Maelgwn ap Rhys (died 1295, birth unknown) was a rebel and descendant of
Maelgwn ap Rhys ap Gruffydd. HIs father was Rhys Fychan,
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's last lord. On 29 September 1294,
Madog ap Llywelyn led a national revolt against
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's royal administration in north and west Wales. While Madog rebelled in the North, Maelgwn ap Rhys led the revolt in
Ceredigion. Maelgwn attempted a siege of
Llanbadarn but was unsuccessful. His campaign also involved heavy raids in
Pembroke and
Carmarthen, until the
earl of Gloucester's men killed Maelgwn in 1295 in a fight near Carmarthen. Maelgwn had two brothers, Rhys and Gruffydd, both of whom were imprisoned in Norwich until as late as 1308.
References
* J. E. Morris, ''The Welsh Wars of Edward I a contribution to mediaeval military history, based on original documents'', Oxford, 1901
* Bridgeman, ''History of the Princes of South Wales'', 1876
* https://biography.wales/article/s-MAEL-APR-1295
1295 deaths