Dictionary of Welsh Biography

IAGO ab IDWAL ap MEURIG (d. 1039), king of Gwynedd a great grandson of Idwal Foel. After successive usurpations of legitimate authority in Gwynedd between 986 and 1033 (see Maredudd ap Owain, Llywelyn ap Seisyll, Rhydderch ap Iestyn) the old line was restored in the person of Iago. A brief rule of six years ended in his murder and replacement by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Seisyll. His son, Cynan, was the father of Gruffudd ap Cynan who finally re
IEUAN ap BEDO GWYN (fl. c. 1530-1590?), poet and owner of the Llysyn estate, Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire, before its purchase by the Herbert family; descendant of one of the younger branches of the family of Neuadd Wen (a neighbouring estate), and therefore of Maredudd, brother of Gruffudd ap Cynan. A little only of his work remains, and this includes a cywydd written to Dafydd ap Ieuan Llwyd of Nantmynach, in 1538.
JONES, Sir CYNAN (ALBERT) EVANS (Cynan; 1895 - 1970), poet, dramatist and eisteddfodwr , specialising in Drama and Welsh Literature. He continued to accept preaching engagements regularly. Cynan, as he was generally known, was a prominent figure in the life of Wales through his links with the National Eisteddfod. (He adopted the pseudonym Cynan on becoming a member of the Gorsedd of Bards, and retained it in his title on being knighted). He was appointed Recorder of the Gorsedd in 1935, and
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator President on the day of the Crowning ceremony at the Pwllheli National Eisteddfod in 1955. He took a great interest in history, and was one of the principal founders of the Caernarfonshire Historical Society in 1939. In 1956, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was a close friend of the poet Cynan (Albert Edwards Jones) who dedicated two poems to him, 'Llanfihangel Ballechaeth' and
JONES, THOMAS OWEN (Gwynfor; 1875 - 1941), librarian, dramatist, actor and producer a keen follower of eisteddfodau and he was a drama adjudicator at the national eisteddfod many times. His office at the library became a popular meeting place for leading literary figures in the area, like E. Morgan Humphreys, Meuryn (R.J. Rowlands) and Cynan (Sir Cynan (Albert) Evans-Jones). He was one of the first to broadcast in Welsh from Manchester in the 1930s. He died 22 August 1941 and was
LEWIS, LEWIS WILLIAM (Llew Llwyfo; 1831 - 1901), poet, novelist, and journalist ; with 'Caradog' in the national eisteddfod held at Aberdare, 1861; with 'Llewelyn' in the Rhyl eisteddfod, 1863; with 'Dafydd' in the national eisteddfod held at Aberystwyth, 1865; with 'Arthur y Ford Gron' in the Chester national eisteddfod, 1866; with 'Elias y Thespiad' in Ruthin eisteddfod, 1868; with 'Gruffydd ap Cynan' in the Wrexham national eisteddfod, 1888; and with 'Ioan y Disgybl Anwyl' in
LLYWARCH HEN (fl. 6th century), British prince and a hero of a cycle of Welsh tales dating from the mid-9th century pedigrees of the princes of Gwynedd as contained in the 'Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan.' According to these, Llywarch was descended from Coel Gotebauc, his father was Elidyr Lledanwyn, and his mother was Gwawr, daughter of Brachan. He was, both on the paternal and the maternal side, a cousin of Urien of Rheged who fought against the sons of Ida in the latter half of the 6th century; and the princes of Gwynedd
LLYWELYN ap IORWERTH (fl. 1173-1240), prince protection of his maternal relatives. Following an obscure period of apprenticeship in arms (he entered the turbulent arena of northern politics at a very tender age), he combined with his cousins, the sons of Cynan ap Owain, and in 1194 defeated his uncle, Dafydd I, seizing from him a share in the government of Perfeddwlad, which in 1197, he transformed into sole rulership. With the capture of Mold in
LLYWELYN FAWR (fl. early 13th century), lords of Merioneth The sons of Maredudd ap Cynan. In spite of the breach between their father and Llywelyn I, they were friendly towards Llywelyn from 1215 onwards. The lordship of Merioneth, lost to the family in 1202, may indeed have been restored to them as early as 1221. Though they were confirmed in possession of the 'cantref' by Henry III in 1241, both fought on the side of Dafydd II in 1245. After that date
MAREDUDD ap CYNAN ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (d. 1212), lord of Eifionydd, part of Ardudwy, and Merioneth and co-founder of the Cistercian house of Cymmer From 1173-94 he was lord of Eifionydd and part of Ardudwy, a fact noted by Gerald the Welshman when he passed through the district in 1188. He received Merioneth also from his brother Gruffydd (probably in 1194) when the latter shared the spoils of victory in Gwynedd with his cousin Llywelyn ap Iorwerth whose career in its initial stages owed much to the support of the sons of Cynan. When
MAREDUDD ap GRUFFYDD ap RHYS (1130 - 1155), prince of Deheubarth Eldest son of Gruffydd ap Rhys by Gwenllian, daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan. Six years old when his father died in 1137, he came into prominence at 16 assisting an older half-brother, Cadell, in freeing southern Ceredigion of the Normans, and in defending the recently captured fortress of Carmarthen. In 1151 he took a leading part in driving the men of Gwynedd back beyond the Dovey, and in the
MARSHAL family (earls of Pembroke), appeal to the king a settlement was concluded. In 1223 he took vengeance on Llywelyn when, with an army from Ireland, he recaptured Cardigan and Carmarthen and regained Emlyn, and the Welsh prince was forced to come to terms. He was appointed constable of the castles of Cardigan and Carmarthen which he held till 1226. In this campaign he received some assistance from Cynan ap Hywel ap Rhys who was

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