Griffith Ryce (also known as Gruffydd ap Rhys) was a Welse nobleman. He was the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, ruler of of most of south-west Wales and Efa ap Henry.
Griffith married Catherine St. John, daughter of John St. John and Sybil verch Morgan about 1507.
Griffith became a member of Prince Arthur's household. Henry VII of England wanted to have his son friends be influential young men with powerful fathers in Henry's kingdom, and Griffith's father was one of the most powerful men in Wales after the death of Jasper Tudor in 1495, and he was chosen to serve the young Prince. Griffith and Prince Arthur became close and in 1501 Griffith was made a Knight of Garter, and was with Arthur when he returned to Ludlow Castle with his new young bride Catherine of Aragon in December 1501; and was there for Arthur's death in April 1502.
Griffith was a prominent mourner. He accompanied the Prince's body from Ludlow Castle to its final resting place in Worcester. Griffith travelled with the "rich chariot" which carried Prince Arthur's body: "in mourning habit, he rode next before the leading horse on a courser trapped with black, bearing the Prince's banner." During the funeral service for the Prince in Worcester Cathedral, he once again carried Arthur's "rich embroidered banner."
Griffith himself died prematurely in 1521
Griffith married Catherine St. John, daughter of John St. John and Sybil verch Morgan about 1507.
Griffith became a member of Prince Arthur's household. Henry VII of England wanted to have his son friends be influential young men with powerful fathers in Henry's kingdom, and Griffith's father was one of the most powerful men in Wales after the death of Jasper Tudor in 1495, and he was chosen to serve the young Prince. Griffith and Prince Arthur became close and in 1501 Griffith was made a Knight of Garter, and was with Arthur when he returned to Ludlow Castle with his new young bride Catherine of Aragon in December 1501; and was there for Arthur's death in April 1502.
Griffith was a prominent mourner. He accompanied the Prince's body from Ludlow Castle to its final resting place in Worcester. Griffith travelled with the "rich chariot" which carried Prince Arthur's body: "in mourning habit, he rode next before the leading horse on a courser trapped with black, bearing the Prince's banner." During the funeral service for the Prince in Worcester Cathedral, he once again carried Arthur's "rich embroidered banner."
Griffith himself died prematurely in 1521
Griffith Ryce (also known as Gruffydd ap Rhys) was a Welse nobleman. He was the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, ruler of of most of south-west Wales and Efa ap Henry.
Griffith married Catherine St. John, daughter of John St. John and Sybil verch Morgan about 1507.
Griffith became a member of Prince Arthur's household. Henry VII of England wanted to have his son friends be influential young men with powerful fathers in Henry's kingdom, and Griffith's father was one of the most powerful men in Wales after the death of Jasper Tudor in 1495, and he was chosen to serve the young Prince. Griffith and Prince Arthur became close and in 1501 Griffith was made a Knight of Garter, and was with Arthur when he returned to Ludlow Castle with his new young bride Catherine of Aragon in December 1501; and was there for Arthur's death in April 1502.
Griffith was a prominent mourner. He accompanied the Prince's body from Ludlow Castle to its final resting place in Worcester. Griffith travelled with the "rich chariot" which carried Prince Arthur's body: "in mourning habit, he rode next before the leading horse on a courser trapped with black, bearing the Prince's banner." During the funeral service for the Prince in Worcester Cathedral, he once again carried Arthur's "rich embroidered banner."
Griffith himself died prematurely in 1521
Griffith married Catherine St. John, daughter of John St. John and Sybil verch Morgan about 1507.
Griffith became a member of Prince Arthur's household. Henry VII of England wanted to have his son friends be influential young men with powerful fathers in Henry's kingdom, and Griffith's father was one of the most powerful men in Wales after the death of Jasper Tudor in 1495, and he was chosen to serve the young Prince. Griffith and Prince Arthur became close and in 1501 Griffith was made a Knight of Garter, and was with Arthur when he returned to Ludlow Castle with his new young bride Catherine of Aragon in December 1501; and was there for Arthur's death in April 1502.
Griffith was a prominent mourner. He accompanied the Prince's body from Ludlow Castle to its final resting place in Worcester. Griffith travelled with the "rich chariot" which carried Prince Arthur's body: "in mourning habit, he rode next before the leading horse on a courser trapped with black, bearing the Prince's banner." During the funeral service for the Prince in Worcester Cathedral, he once again carried Arthur's "rich embroidered banner."
Griffith himself died prematurely in 1521
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