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Wales

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Wales. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Wales's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales is the Internet entrepreneur who led the creation of the online encyclopedia known as Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales worked as a research director for Chicago Options Associates before becoming a…

Brewer's: Wales

The older form in Wealhas (plural of Wealth), an Anglo-Saxon word denoting foreigners, and applied by them to the ancient Britons; hence, also…

Charles, Prince of Wales

(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)heir to the throne of Great BritainBirthplace: Buckingham PalaceBorn: 11/14/48

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Name at birth: Catherine MiddletonKate Middleton married Britain's Prince William on April 29, 2011 and is now known as the Princess of Wales. She was still known as Kate Middleton when she met the…

Brewer's: Prince of Wales

(The). This title arose thus: When Edward I. subdued Wales, he promised the Welsh, if they would lay down their arms, that he would give them a native prince. His queen having given birth…

Wales

(Encyclopedia) Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (2011 pop. 3,063,456), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with…

Diana, Princess of Wales Biography

Diana, Princess of Wales(Lady Diana Frances Spencer)former princessBorn: 7/1/1961Birthplace: Sandringham, Norfolk, England Popular member of the British royal family whose death in a…

Charles, Prince of Wales Biography

Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)Heir to the Throne of Great BritainBorn: 11/14/1948Birthplace: London, England Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince…

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

(Encyclopedia) Gruffydd ap Llywelyn or LlewelynGruffydd ap Llywelyn or Llewelyngrĭfˈĭᵺ äp hləwĕlˈĭn, l&oomacr;ĕlˈĭn [key], d. 1063, ruler of Wales (1039–63). A series of campaigns against other…