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{{Short description|King of Gwynedd from 999 to 1005}}
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'''Cynan ap Hywel''' (ruled 999–1005) was a [[List of rulers of Gwynedd|King of Gwynedd]], one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval [[Wales]]. He was the son of [[Hywel ap Ieuaf]], a previous king from the line of [[Idwal Foel]] (his grandfather). On Hywel's death, the realm was ruled by his brother, but almost immediately was seized by [[Maredudd ab Owain]].

After the death in 999 of Maredudd, the rule of Gwynedd returned to the original dynasty in the form of Cynan ap Hywel. Cynan reigned until 1005 but very little has been recorded about his reign, and nothing is known about the circumstances in which he was supplanted by [[Aeddan ap Blegywryd]], who was apparently out of the direct line of succession.

== See also ==
* [[History of Wales]]

== References ==

== Sources ==
* {{cite book |author=John Edward Lloyd |author-link=John Edward Lloyd |title=A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorywalesfr01lloygoog |publisher=Longmans, Green & Co. |year=1911}}

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