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The Saint Sofia Church stands in the middle of an ancient necropolis and many tombs have been unearthed both under and near the church. Some of the tombs even feature frescoes. Because Saint Sophia represents Holy Wisdom , icons within the church depict Sophia as Christ Emmanuel , a young figure of Christ seated on a rainbow.
1: Kingdom of Deheubarth (later borne by the Talbot family, Earl of Shrewsbury); 2: Philip ap Ivor (Lord of Iscoed); from Prince Owain Gwynedd; 3: Gruffydd ap Cynan; 4: Edwin of Tegeingl; Key features shown are the predominance of the Welsh dragon, the use of colour differences to distinguish branches of a family, and the use of crests. The ...
This is the family tree of the kings of the respective Welsh medieval kingdoms of Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys, and some of their more prominent relatives and heirs as the direct male line descendants of Cunedda Wledig of Gwynedd (401 – 1283), and Gwrtheyrn of Powys (c. 5th century – 1160), then also the separate Welsh kingdoms and petty kingdoms, and then eventually Powys Fadog until the ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Welsh origin" ... Wogan (name) Wynn-Williams; Wynne-Jones This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, at 21:30 (UTC). ...
Burial sites of Welsh royal houses (6 C) A. House of Aberffraw (1 C, 27 P) B. Children of Brychan (1 C, 27 P) C. ... Anwyl of Tywyn family; H. House of Cunedda; House ...
The Earl and Countess of Powis with their children, the future Earl and Countess of Powis, in 1760 Arms of the Herbert Family, Per pale azure and gules, three lions rampant argent armed gules [1] [2] The Herbert family is an Anglo-Welsh noble family founded by William Herbert , known as "Black William", the son of William ap Thomas , founder of ...
By the 16th century the name Davidson could be found from Ayr in the south to Aberdeen in the north. [4] The first Davidsons recorded in Cromarty were Donald Davidson and Alexander Davidson who were living in the new town of Cromarty and who are listed as "in the council" in July 1670. [4]
Prince Llywelyn II was offered a financial incentive, and an English estate for his family, only if he were to surrender Gwynedd's territory to Edward. Llywelyn II rejected the offer. [184] [185] The next month, on 11 December 1282, after not being recognised Llywelyn was killed in an ambush. His head sent to London, his body interred to ...