- Ieuaf ap Idwal
Ieuaf ap Idwal (ruled 950 - 969) was a king of part of Gwynedd and possibly part of Powys (in what today is called
Wales ).Ieuaf was the son of
Idwal Foel . His real name was Idwal ab Idwal, but to prevent confusion with his father, he is referred to in the annals as Ieuaf (meaning Junior).On his father's death in battle in
942 Ieuaf would have expected to succeed to the rule of Gwynedd together with his brotherIago ab Idwal . HoweverHowell the Good King ofDeheubarth took the opportunity to invade Gwynedd and disposses the young princes.On Howell's death in
950 Ieuaf and Iago were able to claim the throne of Gwynedd, defeating the sons of Howell in battle at Nant Carno and driving them out of Gwynedd. Fighting continued between the two dynasties, with Iago and Ieuaf raiding as far south asDyfed in952 and the sons of Howell raiding as far north as the Conwy valley in954 before being defeated in battle atLlanrwst and chased back toCeredigion .The sons of Idwal quarrelled and Iago took Ieuaf prisoner in
969 , ruling Gwynedd alone until979 when Ieuaf's sonHywel ap Ieuaf seized the throne from his uncle. According to J.E. Lloyd, Ieuaf remained in captivity until988 , which would imply that he was kept captive by his son.References
*cite book|author=
John Edward Lloyd |title=A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest |publisher=Longmans, Green & Co|year=1911
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