Family Tree Welborn » Rhys ap Gruffudd Prince of South Wales (± 1123-1197)
Personal data Rhys ap Gruffudd Prince of South Wales
- He was born about 1123 in Dynevor Castle, Llandilio, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- He died in the year 1197 in St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
(Pestilence)
- He is buried in St. David's Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
- A child of Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Tewdwr (Tudor) and Gwenllian verch Gruffydd
- This information was last updated on October 22, 2022.
Household of Rhys ap Gruffudd Prince of South Wales
(1) He is married to Gwenllian verch Madog.
They got married.
Child(ren):
- The couple has common ancestors.
(2) He is married to Ystedur verch Caradog.
They got married.
Child(ren):
(3) He is married to FNU Un-named Mistress of Rhys ap Gruffudd.
They got married.
Child(ren):
Notes about Rhys ap Gruffudd Prince of South Wales
Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1123
Dynevor Castle, Llandilio, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death:
1197 (73-74)
St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Pestilence)
Place of Burial:
St. David's Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Immediate Family:
Son of Gruffydd ap Rhys and Gwenllian verch Gruffydd
Husband of Gwenllian verch Madog
Partner of Unnamed Mistresses of Rhys ap Gruffudd;
Ystedur verch Caradog;
Gwenllian verch Maredudd;
Gwerfyl verch Llewelyn;
Gwenddydd verch Cynddelw;
N.N. 1 verch Dafydd Fras;
Nest verch Gruffudd
and Nest verch Caradog Fychan
Father of Maelgwn Hen ap Rhys; Gruffydd ap Rhys; Rhys Gryg ap Rhys; Margred verch Rhys; Maredudd Gethin ap Rhys; Gwenllian verch Rhys; Catrin verch Rhys; N.N. verch Rhys; N.N. verch Rhys; Cadwaladr Lwgr ap Rhys; Owain ap Rhys; Susanna verch Rhys; Angharad verch Rhys; Lleuci verch Rhys; Annest verch Rhys; Gwladys verch Rhys; Rhys Gochin ap Rhys; Hywel Sais ap Rhys, Arglwydd Sanclêr; Meurig ap Rhys; Maelgwyn Fawr ap Rhys; Maredudd Ddall ap Rhys; Tangwystl verch Rhys; Maredudd ap Rhys, Archdeacon of Cardigan; Cynwrig ap Rhys and Morgan ap Rhys
Brother of Morgan ap Gruffydd; Maelgwn ap Gruffydd and Maredudd ap Gruffudd
Half brother of Gwladus verch Gruffydd; Efa verch Gruffudd; Rhys Fychan ap Gruffydd; N.N. ap Gruffudd; Owain ap Gruffudd; Cadell ap Gruffydd; Nest verch Gruffydd and Anarawd ap Gruffydd
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Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 26th great grandfather.
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your father ·Üí Henry Marvin Welborn, Sr.
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his father ·Üí Avice de Carew (Martin)
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her father ·Üí Baron Nicholas Martin
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his father ·Üí Angharad verch Rhys
his mother ·Üí Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales
her father
Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 23rd great grandfather.
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his father ·Üí Catrin o Ferain / Kathryn of Berain
his mother ·Üí Jane de Velville
her mother ·Üí Agnes verch Gwilym
her mother ·Üí Gwilym Fychan ap Gwilym
her father ·Üí Gwilym ap Gruffudd, of Penrhyn
his father ·Üí Generys verch Madog
his mother ·Üí Madog ap Gronwy Fychan
her father ·Üí Gronwy Fychan ap Tudur Hen
his father ·Üí Tudur Hen ap Gronwy
his father ·Üí Gronwy ap Ednyfed Fychan
his father ·Üí Gwenllian verch Rhys
his mother ·Üí Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales
her father
Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 25th great grandfather.
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his mother‰ ᆒ‰ Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales‰
her father
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Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 26th great grandfather.
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your mother ·Üí Henry Loyd Smith, Sr.
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her mother ·Üí Frederick K Jones
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his mother ·Üí Sir Richard Croft the Elder, Kt.
her father ·Üí William Croft
his father ·Üí Jonet verch Owain
his mother ·Üí Owain Glyndwr ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales
her father ·Üí Elen verch Thomas
his mother ·Üí Thomas ap Llewelyn, Lord of South Wales
her father ·Üí Llewelyn ab Owain, Lord of South Wales
his father ·Üí Owain ap Maredudd
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his father ·Üí Owain ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth
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Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 25th great grandfather.
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her father ·Üí John Smith Bryan, of Nansemond
his father ·Üí Catherine Bryan (Morgan)
his mother ·Üí Sir Thomas Morgan of Llanryhmny
her father ·Üí Catherine Morgan
his mother ·Üí Margred Morgan
her mother ·Üí Thomas Morgan, Esq
her father ·Üí Sir John Morgan, Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
his father ·Üí Sir Jevan Morgan
his father ·Üí Llewelyn ap Morgan, of Tredegar
his father ·Üí Morgan ap Llewelyn
his father ·Üí Llewelyn ab Ifor, Lord of St. Clear manor
his father ·Üí Tangwystl verch Rhys
his mother ·Üí Rhys ap Hywel Sais
her father ·Üí Hywel Sais (The English-Speaker) ap Rhys, arglwydd of Sanclââ¢r
his father ·Üí Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales
his father
Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales is your 24th great grandfather.
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her father ·Üí Edith Lucinda Smith
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his father ·Üí Angharad verch Morgan
his mother ·Üí Sir Morgan ap Maredudd
her father ·Üí Maredudd ap Gruffudd
his father ·Üí Gruffudd ap Maredudd Gethin
his father ·Üí Maredudd Gethin ap Rhys
his father ·Üí Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of South Wales
his father
https://www.geni.com/people/Rhys-ap-Gruffudd-Prince-of-South-Wales/4492373
See Peter Bartrum, https://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5253/cydifor... (September 27, 2020; Anne Brannen, curator)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_ap_Gruffydd ..................................................................................................................................
He was under fourteen in 1136, so was left home when Gwenllian rode out to war, and therefore survived, as his older brothers did not. He became a skilled warrior and diplomat; Henry II made him the justiciar of South Wales in 1172. The title which translates to "The Lord Rhys" was not used in his lifetime, and does not appear in the Brut.
The "greatness" of his rule can in large part be attributed to his ability to not only fight the Anglo-Normans, but make treaties with them, an unusual gift. His agreement with King Henry II (1171), which affirmed his independent status under the Crown, lasted until Henry's death.
In April 1197 Rhys died unexpectedly and was buried in St David's Cathedral. The chronicler of Brut y Tywysogion records for 1197: ·Äú ... there was a great pestilence throughout the island of Britain ... and that tempest killed innumerable people and many of the nobility and many princes, and spared none. That year, four days before May Day, died Rhys ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth and unconquered head of all Wales." Jones, T., ed. 1941. Brut y Tywysogion: Peniarth MS. 20. University of Wales Press, p. 138.
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The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys
Rhys had at least nine sons and eight daughters.
Three of the sons were named Maredudd
Gruffydd ap Rhys II (died 1201) was the eldest legitimate son. He married Matilda de Braose, the daughter of Maud [or William] de Braose.
Maelgwn ap Rhys (died 1231), who was the eldest son but illegitimate.
Rhys Gryg (died 1233) married a daughter of the Earl of Clare.
Hywel ap Rhys (died 1231) became known as Hywel Sais (Hywel the Saxon, i.e. Englishman).
Maredudd ap Rhys (died 1239) became known as Maredudd Ddall (Maredudd the Blind). He ended his days as a monk at Whitland Abbey.
Another Maredudd (died 1227) became Archdeacon of Cardigan.
Gwenllian ferch Rhys married Rhodri ab Owain, prince of the western part of Gwynedd.
Another Gwenllian (died 1236) married Ednyfed Fychan
Angharad ferch Rhys married William FitzMartin, lord of Cemais.
Other daughters married the Welsh rulers of Gwrtheyrnion and Elfael.
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Ancestry of Owain Glyndwr; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id200.html. (Steven Ferry, July 7, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: Maredudd ap Robert, Lord of Cedewain; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id67.html. (Steven Ferry, May 26,2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Other Gwenwynwyn; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id167.html. (Steven Ferry, June 7, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Floruit of Einion ap Seisyllt; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id48.html. (Steven Ferry, June 9, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Welsh Ancestry of the Tudor Dynasty; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id217.html. (Steven Ferry, July8, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: Gruffudd ap Rhys, the Homeless Prince; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id197.html. (Steven Ferry, July 9, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Children of Lord Rhys; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id187.html. (Steven Ferry, July 9, 2017.)
Please see Darrell Wolcott: The 'Next Heir' of Morgan of Caerleon; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id214.html. (Steven Ferry, July 13, 2017.)
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