ap Elisedd, King Brochwel Ysgythrog

692 - 773  (81 years)

• Name	ap Elisedd, Brochwel Ysgythrog  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	King
  Birth	692	Wales   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LD3L-7RM  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Death	773	Wales   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I33503	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	ap Gwylog, King Elisedd,   b. 685, Ceredigion, Wales d. 755, Powys, Wales (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	verch Pabo, Queen Arddyn Benasgel,   b. 710, Powys, Wales d. 746, Wales (Age 36 years)
  Children	1. ap Brochfael, King Cadell,   b. 730, Deheubarth, Wales d. 808, Deheubarth, Wales (Age 78 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F13025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 692 - Wales Death - 773 - Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BIO: from British Kings and Queens (Mike Ashley) p 155 Broachfael ap Elisedd Powys, fl 760s The son of Elisedd, little is known of his reign, except hat it would have paralled that of Mercia's greatest king, Offa. Whatever lands Elisedd had gained in the first half of the century, Brochfael probably lost in the second half. Offa undertook many raids into Wales during his reign, some as far west as Dyfed, and Powys was little more than a doorstep to his mighty army. Although the dates of Brochfael's reign are not known, it is possible he reigned for a considerable period. It was during his reign that Offa's Dyke was constructed, a remarkable feat of engineering which must have taken many men many years. It is a sign of Offa's power that it could be achieved at all, and it is probable that it was the men of Powys and of Glywysing who were pressed into service to complete the work. It served as much as a line of demarkation as a defence, and as such shows that Offfa effectively agreed a border between the Welsh and the English would help sustain peace. Brochfael would therefore have benefitted from the Dyke in the short term, though in the long term it spelled the end for Powys. Brochfael was succeeded by his son Cadell. Gender:Male Birth:circa 715 Ysgithrog,Brenin,Powys, Wales Death:773 (54-62) Wales Immediate Family: Son of Elisedd Ap ap Gwylog Husband of N.N. Pabo Father of Cadell, King of Powys and Cyngen ap Brochwel Brother of St. Enghenedl ab Elisedd and Cyngen ab Elisedd Added by:Jon Brees Thogmartin FTDNA Mcclendon on January 2, 2008 Managed by:Ofir Friedman and 44 others Curated by:Erin Spiceland MyHeritage Family Trees Ellingson Web Site, managed by John Ellingson Birth: Circa 715 - Place Death: 773 - Place Parents: Names of both parents Siblings: Enghenedd Verch Elisedd and name of one more sister Wife: Name of wife Children: Cadell Ap Brochwel and name of one more son

  
  

• Sources

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