1292
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
Rhys ap Maredudd
Royal member of Deheubarth (died 1292)
- Died
- 1292
Rhys ap Maredudd was a senior member of the Welsh royal house of Deheubarth, a principality of Medieval Wales. He was the great grandson of The Lord Rhys, prince of south Wales, and the last ruler of a united Deheubarth. He is best known for his leadership of a revolt in south Wales in 1287–88 whilst King Edward I of England was away in Gascony.