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Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr, Prince of Deheubarth

Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr, Prince of Deheubarth[1]

Male Bef 1065 - 1093  (~ 28 years)


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  • Name Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr 
    Suffix Prince of Deheubarth 
    Birth Bef 1065 
    Gender Male 
    Acceded 1081 
    Name Rhys ap Gruffydd, 
    Death Apr 1093 
    Cause: Killed in Battle 
    Notes 
    • Acceded: 1081

      Sources differ as to the wife of Rhys, therefore both are listed.

      http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal02182

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_ap_Tewdwr

      http://www.thepeerage.com/p10468.htm#i104678


      Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of South Wales is the son of «u»Tewdwr Mawr, King of South Wales «/u».
      Rhys ap Tewdwr, Prince of South Wales was also known as Rhys ap Gruffydd, Lord Rhys. He gained the title of «i»Prince Rhys of Deheubarth.«sup»2«/i»«/sup» He gained the title of «i»Prince Rhys of South Wales.«/i»


      1. Charles Mosley, editor, «i»Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes«/i» (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 682. Hereinafter cited as «i»Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition«/i».

      2. Alison Weir, «i»Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy«/i» (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as «i»Britain's Royal Family«/i».

      3. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, «i»The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.«/i», 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 436. Hereinafter cited as «i»The Complete Peerage«/i».
    • (Medical):died at the battle of Brecon in April 1093.
    Person ID I6021  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013 

    Father Tewdwr Mawr (the Great) ap Cadell   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Gwenllian   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Gruffydd ap Rhys, Lord of South Wales   d. 1137
     2. Margaret Corbet   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Nest ap Rhys, Princess of Deheubarth   d. Bef 1136
    Family ID F1097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013 

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    Deheubarth was one of the traditional kingdoms of Wales, shown here as they were in 1093 when Rhys ap Tewdwr died.

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).