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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Blount, was the grandson of Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd, and through him, was a descendant of Ednyfed Fychan as well as of Lord Rhys, Prince of Wales and member...
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Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197), 12th-century ruler of southern Wales Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd (died 1356), 14th-century Welsh nobleman Rhys ap Gruffydd (rebel)...
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Tudor. Rhys was the grandson of Rhys ap Thomas, the most powerful man in Wales and close ally of Henry VIII. His father, Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas,...
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daughter of Prince of Gwynedd Gruffudd ap Cynan and member of the House of Aberffraw, she married Gruffydd ap Rhys, the Prince of Deheubarth, and would...
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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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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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Hywel ap Rhys (died 1231), later known as Hywel Sais ('Hywel the Saxon'), son of Rhys ap Gruffydd Hywel ap Rhys Gryg (fl. 1220s), son of Rhys Gryg (son...
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Maelgwn ap Rhys (c. 1170–1230) was prince of part of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales. Maelgwn was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd (The Lord Rhys) by...
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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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Caradog ap Gruffydd invaded Deheubarth and drove Rhys to seek sanctuary in the St David's Cathedral. Rhys, however, made an alliance with Gruffudd ap Cynan...
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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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Rhys ap Gruffydd (c.1132–1197) was a Prince of Dehubarth in South Wales. Rhys ap Gruffydd or Rhys ap Gruffudd or anglicized as Rhys Griffith, a Welsh...
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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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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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Rhys ab Owain (1072–1078) his second cousin, Rhys ap Tewdwr (1078–1093) Deheubarth was in the possession of the Normans from 1093 to 1155 Gruffydd ap...
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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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Maelgwn ap Rhys (died 1295, birth unknown) was a rebel and descendant of Maelgwn ap Rhys ap Gruffydd. His father was Rhys Fychan, Geneu'r Glyn's last...
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1163, and gained homage from the two most powerful princes of Wales, Rhys ap Gruffydd and Owain Gwynedd, along with the king of Scotland. By the mid-11th...
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Ednyfed Fychan (redirect from Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig)
Great, the daughter of Llywarch ap Brân. His second marriage was to Gwenllian ferch Rhys, daughter of prince Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth. Ednyfed is recorded...
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Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085 – c. 1136) was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last King of Deheubarth in Wales, by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of...
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century the castle was held by Sir Rhys ap Thomas, who carried out extensive rebuilding. In 1531 his grandson Rhys ap Gruffydd was executed for treason and...
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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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Owain Brogyntyn ap Madog (illegitimate) Gwenllian ferch Madog, married Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth and Carreg Cennen Castle Marared ferch Madog...
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Maredudd ap Gruffydd (1131–1155) was a prince of the kingdom of Deheubarth in Southwest Wales. Maredudd was the fifth of six sons of Gruffydd ap Rhys, and...
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Urien (redirect from Urien ap Cynfarch)
millennium after his death. In the sixteenth century, Rhys ap Gruffydd, a grandson of Rhys ap Thomas who greatly aided Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth...
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Gruffydd ap Rhys KG (c. 1478–1521) (also known as Griffith Ryce in some antiquarian English sources) was a Welsh nobleman. He was the son of Sir 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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Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024) 1192 – Conrad of Montferrat (b. 1140) 1197 – Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth (b. 1132) 1257 – Shajar al-Durr, sovereign sultana...
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