The House of Aberffraw is a family dynasty that unlike other Royal Welsh Houses could and did transmit via female line.

From the family of the legendary King of Britian who ruled from Aberffraw, Eduaf Hen, through the daughter of his female heir to Cunedda via the Coeling.

As such, at least 9 potential heirs, both male line from earlier rulers and descendants from the last native Prince’s of Gwynedd exist, as possible heads of the House of Aberffraw.

From “ordinary” Welsh & Frenchmen, to an Irish clan chief and an Irish Earl, to British Baronets, a Baron and controversially even an English King.

English 20th century historians aren’t always the best sources!

They sometimes name The descendants of Cunedda as “The House of Cunedda” rather than the traditional Maelgyning (named after his g-grandson Maelgwn Gwynedd and the “first dynasty” and the Merfynion as the second dynasty or House of Aberffraw (themselves part of the The Coeling). This started to gain popularity about the same time Charles Windsor started using the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Gwynedd with the crown of Edward on top, and to suggest that the House had no possible heirs after Edward Ist of England conquest.

Princes of Wales, Princes of Gwynedd, Princes and Lords of Aberffraw, Lords of Yns Mon & Eri

Celtic Venedotian titles held by a British dynsty in legendry Scotland with Roman Imperial Power, historic Ireland (in Gaelic as well as Viking areas) and for a brief time, even the North of England, as well as course in Wales

Claimants to the House of Aberffraw

“It took until 1283, when Edward I conquered Gwynedd, for the last part of Roman Britain to fall. Indeed, a strong case can be made for Gwynedd as the very last part of the entire Roman Empire, east and west, to fall to the barbarians”

Professor Bryan Ward-Perkins