Brief Life History of Rhys
Rhys ap Tewdwr Prince of Deheubarth was born in 1051, in Llandyfeisant, Carmarthenshire, Wales as the son of Tewdwr Mawr ap Cadell and Gwenllian ferch Gwyn. He married Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon in 1075, in Wales. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1088. He died before 30 April 1093, in Penrice, Glamorgan, Wales, and was buried in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Maurice "the Invader" de Windsor FitzGerald - birth: 1100; Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
- Maurice FitzGerald, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Geza, Jeno, Arpad, Attila, Csaba.
Hungarian: variant of Papp , meaning ‘priest (of the Catholic or Orthodox Church)’. This surname is also found in Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, and Serbia, and also among Rusyns (in Serbia and Croatia). See also Pop 2 and Popa .
English: variant of Pape 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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