32-1 Cadwaladr "Fendigaid" ap CADWALLON "The Blessed", King of Gwynedd, son of Cadwallon ap Cadfan,was born about 615 in Wales. He died in 664.
"King Cadwaladr the Blessed was the last monarch to have any semblance of authority of the other Celtic Kings of Britain. He appears to have helped Penda of Mercia carry on his father's fight against the Northumbrians, though it is uncertain whether his men were present at King Oswald's final defeat at the Battle of Maes Cogwy (Oswestry) in 642. Tradition says he was ill for much of his reign, during which time, a Civil War broke out in Britain. This was not helped by a widespread famine, followed by a plague, that swept through the country at the same time. It is possible that Cadwaladr died of this plague in 664, but another theory has him fleeing to Brittany, where he accepted the hospitality of King Alain Hir (the Tall). Many years later, when the natural disasters abated, Cadwaladr sent his son, Ifwr, back to Britain to secure the Royal throne, while he went on a pilgrimage to Rome. He died there in 688. His body was brought back to Wales and buried in his church of Llangadwaladr on Ynys Mon (Anglesey)."
http://www.pa.uky.edu/~shapere/dkbingham/d0001/g0000035.html
"This holy king succeeded his father, Cadwallon ab Cadvan, about 634 A.D., and was the last Welsh king to have sovereignty over all Britain. The Mediaeval "Chronicles of the Princes" of Wales opens with the end of this King’s reign.
In the Welsh Triads, he is said to be one of the "Three Golden-banded of the Island of Britain", i.e. one of the three Kings who wore the golden bands that were insignia of supreme temporal power, and were worn around the neck, the arms and the knees. In another Triad, he is called one of the three "Blessed" or canonised kings of Britain for the protection he afforded to the fugitive Christians when dispossessed by the pagans.
Unlike his warrior father, he was a man of peace and piety; and embodied the Biblical and Orthodox ideal of kingship according to which the king is the servant of God and of God’s people.
It was indeed providential that this Saint reigned at that critical time in history. In 664, a plague broke out which desolated Britain and Ireland and in which the Saint himself probably died - but not before having distributed his possessions to the victims of that plague and of the pagan incursions.
He figures in Mediaeval Welsh poetry, and is regarded as an embodiment of other-worldliness, compassion and humility, all of which are virtues to which it is difficult to attain in such high office as St. Cadwaladr held.
http://www.orthodox.co.uk/cadwalad.htm
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Heytir GORRSSON, son of Gorr Thorasson, was born about 425
in Raumsdal,, Norway.
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Thrond was born about 625 in Trondheim, Sor Trondelag, Norway.
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Eysteinn "Fret" HALFDANSSON, KING IN VESTFOLD, son of Halfdan Olafsson,
King in Uppsala, and Asa Eysteinsdatter, was born about 736 in Vestfold,
Norway. He married Hildi EIRIKSDATTER.
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Hildi EIRIKSDATTER, daughter of Eirik Agnarsson, was born
about 740 in Vestfold, Norway.
32-9
Eochaid III, King of SCOTLAND, son of Findon, King of Scotland,
and Spondana, was born about 695 in Scotland. He died in 721.
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Urgust, King of the PICTS was born about 709 in Scotland.
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Lambert (Lamtbertus) I, son of Chrodobertus, was born about
670 in Neustria.
32-15 Pépin, Mayor of the Palace of AUSTRASIA, son of Ansigisen, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, and Beggue of Landen, was born about 635 in Heristal, Austrasia. He died on 16 Dec 714 in Junille, France. He had children with Alpaide (not married).
"Pippin of Herstal (Fr. Pépin), also known as Pippin the Younger, (b. 635 or 640 - d. December 16 714). He was the grandson of Pippin the Elder from the marriage of Ansegisel and Begga, the daughter of the Elder. As the Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy from 680 to 714, he gradually controlled the Frankish court. The Merovingian king Theuderic III attempted to oust Pepin from his post, but he was defeated at Tertry in 687. Pepin then became the actual ruler of Austrasia, keeping a strong influence over the other Frankish kingdoms. His descendants continued to serve as Mayors of the Palace, eventually becoming the legal rulers of the Frankish kingdoms.
Around 670, Pippin II married Plectrude for her inheritance of substantial estates in the Moselle region. They produced at least two children and through them at least two significant grandchildren. These legitimate children and grandchildren claimed themselves to be Pepin's true successors and with the help of his widow Plectrude tried to maintain the position of Mayor of the Palace after Pepin II’s death on December 16, 714. However, Charles Martel, Pippin's son by his mistress, Alpaida (or Chalpaida), had gained favour among the Austrasians, primarily for his military prowess and ability to keep them well supplied with booty from his conquests. Despite the efforts of Plectrude to silence her rival's child by imprisoning him, he became the sole Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of Francia."
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_of_Herstal
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Alpaide was born about 654 in Heristal, Austrasia. She died in Orp-le-Grand,
Brabant.
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Leutwinus, Bishop of TREVES was born about 665 in Austrasia, France.
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Muireadhach, King of LEINSTER, son of Murchad of Leinster, was
born about 710 in Ireland. He died in 755.
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