1779 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1779 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
- February - Ship's surgeon David SamwellDavid SamwellDavid Samwell was a Welsh naval surgeon and poet. He was an important supporter of Welsh cultural organisations and was known by the pseudonym Dafydd Ddu Feddyg.-Personal history:...
witnesses the death of Captain James CookJames CookCaptain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
in Hawaii. - Valentine MorrisValentine MorrisValentine Morris was a British landowner born in Antigua in the West Indies, who was responsible for developing the picturesque woodland walks at Piercefield in the Wye valley and later became Governor of St...
, governor of St Vincent, negotiates unfavourable surrender terms with the French. - A new bridge is built over the river WyeRiver WyeThe River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
at Builth WellsBuilth WellsBuilth Wells is a town in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh of the Wye Valley. It has a population of 2,352....
. - HaverfordwestHaverfordwestHaverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales and serves as the County's principal commercial and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 13,367 in 2001; though its community boundaries make it the second most populous...
prison is built on the site of the former castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
. - Baptist Assembly at Glynceiriog.
- Robert Jones, Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, preaches in London.
Births
- March 14 - William Ormsby-GoreWilliam Ormsby-GoreFor his great-great grandson, see William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech.William Ormsby-Gore , known as William Gore until 1815, was a British Member of Parliament....
, politician (died 1860) - August 24 - Charles NorrisCharles NorrisCharles Norris was an English topographical etcher and writer who is best known for his landscape work of the Welsh countryside, especially the area around Tenby....
, artist (died 1858)
Deaths
- August 9 - Morgan Rhys, hymn-writer, 63
- December 11 - "Madam" Bridget BevanBridget BevanBridget Bevan , also known as Madam Bevan, was a Welsh educationalist and public benefactor...
, philanthropist, 81 - date unknown - Hugh WilliamsHugh Williams (cleric)Hugh Williams was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer.-Life:Williams, from Llanengan, on the Llŷn peninsula of north-west Wales, was christened on 18 January 1722. He attended the Friars School in Bangor before studying at Jesus College, Oxford between 1740 and 1744...
, Anglican clergyman and writer