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==Wales Nobility== | |||
The nobility is a class of people who had special political and social status. The noble class was a very small percentage of the Welsh population; at first most of them were English migrants. | The nobility is a class of people who had special political and social status. The noble class was a very small percentage of the Welsh population; at first most of them were English migrants. | ||
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*Dwnn, Lewys. ''Heraldic Visitations of Wales.''2 vols. Llandovery, Wales: William Rees, 1846. (Family History Library {{FHL|247270|title-id|disp=Book 942.9 D23d; film 176668}}.) | *Dwnn, Lewys. ''Heraldic Visitations of Wales.''2 vols. Llandovery, Wales: William Rees, 1846. (Family History Library {{FHL|247270|title-id|disp=Book 942.9 D23d; film 176668}}.) | ||
For other visitation records, see the Place Search of the | For other visitation records, see the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
===Wales - Visitations, Heraldic=== | |||
The publications of Burke’s Peerage Limited, Debrett’s, and others are widely used sources of information on noble families. Many titles and editions have been published. Most of Burke’s publications have been indexed in: | The publications of Burke’s Peerage Limited, Debrett’s, and others are widely used sources of information on noble families. Many titles and editions have been published. Most of Burke’s publications have been indexed in: | ||
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'''College of Arms'''<br>Queen Victoria Street<br>London EC4V 4BT<br>England <br>Internet: [http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ College of Arms] | '''College of Arms'''<br>Queen Victoria Street<br>London EC4V 4BT<br>England <br>Internet: [http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ College of Arms] | ||
The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories.<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 55.</ref> These records are listed in the Place Search of the | The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories.<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 55.</ref> These records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
;'''WALES - NOBILITY''' | ;'''WALES - NOBILITY''' | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/ | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/language_postconquest.shtml BBC Wales] | ||
*[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120106030248/http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/ Directory of Royal Genealogical Data Directory of Royal Genealogical Data] | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/historyofprinces03lloy#page/n0/mode/2up Powys Fadog at Archive.org] | *[http://archive.org/stream/historyofprinces03lloy#page/n0/mode/2up Powys Fadog at Archive.org] | ||
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{{Place|Wales}} | {{Place|Wales}} | ||
[[Category:Wales|Nobility]] | [[Category:Wales|Nobility]] [[Category:Nobility]] | ||
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