State
Kingdom of Deheubarth
kingdom in west Britain
- This boundary
- 920–1197 CE
- Founded
- 920 CE
- Ended
- 1197
- Capital
- Dinefwr
- Government
- monarchy
- Languages
- Welsh
- Preceded by
- Kingdom of SeisyllwgKingdom of DyfedKingdom of Brycheiniog
- Succeeded by
- Principality of Wales
Overview
Deheubarth (Welsh pronunciation: [dɛˈhəɨbarθ]; lit. 'Right-hand Part', thus 'the South') was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (Latin: Venedotia). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed is shown by its rendering in Latin as dextralis pars or as Britonnes dexterales ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land. In the oldest British writers, Deheubarth was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from Hen Ogledd (Y Gogledd), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.
All rulers (7)
- Hywel Dda920–950 CE
- Owain ap Hywel950–987 CE
- Maredudd ab Owain986–999 CE
- Cynan ap Hywel999–1003 CE
- Gruffudd ap Llywelyn1055–1063
- Maredudd ab Owain ab Edwin1063–1072
- Rhys ab Owain1072–1078
Records (5)
- 1067–1165 — Norman invasion of WalesInvasion
- 1081 — Battle of Mynydd CarnBattle · Gruffyd ap Cynan, Rhys ap Tewdwr, Caradog ap Gruffyd, Meilyr ap Rhiwallon ▸ Trahaiarn ap Caradog
- 1088 — Battle of LlandudochBattle · King Rhys ap Tewdwr ▸ Llewellyn and Eidior
- 1088 — Battle of LlechrydBattle · King Rhys ap Tewdwr ▸ Madog, Rhydrid
- 1093 — Battle of BreconBattle
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