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- Rhys ap Rhydderch was the brother of Gruffydd ap Rhydderch, king of Deheubarth from 1044 to 1055. Both were the sons of Rhydderch ab Iestyn, who had been able to take over the Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth from 1023 to 1033. By 1045, he and his brother had secured control of Morgannwg, and the native chronicles mention that in 1045 the two brothers performed some treacherous action against Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the king of Gwynedd and Powys. The exact nature of this treachery is not specified, however. Although both Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and the brothers were rivals to rule Deheubarth, in the end, the two brothers became the rulers of the disputed territory. In 1049, Gruffydd ap Rhydderch joined with an Irish and Viking raiding party that raided England. Probably, Rhys was with his brother on this raid into England. The raid was opposed by Ealdred, the Bishop of Worcester, but the English forces were betrayed by Welsh soldiers serving with the English army, and the Welsh and Viking raiders defeated Ealdred's defenders. King Edward the Confessor of England ordered the killing of Rhys in reprisal for his raiding of England, the decision being made at the royal court held at Christmas, 1052. Rhys was killed, according to the D version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, because he "did harmful things". The chronicle of Florence of Worcester recorded a bit more information, stating that Rhys was killed at "Bulendun", which may be Bullen's Bank near Clyro in Radnorshire. After his death, Rhys' head was brought to King Edward on 5 January 1053. This left his brother as the only ruler in Deheubarth, but this did not last long, as around 1055, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn attacked the south and killed Gruffydd ap Rhydderch. This left Gruffydd ap Llywelyn as the sole ruler of Wales, the first Welshman to be so. (en)
- Rhys ap Rhydderch (overleden 1053) was koning van en Deheubarth, samen met zijn broer Gruffudd. Hij was een zoon van Rhydderch ab Iestyn. Na de dood van Rhydderch in 1033 volgden zijn zoons Gruffudd en Rhys hem vermoedelijk op in Morgannwg, maar in Deheubarth kwamen Hywel en , zoons van Edwin ab Einion de macht. Gruffudd en Rhys bestreden hen de troon, en het kwam in 1034 tot een veldslag, de , die echter door Gruffudd en Rhys verloren werd. Nadat Hywel ab Edwin in 1043 was gedood door Gruffudd ap Llywelyn van Gwynedd grepen de broers in 1045 alsnog hun kans; de bronnen beschrijven dit als een 'groot verraad'. In 1049 werd Deheubarth aangevallen door een vloot van Ierse vikingen. Gruffudd en Rhys konden hen overreden in plaats daarvan een gezamenlijke aanval op Engels grondgebied te ondernemen. In 1052 volgde een nieuwe aanval op Hereford, mogelijk door Gruffudd ap Rhydderch maar meer waarschijnlijk door Gruffudd ap Llywelyn. In een strafexpeditie van de Engelsen het volgende jaar werd Rhys ap Rhydderch gedood. Hierna was Gruffudd ap Rhydderch alleen koning. (nl)
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- Rhys ap Rhydderch was the brother of Gruffydd ap Rhydderch, king of Deheubarth from 1044 to 1055. Both were the sons of Rhydderch ab Iestyn, who had been able to take over the Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth from 1023 to 1033. After his death, Rhys' head was brought to King Edward on 5 January 1053. This left his brother as the only ruler in Deheubarth, but this did not last long, as around 1055, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn attacked the south and killed Gruffydd ap Rhydderch. This left Gruffydd ap Llywelyn as the sole ruler of Wales, the first Welshman to be so. (en)
- Rhys ap Rhydderch (overleden 1053) was koning van en Deheubarth, samen met zijn broer Gruffudd. Hij was een zoon van Rhydderch ab Iestyn. Na de dood van Rhydderch in 1033 volgden zijn zoons Gruffudd en Rhys hem vermoedelijk op in Morgannwg, maar in Deheubarth kwamen Hywel en , zoons van Edwin ab Einion de macht. Gruffudd en Rhys bestreden hen de troon, en het kwam in 1034 tot een veldslag, de , die echter door Gruffudd en Rhys verloren werd. Nadat Hywel ab Edwin in 1043 was gedood door Gruffudd ap Llywelyn van Gwynedd grepen de broers in 1045 alsnog hun kans; de bronnen beschrijven dit als een 'groot verraad'. (nl)
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