Gwenthlian verch Rhys

  Noted events in her life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Gilbert Talbot married Gwenthlian, daughter and eventual heir (in her issue) of Rhys Mechyll*, Lord of Dynevor. He died shortly before 8 Sep 1274 and was buried in Wormesley Priory, Hereford.

*Rhys Mechyll was son and heir of Rhys Grig, younger son of Rhys ap Griffith, Prince of South Wales.

~Cokayne's The Complet Peerage, XII 608-609

• Web Reference: Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Gwenllian.
Wrottesley shows "Rees, Wenchiliana, Margaret, Dughrica" as the children of "Lewellyn ap Rees" in relation to a claim by "Gilbert Talbot chivaler, Res ap Howel ap Willym and Walter ap Jevan ab Lewellyn" against Henry Earl of Lancaster and Blanche his wife for "the castle and commote of Tokennyn", adding that Gwenllian was mother of Richard Talbot, grandmother of Gilbert, great-grandmother of Richard, and great-great-grandmother of "Gilbert the plaintiff" [Wrottesley [1905], De Banco, Trinity 36.E.3. m 170 dorso, p. 84]

Gwenthlian married Gilbert Talbot, son of Richard Talbot and Aline Basset. (Gilbert Talbot was born before 1222 in Linton Manor, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, died before 8 Sep 1274 in Credenhill, Hereford, Herefordshire, England and was buried in Wormesley Priory, Herefordshire, England.)