COEL Gwals

Abt 0388 - Abt 0459  (71 years)

• Name	COEL Gwals
  Birth	Abt 0388	Eburacum (York), Roman Britannia
  Gender	Female
  Death	Abt 0459	Kingdom of Gwynedd
  Notes	Name: Gwawl /ferch Coel/ Alias: Gwawl of Pennines Birth Date: 388 Place: , Caernarvonshire, , Wales Father: Coel Hen Coel Hen (the old), "appears in the Harleian genealogies and the later pedigrees known as the Bonedd Gwŷr y Gogledd (The Descent of the Men of the North) at the head of several post-Roman royal families of the Hen Ogledd. His line, collectively called the Coeling, included Urien, king of Rheged; Gwallog, perhaps king of Elmet; the brothers Gwrgi and Peredur; and Clydno Eiddin, king of Eidyn or Edinburgh. He was also considered to be the father-in-law of Cunedda, founder of Gwynedd in North Wales, by his daughter Gwawl.[1] Marriage to Cunedda Wledig She married Cunedda Wledig. [1] Pedigrees: Excerpts from Genealogy of the descendants of the Prichards, formerly lords of Llanover, Monmouthshire Pedigree No. 1, A. Male Ancestry of Caradoc Vraich Vras, first Prince between Wye and Severne. 1.—Lud, King of Britain, B.C. 60, 2.—Aflleck. 3.—Affalak. 4.—Enddolen. 5.—Enddos. 6.—Enyd. 7.— Endeyrn. 8.—Endegant. 9.—Rhydderch. 10.—Rhyfedel. 11.— Gradd. 12.—Erie. 13.—Tudbwl. 14.—Dehenfraint. 15.—Ievan (or Tegvan), King of the Trinobantes, and Iceni, (Harl. MSS. 2289.) 16.—Coel Godeberg, his son, who, by his- marriage with the Princess Seradvan, daughter and heir of Cadvan, ap Eudaf, Prince of Venedotia, by the Princess Glwadys, heiress of Lwryg, (Lucius) King of Britain, became jure Uxoris, King of Britain. 17.—His son, Cenen, or Cenaw, abdicated in favour of his sister Helena, afterwards Empress of Borne. (See Page 15.) 18.—Gwrwst Lledlwm, Prince of Gloucester. 19.—Meichion Gul, Prince of Gloucester. 20.—Llyr Marini, or Molweinen, married Gwenllian, co-heiress of Brychan, King of Brecon. 21.—Their son, Caradoc Vraich Vras. Pedigree, No. 1, B. Ancestry of Caradoc V.V. (according to the Cambrian Journal for March, 1862.) 16.—Coel, King of Britain. (Ped. No. 1. A.) 17.—17.—Gwawl, eldest dau. and sister to Empress Helena, married Edeyrn ap Padarn Peirswydd, Prince of Brigantes, (his territory, now composes York, Lancaster, Durham, Westmoreland, and Cumberland.) 18.—Their son, Cunedda Wledig, (King) King of North Wales? 19.—Their son, Eineon Yrch, (noble) from whom was named Caer Eineon, he married Brauste. 20.—Their son, Llyr Molwynog, (Impetuous), he married Gwenllian, dau. of Brychan, ap Auloch, Prince of Garthmadryn. 21. Their son, Caradoc Vraich Vras (c. 475). Pedigree, No. 1, C. Ancestry of Gwenllian, Mother of Caradoc V. V. 1.—Gwralded, King of Garth Marthin, A.D. 230. (Hart. MSS.) 2.—His sole heiress, Morvitha, Princess of Garth Marthin, married TalhaU, about AD. 260. 3.—Teithern, King of Garth Marthin. 4.—Teidvalt, King of Garth Marthin, A.D. 342. 6.—Teudor, King of Garth Marthin, AD. 365. 6.—His sole heir, Marchell, Princess of Garth Marthin, married Chilach; (Aulach), ap Cormuc, King of Ireland, A.D. 382. 7.—Their son, Brychan, Brecheiniog, by his mother, Prince of Garth Madryn, a country since called after him, Brecon; he left many daughters, co-heiresses, of these, Arianwen was ancestress of Elystan Glodrydd. (Ped. No. 2, A.) And Gwenllian, or Gwen, was mother of Caradoc V.V.[2] Death Date: 459 Place: Flintshire, Wales Issue Cunedda Wledig had 12 children, listed by Bartrum. Boyer does not state which of them, if any, were children of Gwawl. [3] Sources ↑ Carl Boyer, III. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certai Americans. Santa Clarita, California: By the author. 2004. "Coel Hen", pages 63-66. ↑ Smart, pp. 65-69 ↑ Carl Boyer, III. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certai Americans. Santa Clarita, California: By the author. 2004. "Cunedda Wledig", pages 66-73. See also: Thomas Gregory Smart, Genealogy of the descendants of the Prichards, formerly lords of Llanover, Monmouthshire, with an appendix of the pedigrees of the houses, with which that family intermarried (Google eBook). 1868 An essay on the Welsh Saints Early British Kingdoms
  Person ID	I59265	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	ap TEGFAN Coil Hen,   b. Abt 0340, Hen Oglydd, Ancient Britain d. Abt 0420, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Ancient Britain (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	CADFAN Ystrafael ferch,   b. 0350, Roman Britannia d. 0400, Roman Britannia (Age ~ 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ap EDERN Cunedda Wledig,   b. Abt 0370, Manaw Gododdin, Roman Britain d. 0460, Kingdom of Gwynedd (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	0407
  Children	1. ap CUNEDDA Einion Yrth,   b. 0417, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Wales d. Abt 0460, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Wales (Age ~ 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026