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Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd 1129 – 1197 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1129

Birth Location: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death Date: 24 Apr 1197

Death Location: 1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Father: Gruffydd ApRhys

Mother: Gwenllian Gruffydd

Spouse(s): Gwenllian Madog

Children(s): Catrin Rhys, Hywel ApRhys, Gruffudd ApRhys, Ankaret Rhys, Maredudd aprhys, Gwenllian Hywel, Tangwystl RHYS

The story of Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd began in 1129 in Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd married Gwenllian Verch Madog, and had children including Catrin Ferch Rhys, Hywel ApRhys, Gruffudd ApRhys, Ankaret Verch Rhys, Maredudd Gethin aprhys, Gwenllian Verch Hywel, Tangwystl Verch RHYS. Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd passed away in 1197 in 1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd began in 1129 in Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
  • Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd married Gwenllian Verch Madog, and had children including Catrin Ferch Rhys, Hywel ApRhys, Gruffudd ApRhys, Ankaret Verch Rhys, Maredudd Gethin aprhys, Gwenllian Verch Hywel, Tangwystl Verch RHYS.
  • Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd passed away in 1197 in 1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gruffydd ApRhys
1081 – 1137
Birth Location: Llandilo, Carmarths, Wales
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Gwenllian Gruffydd
1090 – 1136
Birth Location: Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Gwenllian Madog
1131 – 1148
Birth Location: Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Catrin Rhys
1140 –
Birth Location: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Hywel ApRhys
1148 – 1204
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Gruffudd ApRhys
1148 – 1201
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
GA
Ankaret Rhys
1150 – 1226
Birth Location: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
AR
Maredudd aprhys
1152 – 1210
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Gwenllian Hywel
1155 – 1236
Birth Location: Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Tangwystl RHYS
1156 –
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Rhys Gruffudd's Ancestors

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Rhys Gruffudd
1129 – 1197
Birth Place: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Parents
Gruffydd ApRhys
1081 – 1137
Llandilo, Carmarths, Wales
Gwenllian (Verch) Gruffydd
1090 – 1136
Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales
Grandparents
Rhys ApTewdwr
– 1093
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Gwladus (Verch) Rhiwallon
1041 – 1092
of, 1651445, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Tewdwr ApCadell
1000 – 1011
Gwenllian Gwyn
– 1109
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cadell Einion
Elinor Gwerystan
1007 – 1041

Rhys Gruffudd's Descendants

1.
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Rhys ((Prince of So. Wales) Ap) Gruffudd (1129 – 24 Apr 1197) m. Gwenllian (Verch) Madog (1131 – 1148)
  1. 1. Catrin (Ferch) Rhys (1140 – )
  2. 2. Hywel ApRhys (1148 – 1204)
  3. 3. Gruffudd ApRhys (1148 – 25 Jul 1201)
  4. 4. Ankaret (Verch) Rhys (1150 – 1226)
  5. 5. Maredudd (Gethin) aprhys (1152 – 1210) m. Gwenllian (Fechan Hywel) Caerllion (1174 – )
    1. 1. Gruffudd (ApMaredudd) Gethin (1204 – 1278) m. Gwerful (Verch) Morgan (1190 – )
      1. 1. Maredudd ApGruffudd (1234 – 1270) m. Mawd (Ferch) Cadwallon (1260 – )
        1. 1. Morgan ApMaredudd (1275 – 1331) m. Crisli (Verch) Dafydd (1279 – 1304)
  6. 6. Gwenllian (Verch) Hywel (1155 – 1236)
  7. 7. Tangwystl (Verch) RHYS (1156 – )

Rhys Gruffudd's Timeline

2 Records

1129
1129
Birth of Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd in Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
1197
24 Apr 1197
Age 68
Death of Rhys (Prince of So. Wales) Ap Gruffudd in 1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1129
    Event Place: Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1197
    Event Place: 1651703, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: Millennium File
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