Pembrokeshire Deheubarth into Gwynedd. Norman/Flemish influence never fully recovered in West Wales. In 1138, the county of Pembrokeshire was named as a county palatine. Rhys ap Gruffydd, the son of Owain Gwynedd's daughter Gwenllian, re-established Welsh control over much of the region and threatened to retake all of Pembrokeshire, but died in 1197. After Deheubarth was split by a dynastic feud, Llywelyn the Great almost succeeded in retaking the region of Pembroke between 1216 and his death in 1240. In 1457, Henry Tudor was born at Pembroke Castle. He landed an army not far from his birthplace 28 years later in
1895 Pembrokeshire County Council election 1895 Pembrokeshire County Council election The third election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1895. It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election. In 1895 there were fewer uncontested returns than at the previous election in 1892, as the Conservatives launched a determined effort to take control of the county council. This resulted in substantial gains at the expense of the Liberals. There were no boundary changes at this election. The result did not appear in the local press but Lost Phillips was said to have been returned by a 'good majority'. The