Meirchion ap Custennin King of Cerniw

• Preferred Name: Meirchion ap Custennin King of Cerniw
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: Y
  
• Birth: 430 in Cornwall, England at LATI: N0.2512 LONG: E5.0668
  
• FSID: 29Y2-JVL
  
• Notes:

  === Merion, King of Cerniw ===
  (Born c.AD 430)
  (Welsh: Meirchion; Latin: Marcianus; English: Marion)
  
  Merion was the younger son of King Constantine Corneu of Dumnonia, and he inherited the western-most portion of his kingdom, Cerniw, now Cornwall, under the overlordship of his brother, Erbin. He was succeeded by his more famous son, Marc.
  
  http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/merioncw.html
  
  === Wales Historical Events ===
  - 428 AD. Saxons started to arrive in Briton
  - 430's AD. Cunedda were persuaded to migrate on masse to North Wales from the northeast of Hadrian's Wall from Manau, the district centred about the modern Clackmannan, in the to drive out invaders from Ireland
  - 447 AD. Battle of Maesgarmon near Mold Britons defeated an alliance of Picts and Scots.
  
  http://thehistoryofwales.typepad.com/t/5.html