Lords of Deheubarth

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The Lords of Deheubarth were a medieval Welsh royal dynasty that ruled much of southwest Wales, notably resisting Norman and English encroachment during the High Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh royal dynasty
medieval ruling house
appliesToJurisdiction Ceredigion NERFINISHED
Dyfed NERFINISHED
Ystrad Tywi NERFINISHED
southwest Wales NERFINISHED
capital Dinefwr Castle NERFINISHED
conflict English expansion into Wales
Norman invasion of Wales NERFINISHED
country Deheubarth NERFINISHED
dissolved 13th century
ethnicGroup Welsh
followedBy English rule in Wales
foundedBy Hywel Dda NERFINISHED
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasRole resisted English encroachment in southwest Wales
resisted Norman encroachment in southwest Wales
hasTitle King of Deheubarth NERFINISHED
Prince of Deheubarth NERFINISHED
inception 10th century
languageUsed Welsh
locatedInTime Middle Ages NERFINISHED
namedAfter Deheubarth NERFINISHED
notableMember Hywel Dda NERFINISHED
Maredudd ab Owain NERFINISHED
Rhys Gryg NERFINISHED
Rhys ap Maredudd NERFINISHED
Rhys ap Tewdwr NERFINISHED
The Lord Rhys NERFINISHED
partOf Welsh principalities NERFINISHED
medieval Wales
precededBy Kings of Dyfed NERFINISHED
Kings of Seisyllwg NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Cardigan Castle NERFINISHED
Cilgerran Castle NERFINISHED
Dinefwr Castle NERFINISHED
sharesBorderWith Kingdom of Gwynedd NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Powys NERFINISHED
Norman Marcher Lordships NERFINISHED
significantEvent internal dynastic conflicts in the 13th century
loss of Deheubarth to the Normans in the late 11th century
participation in Welsh resistance to Norman marcher lords
restoration under The Lord Rhys in the 12th century
submission of The Lord Rhys to Henry II of England
unification of Dyfed and Seisyllwg under Hywel Dda
timePeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Carreg Cennen Castle controlledBy Lords of Deheubarth