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Rhys Ap Gruffydd 1129–1197 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1129

Birth Location: Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death Date: 1197

Death Location: St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Father: Gruffydd Rhys

Mother: Gwenllian Gruffydd

Spouse(s): Gwenllian Madog

Children(s): Gruffudd RHYS

Rhys Ap Gruffydd was born in 1129 in Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the child of Gruffydd Ap Rhys And Gwenllian Verch Gruffydd. Rhys Ap Gruffydd married Gwenllian Verch Madog, and had children including Gruffudd Ap Rhys. Rhys Ap Gruffydd passed away in 1197 in St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • Rhys Ap Gruffydd was born in 1129 in Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the child of Gruffydd Ap Rhys And Gwenllian Verch Gruffydd.
  • Rhys Ap Gruffydd married Gwenllian Verch Madog, and had children including Gruffudd Ap Rhys.
  • Rhys Ap Gruffydd passed away in 1197 in St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gruffydd Rhys
1081–1137
Birth Location: Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Gwenllian Gruffydd
1090–1136
Birth Location: Caernarvonshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

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

Gruffudd RHYS
1148–1201
Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Rhys Gruffydd's Ancestors

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Rhys Gruffydd
1129–1197
Birth Place: Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Parents
Gruffydd Ap Rhys
1081–1137
Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Gwenllian (Verch) Gruffydd
1090–1136
Caernarvonshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rhys Gruffydd's Descendants

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Rhys (Ap) Gruffydd (1129–1197) m. Gwenllian (Verch) Madog (1131–1148)
  1. 1. Gruffudd (AP) RHYS 1148–1201 m. Matilda (De) Braose 1173–1210 m. Susan (De) Braose 1150–1201 m. Maud (De) Fay 1180–1249
    1. 1. Rhys (Mechyll Ap Rhys) Gryg 1170–
    2. 2. Rhys (Ap) Griffith 1195–
    3. 3. Rhys (Ieuanc Ap) Gruffydd 1197–1222
    4. 4. Mawd (Verch) Gruffudd 1173–
    5. 5. Owain (Ap) Gruffydd 1176–1236
    6. 6. Nest (Ferch) Gruffudd 1178– m. Hywel (Ap) Trahaearn 1169–
      1. 1. Gwenllian (Verch) Hywel 1390–
      2. 2. Rhys (Ap) Hywel 1210–1328 m. Catrin (Verch) Gruffudd 1224–
        1. 1. Einion (Ap) Rhys 1255–1271 m. Joan (OF) MISCIN 1270– m. Lucy (Crest Ap) Howell 1259–
        2. 2. Einon (Sais) Gaines 1200–
        3. 3. Dafydd (Ap) Rhys 1226–

Rhys Gruffydd's Timeline

3 Records

1129
1129
Birth of Rhys Ap Gruffydd in Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
1197
Apr 24, 1197
Age 68
Death of Rhys Ap Gruffydd in St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1197
1197
Age 68
Death of Rhys Ap Gruffydd in St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1129
    Event Place: Dynevor Castle, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 24, 1197
    Event Place: St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1197
    Event Place: St Davids, Pebidiog, Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.
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