List of rulers of Wales

This is a list of Welsh rulers from 825 until 1282 when Wales was incorporated into England and then rulers from 1282 until 1707 of English Wales. These rulers were primarily prince of Wales but ruled the majority of Wales beginning in 825 which is where this list begins and the fact that in 825 England occupied land now in Wales as part of the English kingdoms (see Heptarchy).

House of Gwynedd & Deheuebarth[change]

Merfyn Frych (825-844) the Freckled
Rhodri Mawr (844-878) the Great
Anarawd ap Rhodri (878-916)
Idwal Foel (916-942) the Bald
Hywel Dda ap Cadell (942-950) the Good
Iago ab Idwal (950-974)
Hywel ab leuaf (974-985) the Bad
Cadwallon ab leuaf (985-986)^[1]^[2]

Interregnum (986-999)[change]

Maredudd ap Owain (999-1005)
Aeddan ap Blegywryd (1005-1018)
Llywelyn ap Seisyll (1018-1023)

House of Gwynedd[change]

Interregnum (1023-1039)[change]

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1039-1063)

Interregnum (1063-1081)[change]

Gruffyd ap Cynan (1081-1137) ruled with ap Rhys (1135-1137)
Gruffydd ap Rhys (1135-1137) ruled with ap Cynan (1135-1137)
Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd (1137-1170)
Dafydd and Rhodri ap Owain (1170-1194)
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (1194-1240) the Great
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1240-1246)
Llywelyn the Last (1246-1282) the Last

Claims after Llywelyn the Last[change]

Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1282–1283) (not crowned but claimed the title)
Madog ap Llywelyn (1294–1295) (not crowned but claimed the title)
Owain ap Tomas ap Rhodri (Owen the Red Hand) (1372–1378) (in exile but claimed the title)

House of Plantagenet[change]

House of Lancaster[change]

House of York[change]

House of Tudor[change]

House of Stuart[change]

Commonwealth (Lord Protectors)[change]

House of Stuart[change]

After[change]

Technically Wales didn't become a country and remained part of England until 1998 until the act of Devolution in 1998 making it it's own country although remaining part of the United Kingdom.

References[change]

↑ "Kings & Queens | Britroyals". www.britroyals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
↑ Guy, Ben (2020). "5. The Pedigrees of the Kings of Gwynedd". Medieval Welsh Genealogy – An Introduction and Textual Study. Martlesham, Suffolk, U.K.: Boydell & Brewer. pp. 233–264. doi:10.1017/9781787448988.006. ISBN 9781787448988. Retrieved 7 February 2025 – via Cambridge University Press.

[1] "Kings & Queens | Britroyals". www.britroyals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.

[2] Guy, Ben (2020). "5. The Pedigrees of the Kings of Gwynedd". Medieval Welsh Genealogy – An Introduction and Textual Study. Martlesham, Suffolk, U.K.: Boydell & Brewer. pp. 233–264. doi:10.1017/9781787448988.006. ISBN 9781787448988. Retrieved 7 February 2025 – via Cambridge University Press.

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