Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to "Griffith"; c. 1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from...
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Gruffydd ap Rhys (c. 1090 – 1137) was Prince of Deheubarth, in Wales. His sister was the Princess Nest ferch Rhys. He was the father of Rhys ap Gruffydd...
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also taken prisoner at the same time. On 28 June, Llywelyn ap Dafydd (son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd) was also captured. Edward triumphantly proclaimed that the...
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Gruffydd ap Rhys II (died 25 July 1201) was a prince of Deheubarth in south-west Wales. He was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd (The Lord Rhys) and grandson...
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Anglesey. The eldest was Owain Goch ap Gruffudd and there were two younger brothers, Dafydd ap Gruffydd and Rhodri ap Gruffudd. Llywelyn is thought to have...
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Tywysogion, Sweyn Godwinson was called in to help Gruffudd's brother Rhys against Gruffudd ap Rhydderch in 1045 to keep hold of Deheubarth. Gruffudd raided Leominster...
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Owain Gwynedd (redirect from Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd)
places". Madog ap Maredudd died in 1160, enabling Owain to regain territory in the east. In 1163 he formed an alliance with Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth...
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with Rhys. He was joined here by a force of his supporters from Gwynedd, and he and Rhys marched north to seek Trahaearn ap Caradog and Caradog ap Gruffudd...
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Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (redirect from Llywelyn ap Iorwerth)
the Lord Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth, in designating Gruffydd ap Rhys II as his heir over those of his illegitimate eldest son, Maelgwn ap Rhys. In both...
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Dafydd[citation needed]) the two elder sons of Gruffydd, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Goch ap Gruffydd, divided Gwynedd between them and continued the...
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Rhodri Mawr (redirect from Rhodri ap Merfyn)
at its helm. Anarawd ap Rhodri Cadell ap Rhodri Meurig ap Rhodri Merfyn ap Rhodri Gwriad ap Rhodri Tudwal ap Rhodri Gwyddelig ap Rhodri Family tree of...
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– Rhys ap Gruffydd, a Welsh prince, dies and is succeeded by his eldest son Gruffydd ap Rhys II. With the help of Gwenwynwyn, his brother Maelgwn ap Rhys...
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Rhys ab Owain ab Edwin (d. 1078) Rhys ap Tewdwr (c. 1078 – 1093) Gruffydd ap Rhys (c. 1090 – 1137) Anarawd ap Gruffydd (d. 1143) Cadell ap Gruffydd (d...
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Gwenwynwyn (redirect from Gwenwynwyn ap Owain)
Fychan. He had assisted Maelgwn ap Rhys in taking Aberystwyth Castle and capturing Maelgwn's brother Gruffydd ap Rhys II, whom he handed over to the English...
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Owain Goch ap Gruffudd (also known as Owain Goch [Owain the Red]) (died 1282) was brother to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Dafydd ap Gruffudd and, for a brief...
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Kingdom of Powys (section Rhodri, Hywel, and Gruffydd)
after Madog the son of Gruffydd Powys Wenwynwyn, south of the Rhaeadr, after Gwenwynwyn, the son of Owain Cyfeiliog. Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth...
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Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd or Rhys ap Gruffudd (c. 1283–1356), also known as 'Syr Rhys', Rhys Hen ('the elder') or Rhys Griffith, was the wealthiest nobleman...
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(1136–1143) Cadell ap Gruffydd, ruler (1143–1151) Maredudd ap Gruffydd, ruler (1151–1155) The Lord Rhys, ruler (1155–1197) Gruffydd ap Rhys II, ruler (1197–1201)...
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Kingdom of Deheubarth. Rhys was the fourth son of Rhys ap Gruffydd (the Lord Rhys) and his wife Gwenllian, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys. He married...
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aiming to seize the throne of Gwynedd from Trahaearn ap Caradog. Rhys ap Tewdwr and Gruffudd ap Cynan met at St David's Cathedral and made an alliance...
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Gruffudd ap Rhydderch (d. AD 1055) was a king of Gwent and part of the kingdom of Morgannwg in south Wales, and later king of Deheubarth. Gruffudd was...
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important members of the Dinefwr family were Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd and Sir Rhys ap Thomas. Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd, a descendant of Ednyfed Fychan, rose to prominence...
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Caradog ap Gruffydd (Prince of the Kingdom of Gwent) killed Rhys ab Owain of Deheubarth, who had been responsible for the killing of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn...
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Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (died c. 1286) was a Welsh king who was lord of the part of Powys known as Powys Wenwynwyn; he sided with King Edward I of England...
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Owain Rhydderch ap Iestyn (1023–1033) Iago ap Idwal (1033–1039) Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, invader and prince of Gwynedd (1039–1063) Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (1063–1075)...
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825) with Brochfael ap Rhys Rhys ap Arthfael, (c. 830–c. 840) Hywel ap Rhys, (c. 840–886) Owain ap Hywel (886–c. 930) Gruffydd ab Owain (c. 930–934)...
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Vortigern (redirect from Gwrtheyrn ap Gwidol)
Deheubarth Gruffydd ap Rhys Anarawd ap Gruffydd Cadell ap Gruffydd Maredudd ap Gruffydd Rhys ap Gruffydd Gruffydd ap Rhys II Maelgwn ap Rhys Lordship of...
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– Gruffydd ap Rhys II, ruler (1197–1201) Maelgwn ap Rhys, ruler (1199–1230) Rhys Gryg, ruler (1216–1234) Rhys Mechyll, ruler (1234–1244) Maredudd ap Rhys...
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Merfyn Frych (redirect from Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad)
Merfyn Frych ("Merfyn the Freckled"; Old Welsh Mermin), also known as Merfyn ap Gwriad ("Merfyn son of Gwriad") and Merfyn Camwri ("Merfyn the Oppressor")...
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