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

king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

. 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. His name also was inscribed (as "Cattell") on the

Pillar of Eliseg The Pillar of Eliseg – also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh – stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales rid reference It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell (died 855), king of Kingdom of Powys, Powys in honour o ...

. He was succeeded by his son

Cyngen ap Cadell Cyngen ap Cadell (also spelled Concenn) was King of Powys from 808 until his death in 854 during a pilgrimage to Rome. Biography Cyngen was of the line of Brochwel Ysgithrog, and, after a long reign as king of Powys, he went on a pilgrimage t ...

, the last known king of the Cadelling dynasty of Powys. Some genealogies claim that his daughter Nest became the wife of

Merfyn Frych Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"; Old Welsh ''Mermin''), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor"), was King of Gwynedd from around 825 to 844, the first of its kings known not to h ...

, the king of the neighbouring kingdom of Gwynedd.

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Monarchs of Powys House of Gwertherion 8th-century Welsh monarchs 9th-century Welsh monarchs 800s deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth unknown {{Wales-bio-stub