaining a reputation as a devout, pious leader; so much so that, after his death, the Welsh church came to regard him as a saint.

        According to the Annales Cambriae, he died of plague in 682. Other sources suggest he may have been the victim of an earlier plague, in 663/664, but such an early death would seem to extend the reign of his successor, Idwal to an improbable length.
        (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

         

        Father: *Cadwallon Ap CADFAN b: ABT 591 in Wales
        Mother: *of MERCIA b: ABT 594 in Mercia, England

        Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
        Children
        *Idwal "Iwrch" Ap CADWALADR b: ABT 650 in Wales

        Sources:
        Title: 1Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

         

      • Citation:

        arciek@juno.com

  3. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I10347&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree
      • Source text:

        ID: I10349
        Name: *Idwal "Iwrch" Ap CADWALADR
        Sex: M
        Name: Idwal ROEBUCK
        Birth: ABT 650 in Wales 1
        Death: 720 1
        Occupation: BET 692 AND 720 King of Gwynedd, Wales 1
        Note:
        Idwal ap Cadwaladr (c.650-720; reigned from c.682) (Latin: Ituvellus; English: Judwald), also known as Idwal Iwrch ('Roebuck'), was a king of Gwynedd.

        Following the death of Idwal's father, Cadwaladr Fendigaid, the history of Gwynedd enters into a somewhat hazy period. His nickname of 'Roebuck' suggests a young man of small stature, and the historical record indicates that he was probably not involved in any major, prolonged conflicts with neighboring kingdoms, focusing instead on the domestic situation of Gwynedd.

        Nonetheless, it was during the time of Idwal's reign that the nearby kingdom of Mercia to the west was growing in power and influence. Idwal may have been involved in a series of raids on Mercian territory carried out by the neighboring Welsh kingdom of Powys during the reign of the Mercian king Coenred. These raids, if they did indeed occur, and if Gwynedd was indeed involved, seem to have been relatively isolated, and did not result in any sort of more organized conflict.
        (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

        EDWAL YMRICH, or the Roe, who after his father's retirement went from France into Britain with his cousin Ivor and routed the Saxons and possessed himself of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset; the first King of all Wales 690; died 720.
        (Fenwick Allied Ancestry, page 181)

         

        Father: *Cadwaladr "Fendigaid" Ap CADWALLON b: ABT 633 in Wales

        Marriage 1 Angrahad of BRITTANY
        Children
        *Rhodri "Molwynog" Ap IDWAL b: ABT 690 in Wales

        Sources:
        Title: 1Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

         

      • Citation:

        arciek@juno.com

      • Source text:

        ID: I10349
        Name: *Idwal "Iwrch" Ap CADWALADR
        Sex: M
        Name: Idwal ROEBUCK
        Birth: ABT 650 in Wales 1
        Death: 720 1
        Occupation: BET 692 AND 720 King of Gwynedd, Wales 1
        Note:
        Idwal ap Cadwaladr (c.650-720; reigned from c.682) (Latin: Ituvellus; English: Judwald), also known as Idwal Iwrch ('Roebuck'), was a king of Gwynedd.

        Following the death of Idwal's father, Cadwaladr Fendigaid, the history of Gwynedd enters into a somewhat hazy period. His nickname of 'Roebuck' suggests a young man of small stature, and the historical record indicates that he was probably not involved in any major, prolonged conflicts with neighboring kingdoms, focusing instead on the domestic situation of Gwynedd.

        Nonetheless, it was during the time of Idwal's reign that the nearby kingdom of Mercia to the west was growing in power and influence. Idwal may have been involved in a series of raids on Mercian territory carried out by the neighboring Welsh kingdom of Powys during the reign of the Mercian king Coenred. These raids, if they did indeed occur, and if Gwynedd was indeed involved, seem to have been relatively isolated, and did not result in any sort of more organized conflict.
        (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

        EDWAL YMRICH, or the Roe, who after his father's retirement went from France into Britain with his cousin Ivor and routed the Saxons and possessed himself of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset; the first King of all Wales 690; died 720.
        (Fenwick Allied Ancestry, page 181)

         

        Father: *Cadwaladr "Fendigaid" Ap CADWALLON b: ABT 633 in Wales

        Marriage 1 Angrahad of BRITTANY
        Children
        *Rhodri "Molwynog" Ap IDWAL b: ABT 690 in Wales

        Sources:
        Title: 1Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

         

      • Citation:

        arciek@juno.com