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Birth:          ABT  883 of Aberffro, Malltraeth, Anglesey, Wales
Death:           942 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idwal_Foel
Idwal Foel (Idwal the Bald; died c. 942) or Idwal ab Anarawd (Idwal son of Anarawd) 
was a 10th-century King of Gwynedd in Wales. A member of the House of Aberffraw, 
he inherited the throne from his father, Anarawd ap Rhodri. William of Malmesbury 
credited him as "King of the Britons" in the manner of his father.[1]

His life[edit]

Idwal inherited the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his father Anarawd around 916. 
He allied himself with Ęthelstan of England upon the latter's accession in 924. As 
Ęthelstan was ambitious to establish his authority across Britain, Idwal honoured him 
by visiting the English court in 927, 928, and 937. On the first of these visits, he 
signed charters agreeing to campaign with Ęthelstan against the Scots, and marched 
with Hywel Dda of Deheubarth and Morgan ab Owain of Gwent against Owain ap 
Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde that year. Owain was forced to submit to the English king 
and appear at court by Christmas.[citation needed]

Ęthelstan died in 939 and was succeeded by his half-brother Edmund. In 942 Idwal, 
apparently fearing that the Saxons would support Hywel in usurping him, launched an 
attack on the Saxons in Wales along with his brother Elisedd. The Annales Cambrię 
record his failure: "Idwal and his brother Elisedd are killed in battle against the 
Saxons". The throne of Gwynedd should have passed to Idwal's sons Iago and Ieuaf, 
but Hywel invaded and drove them from the kingdom. He reigned for eight years 
before they were able to return and reclaim their patrimony.

Children[edit]
Meurig,[2] whose grandson was Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig
Iefan[2]
Iago
Cynan[2]
Idwal, also called "Ieuaf" ("the younger") or "Idwal Fychan" ("little Idwal")
Rhodri

Parents
AP RHODRI Anarawd (ABT  857 -  916)
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Siblings
AP ANARAWD Idwal "Foel" (ABT  883 -  942)
AP ANARAWD Elise (ABT  885 -  942)

Marriage To VERCH CADWR Mereddon (ABT  887 - )
    m.  

Notes


Children by VERCH CADWR Mereddon ABT  887 - 
AP IDWAL Meurig (ABT  917 -  986)
AP IDWAL Iago (ABT  918 - )

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