GWGON ap MEURIG (died 871), king of Ceredigion, and the last of the line of Ceredig
Date of death: 871
Gender: Male
Occupation: king of Ceredigion, and the last of the line of Ceredig
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: David Jenkins
According to the Chronicle of the Princes he was drowned in the year 871. His sister, Angharad, married Rhodri Mawr. On the death of Gwgon this gave Rhodri a sufficient pretext for intervening in the affairs of the state of Seisyllwg, formed rather more than a century earlier by the union of Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi.
Author
- Dr David Jenkins, (1912 - 2002)
- Thomas Jones (ed.), Brut y Tywysogion, Peniarth MS. 20 (Cardiff 1941)
- J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. I
- J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. II
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Gwgon ap Meurig
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q3330999
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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