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Iago Ab Idwal Ap Meurig, King Of Gwynedd
Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig (died 1039) was a King of Gwynedd and of Powys. He was also referred to as "King of the Britons" in the ''Annals of Ulster''. He was a son of Idwal ap Meurig. On the death of Llywelyn ap Seisyll in 1023, the rule of Gwynedd returned to the House of Aberffraw with the accession of Iago, who was a great-grandson of Idwal Foel. Very little is known about the reign of Iago. He was killed by his own men in 1039 and replaced by Llywelyn ap Seisyll's son, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Iago's grandson Gruffudd ap Cynan later won the throne of Gwynedd, and because his father, Cynan ab Iago Cynan ab Iago (c. 1014 c. 1063) was a Welsh prince of the House of Aberffraw. His father, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, became King of Gwynedd in 1023, and his son, Gruffudd, later became king. Iago was King of Gwynedd from 1023 to 1039 but was ..., was little known in Wales, Gruffudd was styled "grandson of Iago" rather than the usual "son of Cynan". References * 103 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rulers Of Gwynedd
This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Many of them were also acclaimed "King of the Britons" or "Prince of Wales". List of kings or princes of Gwynedd House of Cunedda * Cunedda (Cunedda the Imperator) (c. 450 – c. 460). * Einion Yrth ap Cunedda (Einion the Impetuous) (c. 470 – c. 480). ** Owain Danwyn (Owain Whitetooth) ap Einion (Rhos (north Wales), Rhos; late 5th century). ** Cuneglasus (Rhos (north Wales), Rhos) and Einion Frenin, St Einion (Llyn Peninsula, Llŷn) ap Owain (late 5th and early 6th centuries). * Cadwallon Lawhir ap Einion (Cadwallon Long Hand) (c. 500 – c. 534). * Maelgwn Gwynedd (c. 520 – c. 547). * Rhun Hir ap Maelgwn (Rhun the Tall) (c. 547 – c. 580). * Beli ap Rhun (c. 580 – c. 599). * Iago ap Beli (c. 599 – c. 616). * Cadfan ap Iago (c. 616 – c. 625). * Cadwallon ap Cadfan (c. 625 – 634). * Cadafael, King of Gwynedd (Cadfael the Battle-Shirker) (634 – c. 655). * Cadwaladr (Cadwallader the Blessed) (c. 655 – c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rulers In Wales
This is a list of rulers in Wales (; and neighbouring regions) during the Middle Ages, between . The rulers were monarchs who ruled their respective realms, as well as those who briefly ruled the Principality of Wales. These former territories are now within the boundaries of modern-day Wales and the neighbouring Welsh Marches in England (both in the United Kingdom). Before the Conquest of Wales, completed in 1283, Wales consisted of several independent realms, the most important being Gwynedd, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion, Seisyllwg and Dyfed) and Morgannwg (Glywysing and Gwent). Boundary changes and the custom of dividing patrimonies between heirs meant that few princes ever came close to ruling the whole of Wales. The names of those known to have ruled over one or more areas are listed below. Boundaries changed frequently. The only person known to have ruled all of Wales as a modern territory was Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (c. 1010–1063), a Prince of Gwynedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Britons
The title King of the Britons (, ) was used (often retrospectively) to refer to a ruler, especially one who might be regarded as the most powerful, among the Celtic Britons, both before and after the period of Roman Britain up until the Norman invasion of Wales and the Norman conquest of England. Britons were the Brittonic-speaking (ancestral language of Welsh) peoples of what is now Wales, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ... and Scottish Lowlands, southern Scotland. The Britons contributed as ethnic ancestors of the native British people, British population including the English people, English, Welsh people, Welsh, Cornish people, Cornish, and Scottish people, Scottish people but also of the Bretons. During the House of Normandy, Norman and House of Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annals Of Ulster
The ''Annals of Ulster'' () are annals of History of Ireland, medieval Ireland. The entries span the years from 431 AD to 1540 AD. The entries up to 1489 AD were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa, on the island of ''Senadh-Mic-Maghnusa'', also known as ''Senad'' or Ballymacmanus Island (now known as Belle Isle, where Belle Isle Castle is located), near Lisbellaw, on Lough Erne in the kingdom of ''Fir Manach'' (Fermanagh). Later entries (up to AD 1540) were added by others. Entries up to the mid-6th century are retrospective, drawing on earlier annalistic and historical texts, while later entries were contemporary, based on recollection and oral history. Thomas Charles-Edwards, T. M. Charles-Edwards has claimed that the main source for its records of the first millennium A.D. is a now-lost Armagh continuation of the ''Chronicle of Ireland''. The Annals used the Irish language, with some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idwal Ap Meurig
Idwal ap Meurig (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, 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 became king. The Danes had overrun the country during Maredudd's reign: the churches had been spoiled, the people were demoralised, and there was a scarcity of fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llywelyn Ap Seisyll
Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023) was a king of Gwynedd in the 11th century who ruled over the Welsh kingdoms of Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth. Biography Llywelyn was the son of Seisyll, about whom little is known. Llywelyn's mother, Prawst, was the daughter of Elisedd, a younger son of Anarawd ap Rhodri, King of Gwynedd (d. 916). His paternal great grandparents were Angharad ferch Meurig and Rhodri Mawr (d. 878). Llywelyn was married to Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ab Owain ap Hywel Dda (d. c. 999), who ruled in Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys. He first appears on the record in 1018, when he defeated and killed Aeddan ap Blegywryd and his four sons, subsequently obtaining control of Gwynedd and Powys. In 1022, Rhain the Irishman, who claimed to be a son of Maredudd ab Owain and thereby asserted a claim to Deheubarth, was made its king. Rhain's claim was contested by Llywelyn, as Maredudd's daughter Angharad was Llywelyn's wife. A battle ensued at Abergwili in 1022, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Aberffraw
The House of Aberffraw was a medieval royal court based in the village it was named after, Aberffraw, Anglesey (Wales, UK) within the borders of the then Kingdom of Gwynedd. The dynasty was founded in the 9th century by a King in Wales whose descendants founded the Welsh Royal Houses. The other medieval Welsh dynasties were the Royal Houses of Dinefwr, Mathrafal. The Royal House is deemed to be a historiographical and genealogical term historians use to illustrate the line of succession from Rhodri the Great of Wales through his eldest son Anarawd from the 870s AD. The dynasty thrived for centuries until the demise of the royal family during the 13th century. The royal house culminated in the conquest of Wales by Edward I, and the death of the last Prince, Dafydd III in 1283. The final lineal direct descendant of the House of Aberffraw was Owain Lawgoch, he died in the 14th century. Several Welsh noble families have since claimed male descent from this family. Aberffra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idwal Foel
Idwal Foele (Idwal the Bald) (died c. 942) or Idwal ab Anarawd (Idwal son of Anarawd) was a 10th-century King of Gwynedd in Wales. A member of the House of Aberffraw, he inherited the throne from his father, Anarawd ap Rhodri. William of Malmesbury credited him as "King of the Britons" in the manner of his father.William of Malmesbury, '' Gesta Regum Anglorum''. Life Idwal inherited the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his father Anarawd ap Rhodri in 916. His paternal grandparents were Rhodri Mawr, King of Gwynedd and Angharad ferch Meurig of Ceredigion. Idwal allied himself with King Æthelstan of England upon the latter's accession in 924. As Æthelstan was eager to establish his authority across Britain, Idwal honoured him by visiting the English court in 927, 928 and 937. On the first of these visits, he signed charters agreeing to campaign with Æthelstan against the Scots, and marched with Hywel Dda of Deheubarth and Morgan ab Owain of Gwent against Owain ap Dyfnwal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruffydd Ap Llywelyn
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ( – 5 August 1063) was the first and only Welsh king to unite all of Wales under his rule from 1055 to 1063. He had also previously been King of Gwynedd and Powys from 1039 to 1055. Gruffudd was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd, and Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ab Owain, King of Deheubarth, and the great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda. After his death, Wales was again divided into separate kingdoms. Genealogy and early life Gruffudd was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, who had been able to rule both Gwynedd and Powys, and of Angharad ferch Maredudd. On Llywelyn's death in 1023, a member of the House of Aberffraw, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, became ruler of Gwynedd and began his rise to power in Powys. King of Gwynedd and Powys (1039–1055) In 1039, Iago, King of Gwynedd, was killed (supposedly by his own men), his son Cynan was forced into exile in Dublin, and Gruffudd was made King. Soon after gaining power, he surprised a Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruffudd Ap Cynan
Gruffudd ap Cynan (–1137) was List of rulers of Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to House of Normandy, Norman rule. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), Gruffudd ap Cynan was a senior member of the princely House of Aberffraw. Through his mother, Gruffudd had close family connections with the Norsemen, Norse settlement around Dublin and he frequently used Ireland as a refuge and as a source of troops. He three times gained the throne of Gwynedd and then lost it again, before regaining it once more in 1099 and this time keeping power until his death. Gruffudd laid the foundations which were built upon by his son Owain Gwynedd and his great-grandson Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). Life Unusual for a Welsh king or prince, a near-contemporary biography of Gruffudd, ''The History of Gruffudd ap Cynan'', has survived. Much of our knowledge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynan Ab Iago
Cynan ab Iago (c. 1014 c. 1063) was a Welsh prince of the House of Aberffraw. His father, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, became King of Gwynedd in 1023, and his son, Gruffudd, later became king. Iago was King of Gwynedd from 1023 to 1039 but was killed (possibly by his own men) while Cynan was still young. The throne was seized by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, a member of a cadet branch of the royal dynasty. Cynan fled to Ireland and took refuge in the Kingdom of Dublin. He married Ragnhild (), the daughter of Olaf Arneid (; Olaf Sigtrygsson and Amlaíb mac Sitriuc) and the granddaughter of King Sigtrygg Silkbeard. His wife was descended from Brian Boru through her father's mother Sláine ingen Briain and his wife's mother was the daughter of a son of King of Leinster . The spelling Ragnailt appears on the list of fair women known as recorded in the Book of Leinster and elsewhere. It can be inferred that he died soon after the birth of his son Gruffudd, as the twelfth century work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1039 Deaths
Year 1039 ( MXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * June 4 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, ("the Elder") dies of gout in Utrecht after a 12-year reign. He is succeeded by his 21-year-old son, Henry III ("the Black"), who also becomes king of Italy and Burgundy. * Duke Casimir I the Restorer returns to Poland, and makes great efforts to rebuild the war-ruined country. He establishes his residence at Kraków (which becomes Poland's capital until 1596). * The Banu Tujib clan is deposed by Al-Mustain I, who starts the Banu Hud (Huddid dynasty), which rules over the Taifa of Zaragoza for almost a century. By topic Religion * The Abbey of Bec is founded at Le Bec-Hellouin in Normandy (modern France). Births * Helibo, Chinese nobleman and chieftain (d. 1092) * Minamoto no Yoshiie, Japanese samurai (d. 1106) * Robert de Stafford, Norman nobleman (approximate date) * Sancho IV, king of Pamplona (approxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
