1773 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1773 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- George, Prince RegentGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant
Events
- April 22 - An earthquake occurs in the Caernarfon area, with an estimated strength of 3.7.
- November 7 - Richard MorrisRichard Morris (folklorist)Richard Morris was a Welsh folklorist, a younger brother of Lewis Morris.Morris was born in Anglesey, one of four notable brothers whose surviving correspondence is a valuable record of the time. He went to work in London as a clerk and court interpreter. In 1757, he became Chief Clerk to the...
makes his will. - November 26 - Walter Siddons marries Sarah KembleSarah SiddonsSarah Siddons was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character,...
. - David WilliamsDavid Williams (philosopher)David Williams , was a Welsh philosopher of the Enlightenment period. He was an ordained minister, theologian and political polemicist, and was the founder in 1788 of the Royal Literary Fund.-Upbringing:...
resigns from the ministry and opens a school in Chelsea.
New books
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(Ieuan Fardd) - Rhybudd Cyfr-drist i'r Diofal a Difraw - John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) - Geirlyfr Ysgrythurol
Births
- November 14 - Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, military leader (died 1865)
- date unknown - Joseph Harris (Gomer)Joseph Harris (Gomer)Joseph Harris was a Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor. A Welsh language poet, he took the Biblical name of Gomer as his bardic name. On 1 January 1814 he launched the first Welsh-language weekly Seren Gomer in Swansea.Gomer was born on a farm in Wolf's Castle, Pembrokeshire...
, writer (died 1825)
Deaths
- February 16 - Sir John Wynn, 2nd BaronetSir John Wynn, 2nd BaronetSir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet was a British Member of Parliament, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet and his wife Frances Glynn....
, 71 - July 21 - Howell HarrisHowell HarrisHywel Harris was one of the main leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century, along with Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.-Life:...
, Methodist leader, 59