Rhys Gethin
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Rhys Gethin (died in 1405) was a key figure in the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh rebellion between 1400 and c. 1415 against the Kingdom of England. He was Glyndŵr's standard bearer and a leading general. His name translates as "swarthy Rhys".
Rhys Gethin was a Welsh nobleman from Nant Conwy who played a leading role in the rebellion of Owain Glyn Dŵr. He had a brother, Hywel Coetmor, who also played a significant role in the rising. Their father was Gruffudd Fychan ap Gruffudd ap Dafydd Goch ap Dafydd ap Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fawr, through which they claimed that they were the grandsons of an illegitimate son of Dafydd ap Gruffydd and part of the royal dynasty of the kingdom of Gwynedd.[1] Rhys married the daughter of Hywel ap Meirig Llwyd of Plas Nannau, Meirionnydd. His daughter Margred married Siancyn ap Dafydd ab y Crach ap Madog ap Goronwy ap Cynwrig, and their son was the Dafydd ap Siencyn.[2]
Rhys Gethin lived at 'Hafod Rhys Gethin', Betws Wyrion Iddon, (now Betws-y-Coed) in the parish of Betws-y-Coed, according to Sir John Wynn of Gwydir in his History of the Gwydir Family.[3]
