THOMAS ap RHODRI or THOMAS ROTHERY (c. 1295 - 1363), nobleman
Date of birth: c. 1295
Date of death: 1363
Spouse: Cecilia wraig Thomas ap Rhodri
Child: Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri
Parent: Catherine wraig Rhodri ap Gruffydd
Parent: Rhodri ap Gruffydd
Gender: Male
Occupation: nobleman
Area of activity: Politics, Government and Political Movements; Royalty and Society
Author: Thomas Jones Pierce
Nephew of LLYWELYN AP GRUFFYDD; son of Rhodri ap Gruffydd by one Catherine. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1315. He eventually parted with most of the Cheshire estate and resided on his Tatsfield manor in Surrey. Later he acquired the manor of Bidfield in Gloucestershire and that of Dinas in Mechain Iscoed, thus establishing a new territorial stake in Wales. That he had a wider interest in the land of his forbears than his life as an English country gentleman would at first suggest is shown by the unsuccessful claim which he made to the lordship at Llŷn as heir to his uncle Owain Goch. His son was Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri, or Owain Lawgoch.
Author
- Professor Thomas Jones Pierce, (1905 - 1964)
- The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1899-1900, 37-51
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Tomas ap Rhodri
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q7818337
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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