Iorwerth Hirflawdd ap Tegonwy

Abt 765 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Iorwerth Hirflawdd ap Tegonwy
  Birth	Abt 765	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GFZ9-DXD
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9673	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Tegonwy ap Teon,   b. Abt 735, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gwladus ferch Hwfa,   b. Abt 705, Yorkshire, England d. Yorkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arianwen ferch Brychan,   b. Abt 775, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Yorkshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Idnerth ap Iorwerth,   b. Abt 795, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Cynog Mawr ap Iowerth,   b. 810, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

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• Notes

  Iorwerth Hirflawdd was an ancestor of various medieval rulers in mid Wa l e s . H i s epithet means 'long trouble', but nothing is known of how he a c q u i r ed it, nor otherwise of his life. Nothing is known certainly of his life, but he must have lived in the m i d 9 t h c e ntury. Elystan Glodrydd (died c.1010), who is regarded as the f o u n d e r of the fifth Royal Tribe of Wales, was seventh in descent from h i m . H e a l so appears near the head of a dynasty of Arwystli, where he is n a m e d a s s on of Tegonwy ap Teon. Tegonwy also appears in the genealogy o f B l e d d yn ap Cynfyn, who was the ancestor of the later Princes of Powys . B l e d d yn's claim to rule came from his father Cynfyn, being a Powys no bl e m a n , Interim King of Powys and maternal grandson of the former King C a d e l l .