Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd

{{Short description|Prince and nobleman of Powys}}

Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd (c. 1110 – c. 1171), a minor prince and nobleman of the Kingdom of Powys, was the illegitimate son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn{{cite web|url=http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id81.html |title=The Brief Life of Gruffudd ap Maredudd |publisher=Ancientwalesstudies.org |date= |accessdate=2012-05-09}} and Cristin ferch Bledrus. The appellation "Goch", meaning red, probably referred to the colour of his hair.

Iorwerth married Maud de Manly, who gave him two sons, Gruffydd Fychan (c. 1150), and Hywel ap Iorwerth{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/visitationshrop01britgoog#page/n20/mode/1up |title=Treswell, Robert; Vincent, Augustine, ca. 1584–1626; Camden, William, 1551–1623; Grazebrook, George, 1831–1917 ed; Rylands, J. Paul (John Paul), b. 1846 joint ed; College of Arms (Great Britain) |date= 1889|accessdate=2012-05-09}}Burke, B. "Cherleton – Baron Cherleton of Powys" in "Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" pp. 113–116. He had one brother, Hywel ap Maredudd, and two half-brothers, Madog ap Maredudd and Gruffydd ap Maredudd.

Iorwerth is known to have taken Tomen y Rhodwydd (castle of Yale) in 1157, situated in Llandegla, Denbighshire, Wales.Jacob Youde William Lloyd (1930). [https://archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfThePrincesTheLordsMarcherAndTheAncientNobilityOfPowys/page/n115/mode/2up?q=ial The history of the princes, the lords marcher and the ancient nobility of Powys Fodog and the ancient lords of Arwystli, Cedewen and Meirionydd], Vol. 1, T. Richards, London, p. 114 The castle was initially built by Owain Gwynedd in 1149, and was burnt down by Iorwerth.Bartrum, Peter C., Welsh Genealogies AD 300–1400, University of Wales Press, 1974

The Dream of Rhonabwy in the Mabinogion mentions Iorwerth:

"[T]his brother, Iorwerth son of Maredudd, was extremely agitated and distressed at seeing the honour and power that Madog enjoyed, while he himself had nothing. He sought out his comrades and foster-brothers for advice, and they decided that some of them should go to Madog and ask for maintenance for Iorwerth. Madog offered to make his brother head of his troops, with equal rank, honours, arms and horses..."{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/textofmabinogion00rhysiala |title=The text of the Mabinogion : and other Welsh tales from the Red Book of Hergest : Rhys, John, Sir, 1840–1915 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive |date= 1887|accessdate=2012-03-24}}