Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRUFFYDD LLWYD Sir (d. 1335), traditional hero of a supposed Welsh revolt in 1322 Mortimer in the previous year. Sir Gruffydd Llwyd died shortly before 12 July 1335. His heir was his son Ieuan, and he also had (according to Welsh pedigrees) seven daughters of his marriage with Gwenllian, daughter of Cynan ap Maredudd.
GWALCHMAI ap MEILYR (fl. 1130-1180), court poet one of the earlier Gogynfeirdd. He sang to Owain Gwynedd (died 1170) to his brothers, to Dafydd and Rhodri his sons, and also to Madog ap Maredudd of Powys (died 1160). Other extant poems of his are his ' Gorhoffedd ' (vaunting poem), his ' Dream,' and his verses to Eve, his wife. The Hendreg. MS. and the 'Red Book of Hergest' also attribute to him an ode to God which according to The Myvyrian
HYWEL ab EDWIN (d. 1044), king of Deheubarth son of Edwin ab Einion and great-grandson of Hywel Dda. When, in 1033, the usurper, Rhydderch ap Iestyn died, Hywel and his brother Maredudd, as senior heirs of Hywel Dda, became joint kings of Deheubarth. Maredudd's death in 1035 left Hywel sole ruler, and on him fell the brunt of defending the south against the Vikings and the northern usurper, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn. Expelled by Gruffudd in 1042
HYWEL ap LLYWELYN ap MAREDUDD (fl. c. 1500?), poet
HYWEL ap MAREDUDD ap CARADOG ap IESTYN - see MORGAN ap CARADOG ap IESTYN
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
IDWAL ap MEURIG (d. 996), prince of Gwynedd Son of Meurig ab Idwal Foel. He died in exile during the period of Maredudd ab Owain's hegemony over Gwynedd. His son, Iago, later became king of Gwynedd.
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.
IEUAN ap MAREDUDD ap HYWEL ap DAFYDD ap GRUFFYDD Cefn-y-Fan, Cesail Gyfarch (d. 1403) - see WYNN
IEUAN ap ROBERT ap MAREDUDD Cesail Gyfarch (1437 - 1468) - see WYNN
IEUAN FYCHAN ap IEUAN ab ADDA (d. c. 1458), poet Chirk (with Nanheudwy), and he also fought in France. He was succeeded at Mostyn c. 1457 or 1458 by his son Howel ap Ieuan, father of Richard ap Howel. Ieuan Fychan was a contemporary of the bards Guto'r Glyn and Maredudd ap Rhys, with the latter of whom he had a bardic controversy. For translations of some poems written by or to him see the History mentioned above.
IEUAN LLWYD SIEFFRAI (fl. c. 1599-1619), poet of Rhûg (see the article on that family), which asserts a close relationship between himself and the poet, englynion of praise to Pirs Griffith of Penrhyn, others welcoming Richard Hughes to Penllyn, a cywydd of thanks to Robert Vaughan of Llwydiarth (see article on that family) for welcoming the poet to his home, another begging a sword from Maredudd ap Huw Lewys for Foulkes Holland, and a few

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