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Thomas Blayney
Thomas Blayney (1785 – unknown) was a Welsh harpist. He was born in Llanllwchaiarn, Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire ( ) was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was named after its county town, Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery, which in turn was named after .... His brother, Arthur Blayney was a well-known violinist. Thomas was appointed family harpist to the household of Lord Powis in 1829, but died shortly after his appointment to the position, although the exact year of his death is not known. References Welsh harpists People from Montgomeryshire 18th-century Welsh musicians {{UK-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanllwchaiarn
Llanllwchaiarn (; ) is a village on the outskirts of Newtown in Powys, Wales. It forms part of the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn () is a community in mid Powys, Wales. It includes the town of Newtown and the small neighbouring village of Llanllwchaiarn. At the time of the 2011 census the population of the community was 11,357. The community coun .... Aberbechan Hall was a Tudor mansion in the eastern part of the parish demolished in 1870. The wards of Llanllwchaiarn North and Llanllwchaiarn West elect up to four councillors to Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council. Literature *Oliver H. N, (2000), ''Llanllwchaiarn: Church and Parish'', Newtown. Notable people * Thomas Blayney, harpist See also * St Llwchaiarn's Church, Llanllwchaiarn References External links Photos of Llanllwchaiarn and surrounding area on geograph {{authority control Historic Montgomeryshire parishes Villages in Powys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire ( ) was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was named after its county town, Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery, which in turn was named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomerie, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. The area of what was Montgomeryshire, now constitutes the northern part of the Counties and county boroughs of Wales, county of Powys. The current area was 2,174 square km (839 square miles). The largest town was Newtown, Powys, Newtown, followed by Welshpool and Llanidloes. History The Treaty of Montgomery was signed on 29 September 1267, in the town of Montgomery, which had recently been established as an English incursion on the Welsh side of the border, to control a strategic border crossing. The surrounding region (on the Welsh side of the border) otherwise comprised the mediaeval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Powis
Earl of Powis (Powys) is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis, a descendant of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1501–1570). In 1687, he was further honoured when he was made (and as detailed at the article of) Marquess of Powis. The title was created again in 1748 in the Peerage of Great Britain for Henry Arthur Herbert, the husband of Barbara, daughter of Lord Edward Herbert, brother of William, 3rd Marquess of Powis. He notably represented Bletchingley and Ludlow in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire and Shropshire. Herbert had already been created Baron Herbert of Chirbury in 1743 and was made Baron Powis and Viscount Ludlow at the same time he was given the earldom. In 1749 he was also created Baron Herbert of Chirbury and Ludlow, with remainder firstly to his brother Richard Herbert and secondly to his kinsman Francis Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Harpists
Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian geological periods Other uses * Welsh (surname), including a list of people with the name * Welsh pig, a breed of domestic pig See also * * * Welch (other) * Welsch Welsch may refer to: * Georg Hieronymus Welsch (1624–1677), German physician * Gottfried Welsch (1618–1690), German physician * Heinrich Welsch (1888–1976), Saarlandic politician * Henry Welsch (1921–1996), American football and basebal ..., a surname {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Montgomeryshire
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
