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Morris Wynn
Maurice (or Morris) Wynn or Morys Wynn ap John of Gwydir (in or before 1520 – 18 August 1580)ODNB, ''Wynn family (per. c.1465–1678), landowners)'' by J. Gwynfor Jones was a Welsh courtier and politician. He was the eldest son of John "Wynn" ap Maredudd from whom he inherited the Gwydir Castle, Gwydir estate in 1559. In 1551, he married Jane (Sian) Bulkeley, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkelely and Catherine Griffith, and sister of Richard Bulkeley (died 1573), Sir Richard Bulkeley. From his first marriage he had three sons, including John Wynn, 1st Baronet and Ellis Wynn and five daughters, including Margaret, who married Thomas Salisbury.ODNB, ''Katheryn of Berain [called Mam Cymru] (c 1540-1591), gentlewoman'' by Enid Roberts His second marriage was to Anne Greville, who died c.1570. Before the end of January 1573, he married his third wife Katheryn of Berain and they had four children: * Edward Wynn. Married Blanche Vaughan. * Siân (Jane) Wynn (d.1665). Married Simon Thelwal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ODNB
The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles covering 54,922 lives. First series Hoping to emulate national biographical collections published elsewhere in Europe, such as the '' Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (1875), in 1882 the publisher George Smith (1824–1901), of Smith, Elder & Co., planned a universal dictionary that would include biographical entries on individuals from world history. He approached Leslie Stephen, then editor of the ''Cornhill Magazine'', owned by Smith, to become the editor. Stephen persuaded Smith that the work should focus only on subjects from the United Kingdom and its present and former colonies. An early working title was the ''Biographia Britannica'', the name of an earlier eightee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |