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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: 1197 births, 1197 crimes, 1197 deaths, 1197 disestablishments, 1197 establishments, 1197 in Europe, Emperor Juntoku, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Rhys ap Gruffydd, William de Braose, William Longchamp, Richard of Chichester, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter IV of Bulgaria, Fleet Prison, Philippa of Champagne, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Deheubarth, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, Margaritus of Brindisi, Newport, Pembrokeshire, List of state leaders in 1197, Saint Homobonus, Crusade of 1197, Owain Cyfeiliog, Bretislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Blessed Berchtold, Minamoto no Ichiman, Gertrude of Bavaria, Yusuf II, Almohad Caliph, Albinus, Peter Cantor, Dirk I, Oberto Pallavicino, Aparaditya I, Arnold I van Isenburg, Jon Loftsson, Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh, Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa Ra'a. Excerpt: Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (1132 - 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales. He is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys, but this title may not have been used in his lifetime. He usually used the title "Proprietary Prince of Deheubarth" or "Prince of South Wales," but two documents have been preserved in which he uses the title "Prince of Wales" or "Prince of the Welsh." Rhys was one of the most successful and powerful Welsh princes, and after the death of Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd in 1170 was the dominant power in Wales. Rhys's grandfather, Rhys ap Tewdwr, was king of Deheubarth, and was killed at Brecon in 1093 by Bernard de Neufmarche. Following his death, most of Deheubarth was taken over by the Normans. Rhys's father, Gruffydd ap Rhys, was eventually able to become ruler of a small portion, and more territory was won back by Rhys's older brothers after Gruffydd's death. Rhys became ruler o...
