He was the son of Meurig ab Idwal Foel, who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was killed in 986, in the course of one of the many struggles for the kingship which characterised the period from the death of Hywel Dda in 950 until the time of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Idwal, on the death of his father, fled for safety to the collegiate establishment at Llancarfan. Maredudd ab Owain then succeeded in usurping the sovereignty of Gwynedd, and a few years after he marched on Glamorgan with an army of Danish mercenaries and laid waste the country; his object was to seize the fugitive Idwal, but in this he was unsuccessful.
By the year 995 the sons of Meurig gathered a sufficient following to return to North Wales, and, by defeating Maredudd at the battle of Llangwm, Idwal at last succeeded to the sovereignty. But the Danes had overrun the country during Maredudd's reign: the churches had been spoiled, the people were demoralised, and there was a great scarcity of food. Idwal is eulogised in the Gwentian Chronicle for his bravery and statesmanship in attempting to repair these disasters. But he was killed in 997 in attempting to expel the Danes, who, under Sweyn, the son of Harald, were once more devastating Anglesey. He left an infant son, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig.
IdwalapMeurig (died 997), was king of Gwynedd. He was the son of Meurig ab Idwal Foel, who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was killed in 986...
Iago ab IdwalapMeurig (died 1039) was a Prince of Gwynedd and Powys. He was also referred to as "King of the Britons" in the Annals of Ulster. On the...
Llywelyn's death in 1023, a member of the Aberffraw dynasty, Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, became ruler of Gwynedd and began his rise to power in Powys. In 1039...
king in actuality, though his father, Gruffudd's grandfather, Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, had ruled Gwynedd from 1023 to 1039. When Gruffudd first appeared...
patrimony. Meurig, whose grandson was Iago ab IdwalapMeurig Iefan Iago Cynan Idwal, also called "Ieuaf" ("the younger") or "Idwal Fychan" ("little Idwal") Rhodri...
dynasty). Llywelyn ap Seisyll (1018–1023) (Rhuddlan dynasty in lower Gwynedd usurps from Aeddan ap Blegywryd). Iago ab IdwalapMeurig (1023–1039) (Aberffraw...
men in 1063. His sons, Maredudd and Idwal, met their end in 1069, fighting at the Battle of Mechain. "Llywelyn ap Seisyll". geni.com. (Pierce 1959) (Tout...
credited with briefly reigning as King of Gwynedd. His father, Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, had been king before him and his son, Gruffudd, was king after him...
Gwynedd (with his father Idwal Foel) and possibly Powys IdwalapMeurig (died 997), King of Gwynedd Ordered alphabetically Idwal Davies (footballer) (1899–1980)...
predecessor, Cynan ap Hywel. Aeddan ap Blegywryd was defeated in battle in 1018 and was killed, along with his four sons. IdwalapMeurig had been dispossessed...
Meurig ab Ithel or Idwal was an 8th-century king of part of Glywysing in southern Wales. Meurig's father Ithel ap Morgan had been in sole possession of...
Deheubarth in Wales, and married to Gruffydd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth. Gwenllian was the daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan (1055–1137), Prince of Gwynedd and...
Idwal Foel (died 986), nobleman of Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Pierce, Thomas Jones (1959). "IdwalApMeurig (died...
German nobleman Abu Nasr Mushkan, Persian statesman (or 1040) Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, prince of Gwynedd Nathar Shah, Tamil mystic and preacher (b. 969)...
Ithel or Idwalap Morgan was a king of Gwent and Glywysing (i.e., Morgannwg) in southeastern Wales. His father was Morgan the Generous, the probable namesake...
ferch Llywarch MeurigapIdwal Iago apIdwal Gwynedd 950–979 Ieuaf apIdwal Gwynedd 950–969 Rhodri ap Hywel Deheubarth 950–953 Owain ap Hywel Deheubarth...
the first not being descended from the male line of Cunedda, as king Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog was the last in the direct male line. Through inheritances...
Idwal ab Idwal (English: Idwal son of Idwal, died 988), usually known as Ieuaf (Welsh: Junior) to distinguish him from his father Idwal Foel, was joint...
count of Aragon (Spain) Ibn Battah al-Ukbari, Arab theologian (b. 917) IdwalapMeurig, king of Gwynedd (Wales) Máel Coluim, king of Strathclyde (Scotland)...
count of Aragon (Spain) Ibn Battah al-Ukbari, Arab theologian (b. 917) IdwalapMeurig, king of Gwynedd (Wales) Máel Coluim, king of Strathclyde (Scotland)...
Ithel or Idwalap Hywel (died c. 843) was a king of Gwent in southeastern medieval Wales. He was called king of Gwent and Morgannwg (i.e., Glywysing) by...
(999–1005) Aeddan ap Blegywryd, King (1005–1018) Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King (1018–1023) Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, King (1023–1039) Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King...
German nobleman Abu Nasr Mushkan, Persian statesman (or 1040) Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, prince of Gwynedd Nathar Shah, Tamil mystic and preacher (b. 969)...
Ffernfael ab Idwal (-774/777) Athrwys ap Ffernfael (774-810) Idwallon ap Gwrgant (810-842) Ithel ap Hywel or ap Athrwys ?(842-848) Meurigap Hywel or ap Ithel ...
unknown - Iago ab IdwalapMeurig, Prince of Gwynedd 1055 date unknown - Gruffydd ap Rhydderch (in battle) 1063 5 August - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, ruler of...
Angharad ferch Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197) Angharad ferch Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran Angharad of Brittany, wife of Idwal Iwrch Angharad, daughter...
346–347. Charles-Edwards 2013, p. 665. Pierce, Thomas Jones (1959). "Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023), king of Deheubarth and Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh...
until Rhys ap Ithel Rhys ap Ithel/Rhys ab Idwal, son of the Kings of Gwent (c. 755–785), with brothers, Rhodri and Meurig Arthfael Hen ap Rhys (Arthfael...
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