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{{Short description|Welsh medieval cantref}} |
{{Short description|Welsh medieval cantref}} |
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[[File:Gwynedd.620.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Kingdom of Gwynedd]] c.620, showing Anglesey [[cantref]]i top left]] |
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'''Aberffraw''' was one of the three medieval [[cantref]]s on the island of [[Anglesey]], north [[Wales]], in the [[Kingdom of Gwynedd]] as a cadet branch, named the [[House of Aberffraw]]. It lay on the western side of the island on [[Caernarfon Bay]]. Its administrative centre was [[Aberffraw]], the ancient seat of the Princes of Gwynedd. |
'''Aberffraw''' was one of the three medieval [[cantref]]s on the island of [[Anglesey]], north [[Wales]], in the [[Kingdom of Gwynedd]] as a cadet branch, named the [[House of Aberffraw]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rowlands |first=Henry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2sY_AAAAcAAJ |title=Mona Antiqua restaurata: An archaeological discourse on the antiquities, natural and historical of the Isle of Anglesey |date=1766 |publisher=J. Knox |pages=114–115 |language=en}}</ref> It lay on the western side of the island on [[Caernarfon Bay]]. Its administrative centre was [[Aberffraw]], the ancient seat of the Princes of Gwynedd. In the 1300s, it was ruled by [[Viceroy|viceroys]] ({{Lang-cy|rhaglaw}}) from the lineage of [[Hwfa ap Cynnddelw]] who represented Anglesey in the [[parliament of 1327]] regarding the deposition of [[Edward II of England]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carr |first=Antony D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-yVDwAAQBAJ |title=The Gentry of North Wales in the Later Middle Ages |date=2017-10-12 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-1-78683-136-1 |pages=118–119 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The cantref consisted of the two [[cwmwd]]s of [[Llifon]] and [[Malltraeth (cwmwd)|Malltraeth]]. |
The cantref consisted of the two [[cwmwd]]s of [[Llifon]] and [[Malltraeth (cwmwd)|Malltraeth]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Rhosyr (cantref)]] |
* [[Rhosyr (cantref)]] |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 06:42, 22 December 2023
Aberffraw was one of the three medieval cantrefs on the island of Anglesey, north Wales, in the Kingdom of Gwynedd as a cadet branch, named the House of Aberffraw.[1] It lay on the western side of the island on Caernarfon Bay. Its administrative centre was Aberffraw, the ancient seat of the Princes of Gwynedd. In the 1300s, it was ruled by viceroys (Welsh: rhaglaw) from the lineage of Hwfa ap Cynnddelw who represented Anglesey in the parliament of 1327 regarding the deposition of Edward II of England.[2]
The cantref consisted of the two
See also
- Cemais (Anglesey cantref)
- Rhosyr (cantref)
References
- ^ a b Rowlands, Henry (1766). Mona Antiqua restaurata: An archaeological discourse on the antiquities, natural and historical of the Isle of Anglesey. J. Knox. pp. 114–115.
- ISBN 978-1-78683-136-1.
53°11′30.74″N 4°27′49.28″W / 53.1918722°N 4.4636889°W
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