Later Life
Gruffydd was present with Arthur's younger brother Henry VIII of England when Henry travelled to France for the famous Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. He married Catherine St John, daughter of John St John who was related to Margaret Beaufort around 1507 and had one son:
Rhys ap Griffith (1508–1531, who was later executed by Henry VIII for treason.
Gruffydd ap Rhys himself died prematurely in 1521 therefore died prior to the divorce of Catherine of Aragon, and unlike other members of Arthur's household never had to assure people that Arthur had consummate his marriage with Catherine. Gruffydd's tomb is also in Worcester Cathedral.
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