Cadell ap Rhodri (854–909) was the son of Rhodri Mawr ("the Great"). Rhodri the Great (in Welsh, Rhodri Mawr; occasionally in English, Roderick the Great) (c He inherited the kingdom of Seisyllwg from his father in 878, and passed it to his son, Hywel Dda ("the Good"), on his death in 909. Seisyllwg was a kingdom of medieval South Wales, covering the areas now known as Ceredigion, part of Carmarthenshire, and the Gower peninsula Hywel Dda (c 880?&ndash950 (English Hywel the Good, sometimes anglicized to Howell the Good) was a well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Cadell and Hywel had previously conquered Dyfed in 904/905, establishing Hywel as the king in that region. Dyfed ('dɪ ved is a preserved county of Wales. Dyfed was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. After his father's death, Hywel merged the two kingdoms to establish Deheubarth.
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Cadell ap Rhodri
Dinefwr Dynasty
Born: 854 Died: 909 |
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| Preceded by Rhodri the Great |
Prince of Seisyllwg 854-909 |
Merged by Hywel Dda into Deheubarth |