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Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet
Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674) was a Welsh landowner who was Sheriff of Caernarvonshire and twice a member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency), the same county. Biography Sir Richard succeeded his father Sir Owen Wynn at Gwydir in 1660. His mother was Grace Williams, a niece of John Williams (archbishop of York), John Williams, Archbishop of York. Sir Richard was sheriff of Caernarvonshire (1657/1658) and twice MP for Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency), Caernarvonshire: in the Rump Parliament (1647–1653) and the Cavalier Parliament (1661–1675). Sir Richard spent some time imprisoned in Caernarfon Castle. He may have been incarcerated because of possible involvement in the Royalist Booth's Uprising (1659) as he was by that time a son-in-law to one of the participants Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Myddelton. Sir Richard died in 1674 and was succeeded to the title by his cousin Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet, the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial To Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet At St Grwst's Church
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, Tragedy (event), tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as homes or other sites, or works of art such as sculptures, statues, fountains or parks. Larger memorials may be known as monuments. Types The most common type of memorial is the Headstone, gravestone or the memorial plaque. Also common are War memorial, war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars. Memorials in the form of a cross are called intending crosses. Online memorials are often created on websites and social media to allow digital access as an alternative to physical memorials which may not be feasible or easily accessible. When somebody has died, the family may request that a memorial gift (usually money) be given to a designated charity, or that a tree be planted in memory of the person. Those temporary or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Ancaster And Kesteven
Earl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for the 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England. Lord Lindsey fought on the Royalist side in the Civil War and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642. He was succeeded by his son, the second earl. He also fought at Edgehill and surrendered to the Parliamentarians in order to attend his mortally wounded father. Lord Lindsey later fought at the First Battle of Newbury, Second Battle of Newbury, and at Naseby. His son from his second marriage, James, was created Earl of Abingdon in 1682. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to Martha Cockayne, the third Earl. He represented Boston in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. His son, the fourth earl, was summoned to the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of England (pre-1707) For Constituencies In Wales
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Cunedda
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses generally have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into the kitchen or another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronets In The Baronetage Of England
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons, but seemingly above all knights grand cross, knights commander and knights bachelor of the British chivalric orders, that are in turn below in chivalric precedence than the most senior British chivalric orders of the Garter and the Thistle. Like all British knights, baronets are addressed as "Sir" and baronetesses as "Dame". They are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, although William Thoms in 1844 wrote that: The precise quality of this dignity is not yet fully determined, some holding it to be the head of the , while others, again, rank Baronets as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1674 Deaths
Events January–March * January 2 – The French West India Company is dissolved after less than 10 years. * January 7 – In the Chinese Empire, General Wu Sangui leads troops into the Giuzhou province, and soon takes control of the entire territory without a loss. * January 15 – Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, The Earl of Arlington, a member of the English House of Commons, is impeached on charges of popery, but the Commons rejects the motion to remove him from office, 127 votes for and 166 against. * January 19 – The tragic opera ''Alceste (Lully), Alceste'', by Jean-Baptiste Lully, is performed for the first time, presented by the Paris Opera company at the Theatre du Palais-Royal in Paris. * February 19 – Kingdom of England, England and the Dutch Republic, Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster (1674), Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Its provisions come into effect gradually (''see'' November 10). * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1625 Births
Events January–March * January 17 – Led by the Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise, Duke of Soubise, the Huguenots launch Huguenot rebellions#Second, a second rebellion against King Louis XIII, with a Battle of Blavet, surprise naval assault on a French fleet being prepared in Port-Louis, Morbihan, Blavet. * February 3 – Francesca Caccini's opera ''La liberazione di Ruggiero'' has its premiere, stated in Florence in Italy. The opera will continue to be staged almost 400 years later, as late as the year 2018. * February 6 – Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, Bogislaw XIV becomes the final Duke of Pomerania, an office that becomes extinct after his death in 1637. * February 8 – Hafız Ahmed Pasha is designated as the new List of Ottoman grand viziers, grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Murad IV, 11 days after the death of Çerkes Mehmed Pasha. * February 11 – Dutch–Portuguese War: One of the largest naval battles ever fought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet
Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1592–1660) was a Welsh baronet. He was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. According to records, Owen Gwinn was a sea captain that came to Virginia Colony in 1611. He inherited his title after the death of his brother Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet in the summer of 1649. He married Grace Williams, daughter of Hugh Williams, and niece of John Williams, Archbishop of York. Owen was succeeded at Gwydir by his son Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674) was a Welsh landowner who was Sheriff of Caernarvonshire and twice a member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency), the same county. Biography Sir Richard succeeded his father S ... in 1660. Notes References * **''D.N.B.,'' lxiii; ''Cal. Wynn (of Gwydir) Papers,'' passim; ''Clenennau Letters,'' i, Introduction **''Hist. Gwydir Family,'' passim; W. R. Williams, ''Parl. Hist. of Wales,'' passim **E. Breeze, ''Kalendars of Gwynedd,'' passi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynn Baronets
There have been two ''baronetcies'' created in the 17th and 18th centuries for persons with the same surname, Wynn; these titles were given to families from North Wales, United Kingdom: # The Wynn of Gwydir baronetcy was in the List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of England (1611), descendants of the baronetcy intermarried into different families. # The Wynn of Bodvean baronetcy (Bodfaen/ Boduan) was listed in the Baronetage of Great Britain (1742), and the family has since assumed a different title. The surname is derived from (which can mean "white" or "blessed"), ( soft mutation form ''wyn''). The family name Wynn originates from North Wales. The first mention of the Wynn family of Gwydir was recorded by the children of Maredudd ap Ifan (died 1525), and the name was subsequently adopted as a surname by Maredudd's grandchildren, including Maurice Wynn (died 1580), ancestor of the Wynns of Gwydir; whereas the Wynns of Bodvean (subsequently Baron Newborough) descended from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley
Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley ( – 9 August 1704) was a Welsh politician and peer. Bulkeley was the eldest son of Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley and Sarah, daughter of Daniel Harvey of London and sister of Sir Daniel Harvey. He succeeded as Viscount Bulkeley on his father's death in 1688. He married firstly Mary, daughter of Sir Philip Egerton of Oulton, Cheshire, in 1681 with whom he had one son, Richard, who succeeded to his title. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Henry White of Henllan, Pembrokeshire, without issue. He represented Beaumaris in the Parliament of England in 1679, before representing Anglesey until 1685 when he was succeeded by his father. He represented the seat again from 1690 until his death in 1704, when he was succeeded by his son. He held local offices as Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire (1679–1688), Custos Rotulorum of Anglesey (1690–1704), Mayor of Beaumaris (1689–1690) and Constable of Beaumaris Castle (1689� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum Of Caernarvonshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire. * Sir Richard Bulkeley c. 1544 * John "Wynn" ap Maredudd bef. 1550–1559 * Maurice Wynn bef. 1562 – aft. 1577 * Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1579–1588 * William Maurice bef. 1594–1596 * Sir Thomas Mostyn 1596–1618 * Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet 1618–1627 * Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet 1627–1646 * ''Interregnum'' * Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet 1660–1674 * Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley 1679–1689 * Lord Edward Russell 1689–1714 * Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 1714–1739 * Sir William Yonge, 4th Baronet 1739–1755 * Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet 1756–1773 * Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough 1773–1781 For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. ReferencesInstitute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley
Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel (died 18 October 1688) was a British peer and politician. He was born the second son of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley of Baron Hill, Beaumaris and inherited the title from his father after his elder brother Richard was murdered. His mother was Blanche Cotymore, daughter of Richard Cotymore. He was appointed Sheriff of Anglesey for 1658 and elected the Member of Parliament for Anglesey for 1660–1661, Caernarvonshire, 1675–1679, and Anglesey for the second time from 1685 to 1689. He married Sarah, the daughter of Daniel Hervey of Coombe in Surrey. They had three sons and six daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son Richard. Of his younger sons, Robert Bulkeley (died 1702), became MP for Beaumaris and Thomas became MP for Caernarvonshire. References 1688 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High sherif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
