JOHN JONES, JUNIOR: SEE, ANTURIAETHAU CYMRO IEUANGC MEWN BYWYD CYHOEDDUS,|1895-03-06|Baner ac Amserau Cymru - Welsh Newspapers
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- John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660) was a Welsh military leader and politician who signed the death warrant of King Charles I and was later executed after the Restoration. This identifies him as a regicide and a notable Parliamentarian figure from Wales.[2][3]
- He is historically linked to Merionethshire (Maesygarnedd refers to his estate there) and was a brother-in-law to Oliver Cromwell, highlighting his prominent connections within the Commonwealth leadership.[2]
- Contemporary summaries note that after Charles II’s restoration he was tried and hanged, drawn, and quartered at Charing Cross in 1660. This underscores the fate faced by regicides following the monarchy’s return.[2]
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- John Jones Maesygarnedd overview and regicide role.[2]
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