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This is a list of Welsh people (Welsh: rhestr Cymry); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales.. Historian John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic or other Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales since much earlier.
Roos was born in 1808 to Thomas and Mary Roose of Bodgadfa, Amlwch on the Isle of Anglesey.Although no exact date of birth exists, he was christened on 30 April 1808. In 1858, at the National Eisteddfod at Llangollen, Roos' paintings The Death of Owen Glyndwr and The Death of Captain Wynn at Alma won the second place prize. [1]
Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd (audio ⓘ) (Gwenllian, daughter of Gruffydd; c. 1097 – 1136) was a 12th century Welsh rebel and Princess consort of Deheubarth.The daughter of Prince of Gwynedd Gruffudd ap Cynan and member of the House of Aberffraw, she married Gruffydd ap Rhys, the Prince of Deheubarth, and would lead a "patriotic revolt" with him during the Great Revolt of 1136 until her death at ...
Year of death Birthplace occupation Gender 1 Edwards family: 2 Mortimer family: 3 Anwyl family: 4 Davies brothers of Wrexham: 5 Stepney family: 6 Crawshay family: 7 Nanney family: 8 Phylip family of Ardudwy: 9 Kemeys family: 10 Rice family: 11 Vaughan family: 12 Williams family: 13 Lloyd George family: 14 Grenfell family: 15 Homfray family: 16 ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
John Thomas (14 April 1838 – 14 October 1905) was a Welsh photographer, specialising in landscape images of Wales and Welsh chapels, and portraits of notable Welsh people, particularly church and chapel ministers.
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners.
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.