Rhodri ap Hywel

Rhodri ap Hywel (died 953 or 954) was a King of Deheubarth in South Wales, and a son of Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth and Gwynedd, known for his codification of Welsh laws.

Rhodri came from a long line of intermarrying Welsh princely houses. His father Hywel Dda married Elen ferch Llywarch (d. 929), daughter of King Llywarch ap Hyfaidd of Dyfed (d. 904), and took over the kingdom of Deheubarth after the murder of her uncle Rhodri ap Hyfaidd in Arwystli in mid Wales (c. 905). This was thought to be an execution following a defeat in battle against Hywel, his father Cadell ap Rhodri, King of Seisyllwg (d. 909) or his uncle Anarawd ap Rhodri, King of Gwynedd (d.916). He may have had other brothers: Rhain (sometimes spelled Rhun) is considered definitive and there are suggestions of a Hywel Fychan, an Einion

Rhodri is thought to have died in either 953 or 954 and Edwin in 954, leaving Owain in sole possession of Deheubarth.