Ednyfed Fychan
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Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynfrig was a Welsh nobleman who served as distain or seneschal of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in North Wales. Ednyfed held this position under the princes of Gwynedd for almost thirty ye
Ednyfed's name (ednẏuet) in the rubrication of his son's elegy, from NLW MS 6680B f. 30r
Commotes and cantrefi of Wales in the period of Ednyfed's lifetime
St Trillo's church, Rhos-on-Sea, Ednyfed's chapel
Seneschal
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A seneschal is most commonly, a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or major
Ednyfed Fychan
…Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynfrig (Welsh pronunciation: , died 1 October 1246) was a Welsh nobleman who served as distain or seneschal (roughly equivalent to a modern prime minister) of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in North Wales. Ednyfed held this position under the princes of…
Seneschal from the Holy Roman Empire
Awarding of the office of Truchsess to the House of Waldburg