Heirs To The Kingdom of Powys
Powys lies in mid-Wales, encompassing the three ancient counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire. The Kingdom of Powys was a principality, that emerged during the Dark Ages following the Roman withdrawal from Britain. Powys Wenwynwyn was the southern portion of the former princely state of Powys which split following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160. Owen de la Pole (i.e. of Welshpool) was the last Prince of Powys who surrendered the principality of Powys to Edward I at the Parliament of Shrewsbury in 1283, only to receive it back again from the king as a free Baron of England (Marcher Lord). Following the death of his son, Owen's daughter Hawise de la Pole became his heir. Hawise de la Pole married John Charleton, 1st Baron Cherleton, (1268–1353), and their male descendants owned the lordship until the 5th Baron Cherleton died in 1422.
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