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Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys 1511–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1543

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Rhys Lim

Mother: Agnes Tilney

Spouse(s): Sir Treason)

Children(s): Griffith Wales"

The story of Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys began in 1511 in Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom. Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys married Sir Rhys Ap Knight Gruffydd Wrongfully Beheaded By Henry Viii For Treason, and had children including Griffith High Sheriff Of Caermarthen Rice Ap Rhys King Of South Wales. Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys passed away in 1543 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys began in 1511 in Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys married Sir Rhys Ap Knight Gruffydd Wrongfully Beheaded By Henry Viii For Treason, and had children including Griffith High Sheriff Of Caermarthen Rice Ap Rhys King Of South Wales.
  • Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys passed away in 1543 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rhys Lim
1500–1570
Birth Location: South Wales
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Agnes Tilney
1477–1545
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sir Treason)
1500–1543
Birth Location: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Griffith Wales"
1529–1592
Birth Location: Newton, Carmathamshire, Wales
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Lady Rhys's Ancestors

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Lady Rhys
1511–1543
Birth Place: Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Rhys (Re ) ap Tewdwr, (Tudor, Tewdwr, Tewdr, Tudor, ap Tudor, ap Tewdwr, ap Tewdr ) ap Lim ?, ap Thomas, ap Tudur, Lim
1500–1570
South Wales
Agnes Tilney
1477–1545
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Rhys's Descendants

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Lady (Elspeth Verch) Rhys (1511–1543) m. Sir (Rhys ap "Knight" Gruffydd (Wrongfully beheaded by Henry VIII for) Treason) (1 Jan 1500–1 Jan 1543)
  1. 1. Griffith (High Sheriff of Caermarthen Rice ap Rhys "King of South) Wales" 1529–1592 m. Gwenlain (verch Rhys Konan Gwrgeneu) Morgan 1543–1624
    1. 1. Princess (Gwendolyn (Gwellion) Konan (Daughter of King of) Wales) 1585–1660 m. David (Wynne of Dinevwar Rhys (Rees)) (Wales) 1580–1645
      1. 1. Sir (Dafydd Rhys Prince of) Wales 1605–1670 m. Stephanie (Rhys) (Rees) 1615–1687
        1. 1. John (Price Reese) (Rhys) 1634–1706 m. Elinor (verch) Lewis 1635–1661

Lady Rhys's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1511
Birth of Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys in Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Age 32
Death of Lady Elspeth Verch Rhys in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Coed Rhath, Pembrokshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
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