cadwgan, meurig, 1045, 1074, medieval, welsh, ruler, reigned, over, petty, kingdoms, gwent, morgannwg, tumultuous, years, dynastic, struggle, leading, norman, invasion, wales, chronicler, orderic, vitalis, noted, historia, ecclesiastica, that, welsh, king, nam. Cadwgan ap Meurig fl 1045 1074 was a medieval Welsh ruler who reigned over the petty kingdoms of Gwent and Morgannwg in the tumultuous years of dynastic struggle leading up to the Norman invasion of Wales The chronicler Orderic Vitalis noted in his Historia Ecclesiastica that a Welsh king named Caducan suffered defeat in battle at the hands of William FitzOsbern 1st Earl of Hereford which would have happened in the year 1070 Subsequently the Normans established dominance in Gwent and Cadwgan was deposed by an ambitious subject named Caradog ap Gruffydd son of the former king Gruffydd ap Rhydderch Whether killed or merely driven away the ultimate fate of Cadwgan is unclear Regnal titlesPreceded byGruffydd ap Llywelyn King of Gwent1063 1074 Succeeded byCaradog ap Gruffydd This royalty related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Welsh biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cadwgan ap Meurig amp oldid 1083164407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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