Note 12b — Chapter I · JOURNEY THROUGH HEREFORD AND RADNOR
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Rhys ap Gruffydd was grandson to Rhys ap Tewdwr, prince of South Wales, who, in 1090, was slain in an engagement with the Normans. He was a prince of great talent, but great versatility of character, and made a conspicuous figure in Welsh history. He died in 1196, and was buried in the cathedral of St. David’s; where his effigy, as well as that of his son Rhys Gryg, still remain in a good state of preservation.