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373: 488: 437:, but with a major show of power as well, traversing the width of southern Wales, and it seems likely he came to an arrangement with Rhys, whereby Rhys paid him homage and was confirmed in possession of Deheubarth. Rhys paid William £40 a year for his kingdom, ensuring good future relations with William that lasted until the end of William's lifetime. Rhys was content with the arrangement as it meant that he had to deal only with the jealousy of his fellow Welsh princes. 177: 541:(English: Rhys ap Tewdwr's Head). Upon Rhys's death, the Normans seized much of south Wales, and there was fighting over the spoils with the chieftains of Powys and Gwynedd. Eventually, Rhys's eldest son, Gruffydd, was allowed to inherit a small portion of his father's kingdom. Rhys's daughter 549:
of Pembroke; their sons and grandsons, the FitzGerald conquerors of Ireland, were known collectively as the "sons of Nest". Through his son Gruffydd, Rhys was an ancestor of the Tudor dynasty.
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He married more than once. His first wife was Catrin (or Gwladus) verch Iestyn (b. 1041 in Powys). The name of his last wife was Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon, daughter of
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Pierce, T. J., (1959). RHYS ap TEWDWR (died 1093), king of Deheubarth. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 22 Aug 2023, from
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Pierce, T. J., (1959). RHYS ap TEWDWR (died 1093), king of Deheubarth. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 22 Aug 2023, from
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Pierce, T. J., (1959). RHYS ap TEWDWR (died 1093), king of Deheubarth. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 22 Aug 2023, from
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is said to be named for Rhys, as he was beheaded at the site by Norman forces. The village was originally named,
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and defeated the men of Powys, in a battle in which two of Cadwgan's brothers, Madog and Rhiryd, were killed.
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was briefly one of the numerous concubines of Henry I, to whom she bore a son, and thereafter the wife of
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A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest, Volume 2, John Edward Lloyd, 1911
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claims that Cedifor ap Gollwyn, a man who traced his ancestry to the original kings of
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Rhys was unable to withstand the increasing Norman pressure. The Welsh
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to keep his kingdom, which lasted until the end of William's reign.
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227:Rhys ap Tewdwr was born in the area which is now 1145: 448:attacked Deheubarth and forced Rhys to flee to 1094:A Political Chronology of Wales 1066 to 1282 402:who was seeking to regain the throne of the 1006:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 638:Elen ferch Gwerstan ap Gwaethfoed of Powys 410:in the same year they defeated and killed 1174:People of medieval Wales killed in battle 239:following the death of his second cousin 486: 391:and drove Rhys to seek sanctuary in the 371: 175: 482: 1146: 788: 784: 774: 675: 575: 571: 1046:The Age of Conquest: Wales, 1063-1415 981: 883: 880: 870: 858: 848: 844: 832: 829: 819: 807:Rhydderch ab Eiludd ap Cynan of Dyfed 806: 796: 792: 765: 755: 743: 733: 729: 717: 715: 705: 693: 683: 679: 663: 660: 650: 637: 627: 623: 611: 608: 598: 583: 579: 398:Rhys, however, made an alliance with 195:(c. 1040 – 1093) was a king of 977: 975: 973: 1082:, University of Wales Press, 2008, 13: 306:Issue by Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon: 14: 1195: 970: 433:, ostensibly on a pilgrimage to 357:since at least the 14th century. 112:Catrin (or Gwladus) verch Lestyn 1055: 1038: 1026: 1014: 984:Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania 961: 949: 609:Cadell ab Einion of Deheubarth 16:King of Deheubarth (died 1093) 1: 1072: 881:Gwenllian ferch Gwyn of Dyfed 585:Einion ab Owain of Deheubarth 529:The monastery and village of 491:Part of the Welsh version of 170:Gwenllian ferch Gwyn of Dyfed 982:Glenn, Thomas Allen (1913). 942: 514:adds "and with him fell the 7: 1179:11th-century Welsh monarchs 1169:People from Carmarthenshire 937:Kings of Wales family trees 930: 561:Ancestors of Rhys ap Tewdwr 552: 235:, he claimed the throne of 10: 1200: 830:Gwyn ap Rhydderch of Dyfed 786: 669: 573: 292:Issue by early alliances: 207:, a branch descended from 18: 1132: 1123: 1115: 864: 846: 838: 813: 794: 790: 749: 731: 723: 699: 681: 677: 644: 625: 617: 592: 577: 256:Cadell ab Einion ab Owain 222: 166: 158: 146: 118: 108: 88: 72: 68: 58: 48: 40: 33: 28: 23:means Rhys son of Tewdwr. 461:Chronicle of the Princes 262:and a great-grandson of 1050:Oxford University Press 367: 266:, thus a descendant of 114:Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon 1164:Monarchs of Deheubarth 1080:Encyclopaedia of Wales 516:kingdom of the Britons 501: 380: 189: 524:Bernard de Neufmarche 490: 427:William the Conqueror 408:Battle of Mynydd Carn 377:St. David's Cathedral 375: 353:, families have been 327:Constable of Pembroke 254:He was a grandson of 231:. As a member of the 217:William the Conqueror 179: 1126:Prince of Deheubarth 483:Death and succession 479:, killing Gruffudd. 416:Trahaearn ap Caradog 393:St David's Cathedral 35:Prince of Deheubarth 986:. Oxford, England. 499:Red Book of Hergest 420:Meilyr ap Rhiwallon 412:Caradog ap Gruffydd 385:Caradog ap Gruffydd 296:Goronwy (died 1103) 279:Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn 272:king of the Britons 249:Caradog ap Gruffydd 1078:The Welsh Academy 539:Pen-Rhys ap Tewdwr 535:Rhondda Cynon Taff 502: 442:Cadwgan ap Bleddyn 404:Kingdom of Gwynedd 381: 203:and member of the 190: 1142: 1141: 1133:Succeeded by 1088:978-0-7083-1953-6 1061:Dr. K. L. Maund, 927: 926: 923: 922: 547:Gerald FitzWalter 511:Brut y Tywysogion 494:Brut y Tywysogion 400:Gruffudd ap Cynan 323:Gerald de Windsor 283:Mathrafal Dynasty 174: 173: 1191: 1159:House of Dinefwr 1136:Gruffydd ap Rhys 1130:1078–1093 1116:Preceded by 1113: 1112: 1066: 1065:, 1991, page 149 1059: 1053: 1042: 1036: 1030: 1024: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1005: 997: 979: 968: 965: 959: 953: 661:Tewdwr ap Cadell 567: 566: 558: 557: 469:Cadell ap Rhodri 355:Peers of Ireland 233:House of Dinefwr 215:, he had to pay 211:. 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Index

Welsh name
Prince of Deheubarth
Rhys ab Owain
Gruffydd ap Rhys
Carmarthenshire
Wales
Brecon
Powys
Wales
Issue
Owain
Nest ferch Rhys
House
Dinefwr

Wales
Deheubarth
Deheubarth
Wales
Dinefwr dynasty
Rhodri the Great
Norman Conquest
William the Conqueror
Carmarthenshire
House of Dinefwr
Deheubarth
Rhys ab Owain
Goodwick
Caradog ap Gruffydd
Cadell ab Einion ab Owain

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