idwal iwrch (), or idwal ap cadwaladr (), is a figure in the genealogies of the kings of gwynedd. he was the son of king cadwaladr ap cadwallon (reigned c. 655 &ndash; 682) and the father of king rhodri molwynog (died 754). the records of this era are scanty, and idwal's name appears only in the pedigrees of later kings and in a prophecy found in two 14th-century welsh manuscripts, which says that he will succeed his father cadwaladr as king. the only mention of idwal iwrch in the historical record is the appearance of his name in genealogies such as those from jesus college ms. 20 (as the father of "rhodri molwynog son of idwal iwrch son of cadwaladr fendigiad"); the pedigree is given as: ... cynan tintaeth6y. m. rodri mol6yna6c. m. idwal i6rch. m. kadwaladyr vendigeit. m. katwalla6n. m. kad6ga6n. m. iago. m. beli. m. run hir. m. maelg6n g6yned ..., and from there back to cunedda. and the harleian genealogies (as the father of "rotri son of intguaul son of catgualart").; on pages 169 &ndash; 170 the pedigree is given as: ... map rotri map mermin map etthil merch cinnan map rotri map intguaul map catgualart map catgollaun map catman ..., and from there back to cunedda and his ancestors. john davies' history of wales does not mention idwal, while john edward lloyd's history says only that idwal was rhodri molwynog's father. the king of gwynedd during id
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