Famous People Connected to Brecknockshire - Wales

(Sir Frycheiniog)

Image right - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham,

Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown!

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• Thomas Coke (9 September 1747 – 2 May 1814) was the first Methodist Bishop[1] and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Coke_(bishop)

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• Sarah Siddons (5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century.
• Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG (3 February 1478 – 17 May 1521) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Katherine Woodville, whose sister, Queen Elizabeth Woodville, was the wife of King Edward IV. He was convicted of treason, and executed on 17 May 1521. Born Brecon Castle, Wales

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Related Projects on Geni

• Brecknockshire - Main Page
• Historic Brecknockshire (Link to follow)
• Brecknockshire - Family Heads