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Rhys, Griffith ap (1479 - 1521)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1479
Death Date: 1521

Notes

Member of Arthur, Prince of Wales' household; admitted Lincoln's Inn 1509

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. St John, Catherine ( - 1553)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1501-11-14
    Vacated: 1521

General Lands Note

Gower estate assigned by father to Rhys upon marriage 1507

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Chamberlain, Cardiganshire 1511 -4 -8
Chamberlain, Carmarthenshire 1511 -4 -8
Steward, Brecknockshire 1511 -4 -8
JP, Herefordshire 1513 1515
JP, North Wales 1513
JP, Worcestershire 1513 1515
JP, Shropshire 1513 1515
JP, South Wales 1513
JP, Gloucestershire 1513 1513/4
JP, Flintshire 1513
JP, Cheshire 1513
JP, Gloucestershire 1514 1515
Receiver & Steward, Carmarthenshire 1514 -9 -25
JP, Flintshire 1515
JP, North Wales 1515
JP, South Wales 1515
JP, Cheshire 1515
Chancellor & Steward, Pembrokeshire 1517 -5 -16 Held jointly with father
JP, North Wales 1518
JP, Flintshire 1518
JP, Worcestershire 1518
JP, Shropshire 1518
JP, South Wales 1518
JP, Cheshire 1518
JP, Herefordshire 1518
JP, Gloucestershire 1518
JP, Gloucestershire 1520
JP, Herefordshire 1520/1
JP, Shropshire 1521

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Weobley Castle, Herefordshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1507
    Divested: 1521
    A possible residence

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Sir Griffith ap Rhys' Entertainer/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Griffith ap Rhys' Entertainer/s Rhys, Griffith ap (1479 - 1521) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Weobley Castle Herefordshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.