Rhiryd ap Bleddyn
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Rhiryd ap Bleddyn was a Welsh
king of Powys
. He was a son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
and Haer verch Cillin.
He was killed in Powys in the same battle against Rhys ap Tewdwr
that killed his brother, Madog ap Bleddyn.
His wife is unknown. He had two sons, Madog
and Ithel. Rhiryd's brother, Maredudd
, captured Madog and turned him over to their nephew, Owain ap Cadwgan
, who blinded him. Maredudd's son, Gruffudd, killed Ithel in 1125.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
king of Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
. He was a son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn was a Prince of the Welsh Kingdoms of Gwynedd and of Powys.- Lineage :Bleddyn was the son of Princess Angharad ferch Maredudd with her second husband Cynfyn ap Gwerstan, a Powys Lord, about whom little is now known...
and Haer verch Cillin.
He was killed in Powys in the same battle against Rhys ap Tewdwr
Rhys ap Tewdwr
Rhys ap Tewdwr was a Prince of Deheubarth in south-west Wales and member of the Dinefwr dynasty, a branch descended from Rhodri the Great...
that killed his brother, Madog ap Bleddyn.
His wife is unknown. He had two sons, Madog
Madog ap Rhiryd
Madog ap Rhiryd was a 12th century Welsh prince of part of Powys. His birth and death dates are unknown. He was a son of Rhiryd ap Bleddyn.In 1110 he allied himself with his cousin, Owain ap Cadwgan, against Henry I of England. After Henry stripped Owain of his title and replaced him with Iorwerth...
and Ithel. Rhiryd's brother, Maredudd
Maredudd ap Bleddyn
Maredudd ap Bleddyn was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales.Maredudd was the son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Powys and Gwynedd...
, captured Madog and turned him over to their nephew, Owain ap Cadwgan
Owain ap Cadwgan
Owain ap Cadwgan was a prince of Powys in eastern Wales. He is best known for his abduction of Nest, wife of Gerald of Windsor.Owain was the eldest son of Cadwgan ap Bleddyn, prince of part of Powys. He is first recorded in 1106, when he killed Meurig and Griffri, the sons of Trahaearn ap Caradog,...
, who blinded him. Maredudd's son, Gruffudd, killed Ithel in 1125.