Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameCyngen ap Cadell
Death855
Notes for Cyngen ap Cadell
King of Powys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyngen_ap_CadellCyngen ap Cadell was a king of
Powys in eastern
Wales.
Cyngen was of the line of
Brochwel Ysgithrog and after a long reign as king of Powys went on a pilgrimage to
Rome and died there in 855. He is thought to be the first Welsh ruler to visit Rome after the healing of the breach between the Welsh branch of the Celtic Church and Rome over the date of
Easter.
Cyngen raised a pillar in memory of his great-grandfather
Elisedd ap Gwylog which stands near the later abbey of
Valle Crucis. This memorial is known as the
Pillar of Eliseg owing to a mistake by the original carver of the inscription.
Cyngen was the last of the original line of kings of Powys. He had three sons, but on his death Powys was annexed by
Rhodri Mawr, ruler of
Gwynedd who claimed it as the son of Cyngen's sister,
Nest ferch Cadell.
Cyngen had the following children:
▪ Elisedd ap Cyngen ▪ Ieuaf ap Cyngen
▪ Aeddan ap Cyngen
▪ Gruffudd ap Cyngen