About Ellis Price
Lived 1505 – 1594 (aged 88–89). Ellis Price was a Welsh politician.
Ellis Price or Prys (by 1514-8 October 1594) was a Welsh administrator and MP.
He was a younger son of Robert ap Rhys of Plas Iolyn near Ysbyty Ifan, the chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey. His grandfather Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd had fought (and thought to have carried the red dragon flag) at Bosworth with Henry VII .
Ellis studied at St Nicholas Hostel, Cambridge and was awarded BCL in 1533 and DCL in 1534 and from the red gown of his degree was known as ‘Y Doctor Coch’ (‘The Red Doctor’).
In 1535 he was appointed visitor of monasteries in Wales by Thomas Cromwell and played a leading role in their subsequent destruction. There were complaints about his immorality and arrogance and he was dismissed. William Salesbury of Llanrwst, Denbighshire, who was his brother-in-law.
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Who was Ellis Price?
Welsh administrator and politician
When was Ellis Price born?
Ellis Price was born in 1505 in Denbighshire.
When did Ellis Price die?
Ellis Price died on 8 October 1594.
What was Ellis Price's occupation?
Ellis Price was a politician.
What nationality was Ellis Price?
Ellis Price was Welsh.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ellis Price. https://biography.guide/ellis-price/
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