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Robert Wynne (Chancellor Of St Asaph)
Robert Wynne ( c. 1661 – 1743) was a Welsh cleric and academic. Life Wynne, from Llanfawr, Caernarvonshire, was the eldest son of Robert Wynne (a canon of Bangor Cathedral and rector of Llanddeiniolen and Llaniestyn) and his wife Catherine Madryn, heiress of Llannerch Fawr). The youngest son of that marriage was William Wynne. Robert Wynne (the younger) was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, as his father and brother had been. He matriculated on 9 March 1677 at the age of 16, and took his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1680. He became a Fellow of the college in 1681, and held this position until 1691. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1691, a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1691 and a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1695. After his ordination, he became vicar of Gresford in 1690. In the following year, he became rector of Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire and of Llanuwchlyn, Merionethshire, later becoming vicar of Gwyddelwern (1702) and of Llandanwg (1711), both als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
