Ithel ap Morgan
Ithel or Idwal ap Morgan (c. 690, reign 710–745) was a king of Gwent and Glywysing (i.e., Morgannwg) in southeastern Wales in the eighth century.
His father was Morgan the Generous, also known as Morgan ab Athrwys (d. c. 665/710), King of Glywysing, who may have been the namesake of the later realm of Morgannwg (whence modern Glamorgan), although his descendant Morgan the Old is a more likely possibility.[1][2][3] Ithel's mother may have been Ricceneth, and he had a brother named Gwyddnerth.[2] Ithel may have been named for his paternal uncle Ithel.[2]
Ithel was the grandson of Athrwys ap Meurig and possibly Cenedlon ferch Briafael Frydig, and great grandson of King Meurig ap Twedrig and Onbrawst, daughter of Gwrgan Fawr, King of Ergyng.[2]
Ithel seems to have inherited his father's realm including lands in Gower, Glamorgan, and Gwent, and probably sovereignity of most of the region between the River Loughor and the River Wye as a whole, but then divided it among his many sons: Ffernfael in Gwent and Rhys, Rhodri, and Meurig in parts of Glywysing.[1]
References
- ^ a b Lloyd, John E. A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, Vol. 1, p. 274. Longmans, Green, & Co. (London), 1911. Accessed 22 Feb 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Morgan ab Athrwys (d. c. 665/710), king of Glywysing". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19209. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Morgan Hen [Morgan Mawr] (d. 974), king of Morgannwg". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19210. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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