Cadwaladr, Cadwalader or Cadwallader (with other variant spellings) is a given name and surname of

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origin meaning "battle-leader". It was most notably held by

Cadwaladr Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (also spelled Cadwalader or Cadwallader in English) was king of Gwynedd in Wales from around 655 to 682 AD. Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682; he himself was a victim of the ...

, a seventh-century king of

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the North West Wales, north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County B ...

, who was the last Welsh king to claim lordship over all of Britain.

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The name is pronounced in Welsh and typically in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

People with the given name

Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (also spelled Cadwalader or Cadwallader in English) was king of Gwynedd in Wales from around 655 to 682 AD. Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682; he himself was a victim of the ...

(633–682), king of Gwynedd *

Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd (c. 1100 – 1172) was the third son of Gruffudd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, and brother of Owain Gwynedd. Appearance in history Cadwaladr first appears in the historical record in 1136, when following the killing of the ...

(c. 1096–1172), third son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd *

Cadwaladr ap Rhys Trefnant Cadwaladr ap Rhys Trefnant (floruit, fl. 1600) was a Welsh poet. Few of his works are thought to survive today. He is known to have written a number of poetical compositions in praise of various affluent Montgomeryshire family members, such as Sir ...

(fl. 1600), Welsh poet * Cadwaladr Cesail (fl. 1620), Welsh poet * Cadwaladr Bryner Jones (1872–1954), Welsh agriculturalist

People with the surname or patronymic

Betsi Cadwaladr Betsi Cadwaladr (24 May 1789 – 17 July 1860), also known as Beti Cadwaladr''Welsh National Heroes'' by Alun Roberts, Y Lolfa, 2002 and Betsi Davis, was a Welsh nurse. She began nursing on travelling ships in her 30s (1820s) and later nursed in ...

(1789–1860), Welsh nurse *

Cadfan ap Cadwaladr Cadfan ap Cadwaladr, Lord of Ceredigion (c. 1140 - c. 1215) was the elder son of Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd, the brother of Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd and overlord of all Wales. His mother was his father's first wife, Gwerfel ferch Gwrgan. He was ...

(c. 1140 – c. 1215), Lord of Ceredigion (son of

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Dafydd Cadwaladr Dafydd Cadwaladr (1752 – 9 July 1834) was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist preacher. He grew up in Llangwm, Denbighshire, where his family had lived for generations. By noting the letters on sheep's backs and then picking his way through the Prayer ...

(1752–1834), Welsh Calvinistic Methodist preacher * Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet *

Edward Cadwaladr Edward Cadwaladr was a 16th-century Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a ...

, 16th-century Welsh poet * Ellis Cadwaladr (fl. 1707–1740), Welsh poet * Huw Cadwaladr, 17th-century Welsh poet *

Llewellyn Cadwaladr Llewellyn "Lyn" Cadwaladr (1857 – 7 February 1909) was a Welsh operatic tenor who originated roles in, or starred in early tours of, comic operas and operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, Solomon and Stephens, Robert Planquette and others in the ...

(1857–1909), Welsh operatic tenor *

Rhys Cadwaladr Rhys Cadwaladr ( fl. 1666–1690) was a Welsh language poet and classical scholar, born in Conwy, north Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the ...

(fl. 1666–1690), Welsh poet *

Carole Cadwalladr Carole Jane Cadwalladr (; born 1969) is a British author, investigative journalist and features writer. She is a features writer for ''The Observer'' and formerly worked at '' The Daily Telegraph''. Cadwalladr rose to international prominence in ...

, British journalist

People with the surname in variant spellings

This section lists people whose surname is a variant spelling of Cadwaladr other than Cadwalader and Cadwallader, which have their own dedicated pages. *

Roger Cadwallador Roger Cadwallador (1568 – 27 August 1610) was a Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987. Life Roger Cadwallador was born to a Welsh family at Stretton Sugwas, near Hereford. He was ordained subdeacon at Reims, 21 Se ...

(1568–1610), English beatified Roman Catholic priest and martyr *

(born 1969), author and journalist

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