Maelienydd (Welsh)

Who he is

Name

Maelgwn ap Cadwallon and his sons Madog, Hywel, Cadwallon and Maredudd

Title

Lords of Maelienydd (and Ceri, not pinned)

Since

Maelgwn succeeded his father Cadwallon ap Madog, killed by Mortimer's men on 22 September 1179

Born

Not pinned

Family

Grandsons of Madog ab Idnerth, of the line of Elystan Glodrydd; vassals of the Lord Rhys until 1197.

Confidence

low

Wikipedia (Maelienydd), which says Maelgwn died in exile about 1202 and Roger Mortimer had conquered Maelienydd by 1200.

Overlord

None since the Lord Rhys's death

What it holds

• A claim to Maelienydd and its llys
• Possibly the upland of Ceri (not pinned)

How it was acquired

Inheritance.

Allies and rivals

Enemies of Roger Mortimer; once vassals of the Lord Rhys; Cwm Hir abbey was their father's foundation (1176).

How things stand that morning

Dispossessed by Mortimer, who holds Cymaron; the hills are a raiding belt.

Wealth

None in hand.

Military

Raiders in the hills.

Threats

• Mortimer

What the year holds

What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.

1. About 1202Maelgwn ap Cadwallon dies in exile (per Wikipedia).Depends on: His exile Stopped by: Restoration

Places of note

• Cwm Hir abbey: Cistercian abbey founded by Cadwallon ap Madog, 1176

Where the sources disagree

• Wikipedia's Maelienydd article places Mortimer's conquest 'by 1200' and his charter of liberties to Cwm Hir in 1200; whether that charter falls before or after 1 January is not pinned.

Evidence: Annal entries and one Wikipedia article.

On the map: Drawn as a claim over Mortimer's conquest.