Ieuaf

Ieuaf(Welsh:"the younger") usually known asIdwal ap Idwal(English:Idwal son of Idwal,died 988), to distinguish him from his fatherIdwal Foel,was jointking of Gwyneddin northernWalesfrom 950 to 969. He possibly also ruledPowysfor some time.

Ieuaf was a son of KingIdwal Foel.Upon his father's death in battle against theAnglo-Saxonsin 942, he and his brotherIago ab Idwalwere driven from their kingdom by their uncleHywel DdaofDeheubarth,who took the crown for himself. On Hywel's death in 950, Ieuaf and Iago were able to drive out Hywel's sons, their cousins, at theBattle of Carnoand reclaim the kingdom. However, fighting continued, with the brothers raiding as far south asDyfedin 952 and their cousins raiding as far north as theConwy valleyin 954. The southern princes were finally defeated at theBattle of Llanrwstand chased back toCeredigion.

Having won, the brothers then began to quarrel among themselves. Iago took Ieuaf prisoner in 969, and Ieuaf played no further role in Gwynedd. Iago ruled another decade before Ieuaf's sonHywel ap Ieuafusurped him in 979; according to historianJohn Edward Lloyd,Ieuaf remained in captivity until his death in 988.

Children

• Hywel ap Ieuaf;
• Cadwallon ab Ieuaf;
• Meurig ap Ieuaf.