Iago ab Idwal, King of the Britons

974 - 1039  (65 years)

• Name	Iago ab Idwal
  Title	King of the Britons
  Birth	974	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1039	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I9753	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Idwal ap Meurig,   b. 945, Yorkshire, England d. 996, Yorkshire, England (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F5283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Afandreg ferch Gwair,   b. 974, Yorkshire, England d. 1053, Yorkshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1013	Yorkshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Cynan ab Iago, King of Gwynedd ,   b. Bef 1019, Caervonshire, Wales d. Abt 1060, County Dublin, Ireland (Age > 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 974 - Yorkshire, England Marriage - 1013 - Yorkshire, England Death - 1039 - Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig (died 1039) was a Prince of Gwynedd and Powys. H e w a s a l s o referred to as "King of the Britons" in the Annals of Ulster . On the death of Llywelyn ap Seisyll in 1023, the rule of Gwynedd return e d t o t h e a ncient dynasty with the accession of Iago, who was a great-g r a nd s o n of Idwal Foel. Very little is known about the reign of Iago. He was killed by his own m e n i n 1 0 3 9 and replaced by Llywelyn ap Seisyll's son, Gruffydd ap Llywe l y n. I a g o's grandson Gruffudd ap Cynan later won the throne of Gwynedd, a n d b e c a use his father, Cynan ab Iago, was little known in Wales, Gruffu d d w a s s t yled "grandson of Iago" rather than the usual "son of Cynan".