Meara

== History ==
Meara was founded as a sovereign principality in the seventh century, but did not experience any significant expansion as a result of generations of internal conflict and strife. Meara became a vassal state of Gwynedd in 877, but the Mearan royal line continued to govern the land for the next two centuries. In 1025, the eldest daughter and heiress of the last Mearan prince married King Malcolm Haldane of Gwynedd, but many Mearan nobles refused to acknowledge her marriage or Gwyneddan dominion over their land.
A string of Mearan Pretenders rose up over the next century, attempting to secure independence for Meara, but a series of military expeditions by Malcolm and his descendants succeeded in maintaining Gwynnedan rule in Meara. The last Mearan Pretender was defeated by King Kelson Haldane on 1124, and the last scions of the old Mearan line renounced their claims to the throne in 1128.
In 1128, the lands of Meara were incorporated into Gwynedd as the Duchy of Laas and the Duchy of Ratharkin.
== Sovereign Princes ==
House of Quinnell	
House of Quinnell
651-688	
Mear mac Quinnell
688-716	
Archambald
716-731	
Jolyon I
731-755	
Aldebert
755-762	
Janus
762-806	
Armon
806-822	
Judhael I
822-845	
Arturus
845-874	
Justin
874-877	
Alban
877-892	
Jorianna
880-906	
Jubal mac Adam
906-928	
Austin
928-948	
Jehan
948-965	
Jordan mac Jonatan
965-972	
Ithel mac Judah mac Austin
972-976	
Joël
976-1001	
Judhael II
1001-1025	
Jolyon II
1025-1055	
Roisian
Pretenders of Meara of the House of Quinnell	
Pretenders of Meara of the House of Quinnell
1025-1045	
Annalind
1045-1109	
Judhael III
1109-1124	
Caitrin
Pretenders of the House of Ramsay of Cloome	
Pretenders of the House of Ramsay of Cloome
1124-1126	
Dafydd
1126-1128	
Jolyon III
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