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Gwynedd becomes detached from the remainder of the territory in 950, but this allows former Dyfed to provide the heartland along with Ceredigion of the state of Deheubarth. 916 - 950 Hywel Dda 'the Good' ap Cadell
Although Rhys was quickly overrun by Gwynedd and Gwent, his cousin Rhys ap Tewdwr – through his marriage into Bleddyn's family and through battle – reestablished his dynasty's hegemony over south Wales just in time for the second wave of conquest: a prolonged Norman invasion under the Marcher Lords.
Aug 3, 2009 · Rhodri, king of Gwynedd, had by his death in 877 added Powys and Seisyllwg (essentially the later counties of Cardigan and Carmarthen) to his kingdom. The union between the North and Seisyllwg...
Dec 8, 2012 · The following year, Gwynedd repays the compliment, invading and devastating Ceredigion, before being driven out by more fierce fighting. 957 Owain succeeds to the throne of Deheubarth and Ceredigion is fully reunited with it under him as its single ruler.
Meurig ap Hywel of Gwent is said to join Rhodri the Great, king of Wales (Gwynedd and Deheubarth), in defeating them but falls during the battle. The Annales Cambriae also record the death of Meurig at the hands of Saxons.
It disintegrated after his death, and the princes of Gwynedd extended their influence over northern Deheubarth until it was replaced (1277–87) by Edward I's new counties of Cardigan and Carmarthen; the marcher lordships of Pembrokeshire and south Carmarthenshire continued to occupy the southern portion. The descendants of Deheubarth's rulers ...
Llywelyn ap Seisyll – apparent ancestor to Hywel Dda – King of Gwynedd & Deheubarth Gained the throne by defeating usurper Aeddan in battle & also his wife Angharad being the daughter of Maredudd ap Owain
