Cadwallon ap Ieuaf (died 986) was a King of
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the North West Wales, north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County B ...
.
Cadwallon was the son of
Ieuaf ab Idwal and succeeded to the throne of Gwynedd on the death of his brother
Hywel ab Ieuaf in 985. He only reigned for a year, for in 986
Maredudd ab Owain
Maredudd ab Owain (died ) was a 10th-century king in Wales of the High Middle Ages. A member of the House of Dinefwr, his patrimony was the kingdom of Deheubarth comprising the southern realms of Dyfed, Ceredigion, and Brycheiniog. Upon the de ...
of
Deheubarth
Deheubarth (; lit. "Right-hand Part", thus "the South") was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (Latin: ''Venedotia''). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House o ...
invaded Gwynedd, slew Cadwallon and annexed his kingdom.
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Cadwallon ab Ieuaf, Prince of Gwynedd
Monarchs of Gwynedd
10th-century Welsh monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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