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Ieuaf (Welsh: "the younger") usually known as Idwal ap Idwal (English: Idwal son of Idwal, died 988), to distinguish him from his father Idwal Foel, was joint king of Gwynedd in northern Wales from 950 to 969. He possibly also ruled Powys for some time. Ieuaf was a son of King Idwal Foel.
Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd (1175–1194, 1194–1195), Ruling upper Gwynedd and Ynys Mon until 1194 and then Ynys Mon solely from 1194–1195 until he was ousted by the sons of his brother Cynan. [ 38 ] Maelgwn ab Owain Gwynedd (1170–1173), ruling Ynys Mon and supporter of his elder brother Hywel ap Owain's claim as Prince.
The King of Gwynedd anticipated this, and dispatched his sons Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd and Cynan into the woods with an army, catching Henry II unaware. [137] [138] In the melee which followed Henry II might have been slain had not Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, rescued the king. Henry II retreated and made his way back to his main army ...
Cadafael (Welsh: Cadafael Cadomedd ap Cynfeddw or Cadafael ap Cynfeddw; meaning "Cadafael, son of Cynfedd") was King of Gwynedd (reigned 634 – c. 655). He came to the throne when his predecessor, King Cadwallon ap Cadfan, was killed in battle, and his primary notability is in having gained the disrespectful sobriquet Cadafael Cadomedd (fully translated into English: Battle-Seizer the Battle ...
Einion Yrth ap Cunedda (c. 440 [1] – c. 500; reigned c. 470 – c. 480 [2]), also known as Einion Yrth (Welsh for "the Impetuous"), was a king of Gwynedd. He is claimed as an ancestor of the later rulers of North Wales. [3] One of the sons of Cunedda, [4] he travelled with his father to North Wales in the early 450s to expel Irish raiders ...
Cadwallon ap Cadfan (died 634) [1] was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who invaded and conquered Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of Bernicia.
The only record referring to Cynan as King of Gwynedd is the Historia hen Gruffud vab Kenan vab Yago. It is believed that the Historia was written from an earlier Latin manuscript written after the death of Gruffudd ap Cynan and during the early reign of Owain Gwynedd. [7] [11] It was first published as Buchedd neu Hanes Gruffud ap Kenan (lit.
The Kingdom of Gwynedd under Merfyn Frych. Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"; Old Welsh Mermin), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor"), [1] was King of Gwynedd from around 825 to 844, the first of its kings known not to have descended from the male line of King Cunedda.