In some cases, some kingdoms of Ireland were simply family dynasties in a very limited area. Some were no more than a city with a local ruler who had the title of king. Note: Even though there are lists of Irish Kingdoms, not all were kingdoms as we think of a kingdom. Wales - Area between the Wye and Severn Rivers Wales - Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire Kingdom of Morgannwg (Glamorgan) originally Kingdom of Glwysing Wales - Breconshire, Radnorshire & England - Herefordshire The kingdoms combined with the Picts to form the Kingdom of Alba. The Scots Kingdoms were Dál Riata, Strathclyde and Bernicia. Ireland/Ulster - Antrim / Argyll, Bute & Lochaber The Vikings invaded England and established a Viking Kingdom which included the following shires in England: Leicester, York, Nottingham, Derby, Lincon, Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Hertford, Middlesex, and Buckingham from about 910 to 1085. If they existed, we do not know their location. Ptolemy mentioned and mapped tribes of which we have no evidence of their existence outside of the mention, i.e., Venicnii, Robogdii, Darini, Magmatae., Voluntii, Eblani, Cauci, Autini, Gangani, Manapii, Omanapi, Velabori, Usdiae, and Iverni. In Celtic Ireland, very little archeological findings and no written records other than observations of Greeks and Romans. Much is guesswork based on ancient documents. Do not assume that the years or tribes/nationalities are completely accurate. I have used the Geni Project as a reference to prepare the following list, rearranging categories and adding additional information. Please note that dates are often approximations. Many of these sites show maps and names of rulers. Please use Google or another search engine to look them up. However, most of the following kingdoms have other sites, mostly Wikipedia articles to provide more information. However, these links are to other geni websites which may or may not provide further information. If you examine its website, you will notice that many of the listed kingdoms have a link. The Geni project has a website that lists most of them. There are many websites that have information about these petty kingdoms, showing their leaders and years of existence. For instance, the kings sub-ruler over a district was an earl or baron. With these new larger kingdoms, came new titles of nobility. Eventually, these territories came under the leadership of more powerful centralized kings, and we started having counties and districts, and even nations. As kingdoms were conquered, boundaries changed and kingdoms were absorbed either by warfare or perhaps by inter-kingdom marriages. As time went on, each kingdom wanted more territory, and warfare ensued. Thus a privileged group arose with titles and we begin to have nobility in these small kingdoms. The small kingdoms developed governments, led by the friends and relatives of the leader. These tribes always had leaders or chiefs and existed as separate bands that traveled for commerce or war.Įventually, these tribes began to establish territorial boundaries and kingdoms emerged and the tribal chief became a prince or king. Other areas by various Germanic or Scandinavian tribes. Large areas of Europe were inhabited by the Celts. However, the rest of Europe was inhabited by hundreds of tribes of various ethnic groups. If we roll back the clock for nearly 3,000 years, we find that the Mediterannean region was populated with established countries such as Rome, Greece, Palestine, etc. Let's take a quick overview of the development of Europe. For instance, where and what is West Francia, Austrasia, Gwenydd, etc.? If we are fortunate enough to start taking our family history back into the middle and dark ages in Europe, we soon find that place names are unfamiliar.
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