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
1901 Pembrokeshire County Council election elected at the first meeting of the new council. 1901 Pembrokeshire County Council election The fifth election to Pembrokeshire County Council was held in March 1901. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. Only eleven seats were contested and, as a result, the vast majority of wards resulted in unopposed returns. There were no boundary changes at this election. Having been defeated in 1898, Canton regained his seat without opposition. W.H. George was elected by the casting vote of the Mayor. Dr Griffith had stood as a Liberal in 1892 and a Liberal Unionist