The History of the Gwedir Family

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In half morocco over brown morocco cloth, some blind tooling. edges worn. Spine, gilt tooling & titles edges worn. Internally, folding genealogical chart, portrait frontis, [3], 344-432 pp, 1 chart (folding), 4 tables, red marbled endpapers, text block reddened, book plate to fpd (John Eacott Manahan, noted genealogist & husband of Anna Anderson, the supposed Princess Anastasia of Russia. Not dated but c1781. (258*205 mm). The DNB, in the entry for Sir John Wynn, states that his manuscript of this work, much prized in Wales, 'was at last published by Daines Barrington in 1770... and reprinted with additional notes in his 'Miscellanies' in 1781. For these editions Dr ThomasPercy... contributed genealogical tables and notes'. The 'History's' main objective is to tell the story of Sir John's ancestors and show their noble lineage. The Welsh gentry of the early modern period were famous for the importance they attached to lineage. The 'History' was composed when the hierarchical values of the Middle Ages were still one of the cornerstones of society and noble ancestry reinforced a landowner's status and power. So important was ancestry to society during that period that Sir John was forced to defend himself in court after Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn brought a case against him for claiming that he was a direct descendant of Owain Gwynedd. John Wynn, MP, 1st Baronet of Gwydyr: Also Known As: "John Wynne", "John Winn", "1st Baron Wynn of Gwydir", "Wyn", "Sion Wynn", "Wynne" Birthdate: 1553 Birthplace: Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Wales Death: March 01, 1627 (73-74) Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Wales Place of Burial: Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Wales, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Son of Maurice Wynn, MP for Caernarvonshire and Jane Bulkeley Husband of Sydney Gerrard Father of Mary Wynne; Elizabeth Bodvile; Roger Wynne; Sir John Wynne; William Wynne and 7 others Brother of Margaret Salusbury; Ellis Wynn, MP; Catherine Wynn; Dorothy Wynn; Elin Wynn and 1 other Half brother of Jane Wynn; Edward Wynn; Morris Wynn and Robert Wynn Occupation: Author, Antiquarian, member of Parliament, Baronet 0