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Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys (died 1521) (also known as Griffith Ryce, or Griffith ap Rhys, in some antiquarian English sources) was a Welsh nobleman and member of Prince Arthur's household. He was the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the de facto ruler of most of south-west Wales who aided Henry Tudor in his victory on Bosworth Field in 1485.[1] On the death of Prince Arthur in 1502, Gruffydd ap Rhys was a prominent mourner. He accompanied the Prince's body from Ludlow to its final resting place in Worcester. The following contemporary record gives an account of Gruffydd as he travelled with the "rich chariot" which carried Prince Arthur's body: "in mourning habit, rode next before the leading horse on a courser trapped with black, bearing the Prince's banner." During the funeral service for the Prince in Worcester Cathedral, he once again carried Arthur's "rich embroidered banner." Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys's tomb: Gruffydd ap Rhys himself died in 1521 and his tomb is also in Worcester Cathedral. References ^ Ralph A. Griffiths, Sir Rhys ap Thomas and his family (University of Wales Press, 1993), p. 39 et. seq. Tomb is located in the eastern choir transcept in Worcester Cathedral, below the tomb of Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King Henry VII. http://en.wikipedia.org Another version: When Gruffydd was older he became a member of Prince Arthur's household. Henry VII of England aimed to have his son friends with influential young men with powerful fathers in Henry's kingdom, and Gruffydd's father was one of the most powerful men in Wales after the death of Jasper Tudor in 1495, and he was chosen to serve the young Prince. Gruffydd and Prince Arthur seem to have been quite close; in 1501 Gruffydd was made a Knight of the Garter, and was with Arthur when he returned to Ludlow with his new young bride Catherine of Aragon in December 1501; and was there for Arthur's death in April 1502.[1] He married Catherine St John, daughter of John St John who was related to Margaret Beaufort around 1507 and had one son: Rhys ap Griffith (1508-1531), who was later executed by Henry VIII for treason. He died prematurely in 1521 and is buried at Worcester Cathedral. Sources: Wikipedia www.thepeerage.com/p39435.htm#i394341 Person Page - 39435: Sir Grufudd ap Rhys] citing Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, The Peerage,
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