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Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to "Griffith"; c. 1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197. Today, he is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys, although this title may have not been used in his lifetime. [2]
Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 – 28 aprile 1197) è stato sovrano del Deheubarth (nel Galles meridionale) dal 1155 alla sua morte. Era il secondogenito di Gruffydd ap Rhys, principe del Deheubarth e di Gwenllian, figlia di Gruffydd ap Cynan, sorella di Owain Gwynedd.
Gruffydd ap Rhys (... – 1137) regnò su una parte del Deheubarth (un reame del Galles). Alla morte di suo padre, Rhys ap Tewdwr, nel 1093, il Deheubarth fu conquistato dai normanni. Perciò Gruffydd passò molta della sua giovinezza in esilio in Irlanda.
Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd or Rhys ap Gruffudd (c. 1283–1356), also known as 'Syr Rhys', Rhys Hen ('the elder') or Rhys Griffith, was the wealthiest nobleman in 14th-century Wales. He was the most prominent of the native supporters of the English kings during this early period of English settlement in Wales.
Rhys ap Gruffydd (1508–December 1531) was a powerful Welsh landowner who was accused of rebelling against King Henry VIII by plotting with James V of Scotland to become Prince of Wales. He was executed as a rebel.
RHYS ap GRUFFYDD or 'Syr RHYS' (died 1356), nobleman. Name: Rhys ap Gruffydd. Date of death: 1356. Gender: Male. Occupation: nobleman. Area of activity: Military; Public and Social Service, Civil Administration; Royalty and Society. Author: Thomas Jones Pierce.
Confirmed in his tenure of Deheubarth, created justice of South Wales, and recognized as the leading native magnate of the time, Rhys laid aside all pretensions to the regal status of his ancestors, contented himself with the reality of power, co-operated loyally with Henry, and proceeded to set the fashion among Welsh rulers of adopting Norman ...
