Howel the Good

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Howel the Good was a 10th-century Welsh king renowned for codifying Welsh law and promoting justice and stability in medieval Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh king
historical figure
medieval monarch
aimedTo standardize law across Welsh territories
associatedWith Dinefwr Castle region NERFINISHED
centuryOfBirth 9th century
centuryOfDeath 10th century
codified customary Welsh laws
countryOfCitizenship Wales NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 880
dateOfDeath 950
dynasty House of Dinefwr NERFINISHED
era 10th century
ethnicGroup Welsh
father Cadell ap Rhodri NERFINISHED
givenName Hywel NERFINISHED
governedWith councils of Welsh nobles
hasCanonicalName Hywel ap Cadell NERFINISHED
historicalReputation just ruler
lawgiver
honorificTitle the Good NERFINISHED
influenced later Welsh legal tradition
knownFor Welsh law codes
languageSpoken Welsh
legacy model of good kingship in Welsh tradition
symbol of Welsh legal identity
legalCodeName Laws of Hywel Dda NERFINISHED
legalSystemInfluenced medieval Welsh law
nativeName Hywel Dda NERFINISHED
notableAchievement promoted justice in Wales
promoted political stability in Wales
notableWork codification of Welsh law
occupation king
partOf history of Wales
placeOfBirth Wales NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Wales NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Deheubarth NERFINISHED
King of most of Wales
region medieval Wales
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
soughtPolicy legal reform
political unification of Wales
territoryRuled Deheubarth NERFINISHED
Gwynedd NERFINISHED
Powys NERFINISHED
timePeriod High Middle Ages (early phase) NERFINISHED

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Hywel Dda honorificName Howel the Good