Rhys K of Deheubarth

• Death: 1093, near, Brecknock Castle, Wales

• Reference: 2568

1. Gruffudd ap Rhys
2. Nest of Wales

                                                                                             _Hywel Dda K of Wales_
                                                                     _Owain K of Deheubarth_|_Elen of Dyfed________
                                           _Einion _________________|
                                          |                         |                        _Llywelyn K of Powys__
                                          |                         |_Angharad of Powys_____|______________________
                         _Cadell _________|
                        |                 |                                                  ______________________
                        |                 |                          _______________________|______________________
                        |                 |_________________________|
                        |                                           |                        ______________________
                        |                                           |_______________________|______________________
 _Tewdwr Mawr __________|
|                       |                                                                    _Gwynnan _____________
|                       |                                            _Gwaithfoed of Powys___|______________________
|                       |                  _Gwerystan Lord of Powys_|
|                       |                 |                         |                        ______________________
|                       |                 |                         |_______________________|______________________
|                       |_Elinor of Powys_|
|                                         |                                                  ______________________
|                                         |                          _______________________|______________________
|                                         |_UNKNOWN ________________|
|                                                                   |                        ______________________
|                                                                   |_______________________|______________________
|
|--Rhys K of Deheubarth
|
|                                                                                            _Bledrus _____________
|                                                                    _Bleddyn ______________|______________________
|                                          _Ednywain _______________|
|                                         |                         |                        ______________________
|                                         |                         |_______________________|______________________
|                        _Gollwyn ________|
|                       |                 |                                                  ______________________
|                       |                 |                          _______________________|______________________
|                       |                 |_________________________|
|                       |                                           |                        ______________________
|                       |                                           |_______________________|______________________
|_Gwenllian of Anglessy_|
                        |                                                                    ______________________
                        |                                            _______________________|______________________
                        |                  _________________________|
                        |                 |                         |                        ______________________
                        |                 |                         |_______________________|______________________
                        |_________________|
                                          |                                                  ______________________
                                          |                          _______________________|______________________
                                          |_________________________|
                                                                    |                        ______________________
                                                                    |_______________________|______________________

Notes

Rhys assumed the kingship of Deheubarth in 1081 following the Battle of

Mynydd Carn - at the same time that his distant relative, GRUFFUDD ap

CYNAN (RIN 2575), his co-victor, assumed the kingship of Gwynedd and

Powys. When WILLIAM THE CONQUERER (RIN 798) visited Wales in 1081

he recognized Rhys as ruler of Deheubarth. Rhys paid an annual tribute to

WILLIAM. WILLIAM died in 1087. His son William Rufus allowed

BERNARD of NEUFMARCH (RIN 1009), his vassal, to attack Deheubarth in

1088. Rhys was killed in 1093 trying to resist BERNARD's incursions.

His son, GRUFFUDD, was taken to Ireland for refuge. The chroniclers in

both England and Wales saw the killing of Rhys as marking the end of

kingship in Wales.