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.