Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn
drawn on the map 1169–1209
Powys Wenwynwyn (also Powys Cyfeiliog), the southern division from 1160, had its centre at Welshpool (Pool/Trallwng). It went first to Owain Cyfeiliog (1160–1195), poet and prince, and took its lasting name from his son Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (1195–1216), who competed with Gwynedd for leadership in Wales.
- Shown on the map
- 1169–1209
- Peak area
- 3k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Powys Wenwynwyn (also Powys Cyfeiliog), the southern division from 1160, had its centre at Welshpool (Pool/Trallwng). It went first to Owain Cyfeiliog (1160–1195), poet and prince, and took its lasting name from his son Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (1195–1216), who competed with Gwynedd for leadership in Wales. Later rulers included Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (1241–1286), who oscillated between Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and the English crown. After the conquest the family anglicised as the barons de la Pole (Owen de la Pole, Gruffudd de la Pole), and the lordship passed by the marriage of the heiress Hawys Gadarn to John Charlton in 1309. The realm was dissolved as an independent principality by 1283.
Common questions
- What was the Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn?
- Powys Wenwynwyn (also Powys Cyfeiliog), the southern division from 1160, had its centre at Welshpool (Pool/Trallwng). It went first to Owain Cyfeiliog (1160–1195), poet and prince, and took its lasting name from his son Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (1195–1216), who competed with Gwynedd for leadership in Wales.
- When is the Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn 1169–1209. 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 Wenwynwyn?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn covered about 3,000 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 Wenwynwyn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powys_Wenwynwyn
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