Kingdom of Gwynedd

Kingdom of Gwynedd was a state in British Isles (Europe) that lasted from c. 450 to 1216 CE, about 766 years. Its people spoke Celtic languages (Gaulish, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton).

The strongest Welsh kingdom, in the north-west around Snowdonia and Anglesey. Llywelyn the Great made it the core of a principality of Wales.

See Kingdom of Gwynedd on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 450 to 1216 CE

Duration

766 years

Type

State

Region

British Isles, Europe

Language family

Celtic

Capital

Aberffraw

Became

• Principality of Wales 1216 to 1283 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire
• 541 Plague of Justinian
• 732 Battle of Tours
• 793 Viking raid on Lindisfarne
• 800 Charlemagne crowned emperor
• 988 Baptism of the Rus
• 1054 East-West Schism
• 1066 Norman conquest of England

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Carolingian Empire 751 to 843 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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