Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Kingdom of Powys Fadog
drawn on the map 1169–1215
Powys Fadog ("Madog's Powys") was the northern division of Powys after 1160, its centre the great hilltop fortress of Castell Dinas Brân above Llangollen. Its first ruler was Gruffydd Maelor I (1160–1191), followed by Madog I ap Gruffydd (1191–1236), Gruffydd Maelor II (1236–1269), Madog II (1269–1277) and Gruffydd ap Madog.
- Shown on the map
- 1169–1215
- Peak area
- 1k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Powys Fadog ("Madog's Powys") was the northern division of Powys after 1160, its centre the great hilltop fortress of Castell Dinas Brân above Llangollen. Its first ruler was Gruffydd Maelor I (1160–1191), followed by Madog I ap Gruffydd (1191–1236), Gruffydd Maelor II (1236–1269), Madog II (1269–1277) and Gruffydd ap Madog. After the Edwardian conquest the Statute of Rhuddlan (1284) abolished the princely title; the last heir, Gruffydd Fychan, was reduced to a minor lord (uchelwr). His descendant Owain Glyndŵr would lead the great Welsh revolt of 1400. Northern Powys was broken into marcher lordships.
Common questions
- What was the Kingdom of Powys Fadog?
- Powys Fadog ("Madog's Powys") was the northern division of Powys after 1160, its centre the great hilltop fortress of Castell Dinas Brân above Llangollen. Its first ruler was Gruffydd Maelor I (1160–1191), followed by Madog I ap Gruffydd (1191–1236), Gruffydd Maelor II (1236–1269), Madog II (1269–1277) and Gruffydd ap Madog.
- When is the Kingdom of Powys Fadog shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Kingdom of Powys Fadog 1169–1215. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Kingdom of Powys Fadog?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Kingdom of Powys Fadog covered about 1,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each kingdom as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, national heritage bodies (Historic Environment Wales and Scotland, the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust), museum sources and the Dictionary of Irish Biography, read against the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede and the Irish annals with their own biases. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Powys Fadog en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys_Fadog
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