Cadell ap Brochfael

Cadell ap Brochfael ('Cadell, son of Brochfael'; died c. 808), also known as Cadell Powys, was an 8th- and 9th-century king of Powys.

Cadell ap Brochfael
Died	c. 808
Issue	Nest ferch Cadell
Father	Brochfael ab Elisedd

He was the son of Brochfael ab Elisedd, whom he succeeded to the throne c. 773.

The Annals of Wales mention his death, and Phillimore's reconstruction dates the entry to AD 808.^{[citation needed]} His name also was inscribed (as "Cattell")^{[citation needed]} on the Pillar of Eliseg.^[1]

He was succeeded by his son Cyngen ap Cadell, the last known king of the Cadelling dynasty of Powys.^[2][1] Some genealogies claim that his daughter Nest became the wife of Merfyn Frych, the king of the neighbouring kingdom of Gwynedd.^[2][1]

References

1. Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2013). Wales and the Britons, 350–1064. Oxford University Press. pp. 414–415. ISBN 978-0-19-821731-2.
2. Thornton, David E. (2004). "Cyngen ap Cadell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. Oxford University Press. pp. 865–866. ISBN 0-19-861364-4.

Preceded by Brochfael ab Elisedd	King of Powys 773–808	Succeeded by Cyngen ap Cadell