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{{Short description|King of Gwynedd, Wales (died 979)}} |
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Iago was the son of [[Idwal |
Iago was the son of the earlier King [[Idwal the Bald]] but, upon Idwal's death in combat in 942, his uncle [[Hywel the Good]] invaded [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] and seized the throne. On Hywel's death in 950, Iago and his brother [[Ieuaf ab Idwal|Idwal]] (called "Ieuaf") were able to drive out their cousins at the [[Battle of Carno]] and reclaim the kingdom. Fighting continued, with the brothers raiding as far south as [[Dyfed]] in 952 and their cousins raiding as far north as the [[River Conwy|Conwy Valley]] in 954. The southern princes were finally defeated at the Battle of [[Llanrwst]] and chased back to [[Ceredigion]]. |
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Having won, the brothers then began to quarrel among themselves. Iago took Ieuaf prisoner in 969 and ruled another decade, with a brief hiatus in 974,{{why?|date=February 2013}} before Ieuaf's son [[Hywel ab Ieuaf|Hywel]] [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|usurped]] him in 979. There appears to be no surviving record of Iago's fate. |
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On Howell's death in [[950]] Iago and Ieuaf were able to claim the throne of Gwynedd, driving out the sons of Howell. Fighting continued between the two dynasties, with Iago and Ieuaf raiding as far south as [[Dyfed]] in [[952]] and the sons of Howell raiding as far north as the Conwy valley in [[954]] before being defeated in battle at [[Llanrwst]] and chased back to [[Ceredigion]]. |
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==Children== |
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The sons of Idwal quarrelled and Iago took Ieuaf prisoner in [[969]]. Despite a temporary defeat in [[974]] Iago ruled Gwynedd until [[979]] when he in turn was taken prisoner by Ieuaf's son, [[Hywel ab Ieuaf]], who took over his kingdom. There appears to be no record of Iago's fate. |
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*Custennin ab Iago |
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*{{cite book|author=John Edward Lloyd|author-link=John Edward Lloyd|title=A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorywalesfr01lloygoog|publisher=Longmans, Green & Co|year=1911}} |
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[[Category:979 deaths|Anarawd ap Rhodri, Prince of Gwynedd]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:11, 9 April 2022
Iago ab Idwal was a King of Gwynedd (r. 950 – 979) and possibly Powys.
Iago was the son of the earlier King Idwal the Bald but, upon Idwal's death in combat in 942, his uncle Hywel the Good invaded Gwynedd and seized the throne. On Hywel's death in 950, Iago and his brother Idwal (called "Ieuaf") were able to drive out their cousins at the Battle of Carno and reclaim the kingdom. Fighting continued, with the brothers raiding as far south as Dyfed in 952 and their cousins raiding as far north as the Conwy Valley in 954. The southern princes were finally defeated at the Battle of Llanrwst and chased back to Ceredigion.
Having won, the brothers then began to quarrel among themselves. Iago took Ieuaf prisoner in 969 and ruled another decade, with a brief hiatus in 974,[why?] before Ieuaf's son Hywel usurped him in 979. There appears to be no surviving record of Iago's fate.
Children[edit]
- Custennin ab Iago
References[edit]
- John Edward Lloyd (1911). A history of Wales: from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest. Longmans, Green & Co.
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