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Kings settlement, Aberffraw cantref

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The emergence of the Kings of Gwynedd permanently in the Aberffraw district (cantref), Wikipedia links used. After the original division of Kingdoms in sub-Roman Britain, Wales was further divided into what was called the ' Cantrefi ' (similar to townships). Then within the cantref were ' commotes ' (cymwt in middle Welsh) which were a further land division. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, attributed to  XrysD through Wiki Commons ,  Welsh cantrefi map.   The Kingdom of Gwynedd's (Guynet) cadet branch was in the Aberffraw cantref on the Isle of Anglesey , North Wales. The dynasty was named the  House of Aberffraw , also known as the second dynasty of Gwynedd, it would align itself with Gwynedd and its rulers, they had held successive royal titles from different locations at the same time. Those titles could be of King or Prince of Gwynedd, or of Aberffraw, also Lord of Eryri (Snowdon) or Anglesey as well as temporary vassal lordships south of Gwynedd i...

Brythonic Kings, Welsh Princes, and UK politicians.

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Modern British leaders: Post-Roman Brythonic Kings from their respective Kingdoms in Britain, Celtic  de facto and current Princes of Wales & Caernarfonshire, UK politicians. All from the past 1,600+ years  (Wikipedia links used). The Kings of the Welsh Kingdoms represented their country as King of Britain during the sub-Roman (400s AD) conquests a few centuries before the King of Wales title emerged . The Kingdoms emerged in the 5th century as successor states to the Roman Provinces which stood in place for nearly 400 years. From the Iron Age in Britain, the ruling class of leaders of Wales (Cambria) were Kings of Britain, as well as the  Chief Governors of Cambria and Dukes of Cornwall,  and also the  Governors of North Camrbia as Earls of Ewias and  Urtchingfilde from roughly 1,000 BC to 400 AD. The Earldom's  title holder's descendants inter-married with the Chief Governors of Cambria (Duke of Cornwall, King of Britain) as ancestors to the the...