House of Aberffraw

House of Aberffraw
House of Aberffraw
	; Traditional Arms of the Aberffraw House of Gwynedd
Parent house	House of Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Founded	c. 9th century
Founder	Anarawd ap Rhodri
Final ruler	Prince Dafydd III
Titles	King of the Britons; King of the Welsh; King of Gwynedd; Prince of Wales; Prince of the Welsh; Prince of Gwynedd; Prince of Powys; Prince of Aberffraw; Lord of Aberffraw; Lord of Snowdon; Lord of Anglesey (Ynys Môn); Lord of Meirionnydd; Lord of Ceredigion;
Connected families	Dinefwr; Mathrafal
Deposition	1283

The House of Aberffraw was a medieval royal court based in the village it was named after, Aberffraw, Anglesey (Wales, UK) within the borders of the then Kingdom of Gwynedd. The dynasty was founded in the 9th century by a King in Wales whose descendants founded the Welsh Royal Houses. The other medieval Welsh dynasties were the Royal Houses of Dinefwr, Mathrafal.

The Royal House is deemed to be a historiographical and genealogical term historians use to illustrate the line of succession from Rhodri the Great of Wales through his eldest son Anarawd. The last member of the male line of the house of aberffraw was Owain Lawgoch.

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