Dictionary of Welsh Biography



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RHIWALLON ap CYNFYN (d. 1070), king of Powys; second son of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan (q.v.) [Ni chafwyd erthygl] by Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ap Owen (q.v.), and brother of Bleddyn (q.v.). Co-ruler of Powys from 1063, he was killed at the battle of Mechain. His son Meilyr d. in 1081, and his daughter, Gwladus, m. Rhys ap Tewdwr (q.v.).

Bibliography:

  • Hist. W.;
  • D.N.B.

Author:

Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, M.A., F.S.A., (1905-1964), Aberystwyth