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Roderick the Great, King of All Wales and the Isle of Man

Male Abt 788 - 877  (89 years)


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  • Name Roderick the Great  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 788 
    • He was 89 years old when slain.
    History Roderick the Great's name was also spelt Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn Frych in Welsh.

    He was crowned Great King of All Wales in 843.  [1, 2, 3
    Death 877  [1, 2, 3
    Cause: killed in battle against the Saxons in Mon 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I2501  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2021 

    Father Merfin Frych, King of Powis and the Isle of Man   d. 844 
    Mother Essylit 
    Family ID F1953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Angharad verch Meurig 
    Children 
     1. Merfyn ap Rhodri, Prince of Powis,   b. Abt 859, Cair Seiont, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 900, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     2. Anarawd Ap Rhodri, King of North Wales   d. 916, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Cadell, Prince of South Wales   d. 907, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChild - Merfyn ap Rhodri, Prince of Powis - Abt 859 - Cair Seiont, Caernarvonshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1467] Maund, Kari. The Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords and Princes, (Straud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: Tempus Publishing Limited, 2006).

    2. [S1492] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Paternal Ancestry of Rhodri Mawr" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume XLI, 1965).

    3. [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966).