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Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085 – c. 1136) was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last King of Deheubarth in Wales, by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys. Her family is of the House of Dinefwr .
Nest ferch Rhys, born around 1085, was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr (Rhys ap Tudor Mawr), king of the Deheubarth in South Wales. Nicknamed ‘Helen of Wales’ she was renowned for her beauty; like Helen of Troy, her good looks led to her abduction and civil war. Princess Nest led an eventful life.
Aug 31, 2018 · Nest (b.c.1085) was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of Deheubarth, and the lover of the future King of England. She had three further lovers, two husbands, and potentially fourteen children. Her beauty allegedly inspired such a passion in the men in her life that it sparked a scandal that rocked the world of medieval Wales to its foundations.
Nov 15, 2021 · Nest was the daughter of Rhys ap Tewdr King of Deheubarth, a kingdom in the south of Wales. You can see it roughly on the map below. Unfortunately for Rhys, he came into his kingdom in c.1078 in a period of intense conflict.
Apr 26, 2022 · Nest ferch Rhys (died after 1136) was a Welsh princess of Deheubarth who was renowned for her beauty. Nest was the daughter of Prince Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon. After her father's death in 1093, Deheubarth was conquered by the Normans and King Henry I of England appointed himself her protector.
Nest Ferch Rhys. Nest, born in c.1085, was the daughter of Rhys ap Twdwr King of Deheubarth (Dyfed) with his wife Gwladys. The 11 th Century was a time of insecurity and unrest in West Wales and this is reflected in Princess Nest’s turbulent life. In 1092, while still a child, Nest’s father was killed in battle with the Normans.
Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085 – before 1136) (popularly called Nesta or " Princess Nesta " [1] [2]) was the only legitimate daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, last king of Deheubarth in Wales, by his wife, Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys. Her family is of the House of Dinefwr.
