Gruffydd
"Prince of Deheubarth"
ap Rhys
Born
about 1081 in
Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Ancestors
Husband of
Unknown Madog
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants
Died
Apr 1137
at about age 56
in
Dynevor, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Biography
Gruffudd was born in 1081. Gruffudd Rhys .
In this district, after the death of king Henry, whilst Gruffydh son of Rhys, then prince of South Wales, was engaged in soliciting assistance from North Wales, his wife Gwenliana (like the queen of the Amazons, and a second Penthesilea) led an army into these parts; but she was defeated by Maurice de Londres, lord of that country, and Geoffrey, the bishop's constable. [1]
Name
Name: Gruffydd /Ap Rhys/
Parents and Siblings
Rhys ap Tewdwr [2]
Gruffudd m. Gwenllian vh Gruffudd ap Cynan
Hywel
Eva
Arddyu
Nest (Gwenllian Nést)[3] m. Gerald of Windsor [4]
Birth
Date: 1081
Place: Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death
Date: 1136
Place: Dynevor, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Sources
↑ p. 393 The Itinerary through Wales, and the Description of Wales , transcribed by sir R.C. Hoare - author: Giraldus (Cambrensis)
↑ Dwnn, Meyrick, Heraldic visitations of Wales and part of the Marches, between the years 1586 and 1613; ed. with notes by Samuel Rush Meyrick . p. 99, retrieved 2014-06-16, amb
↑ Dwnn, Meyrick, Heraldic visitations of Wales and part of the Marches, between the years 1586 and 1613; ed. with notes by Samuel Rush Meyrick . p. 99
↑ Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest , p. 767, Edition 2.
Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands ": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands .
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is a good link for photos and data about his castle. It's a remarkable structure.