1795 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1795 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...
- (from April) Caroline of BrunswickCaroline of BrunswickCaroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom from 29 January 1820 until her death...
Events
- 8 April - The Prince of Wales marries his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick.
- July - Ezekiel Hughes, Edward Bebb and others leave Llanbryn-mair on foot, bound for Philadelphia.
- Samuel HomfraySamuel HomfraySamuel Homfray was an English industrialist during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, associated with the early iron industry in South Wales....
brings an unsuccessful suit, at Hereford Assizes, of the commoners against the DowlaisDowlaisDowlais is a village and community of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. As of 2001, it has a population of 6646.Dowlais is notable within Wales and Britain for its historic association with ironworking; once employing, through the Dowlais Iron Company, roughly 5,000 people, the works...
Company. - Hester ThraleHester ThraleHester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.-Biography:Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales...
and her second husband, Gabriele Piozzi, settle in Wales, where they begin renovating Bachygraig. - The events of the French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
causes corn prices to rise dramatically, but wages do not follow. Food riots are commonplace across Wales for the several years after.
New books
- Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) - The Miscellaneous Repository neu Y Drysorfa Gymysgedig
- John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors)John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors)John Jones , better known by his bardic name Jac Glan-y-gors, was a Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer, born in Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, north Wales....
- Seren Tan Gwmmwl
Births
- 13 January - Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron MostynEdward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron MostynEdward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn , was a British peer and Member of Parliament .Mostyn was the son of Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn...
, politician (d. 1884) - 5 August - George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron DynevorGeorge Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron DynevorGeorge Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor was a British peer. He was the son of George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor....
, politician (d. 1869) - December - John Davies, philosopher (d. 1861)
- 7 December - Samuel George Homfray, industrialist (d. 1882)
- 11 December - Thomas Taylor Griffith, surgeon (d. 1876)
Deaths
- 25 January - Morgan EdwardsMorgan EdwardsMorgan Edwards was a Welsh historian of religion, Baptist pastor, and notable for his teaching on the 'rapture' before its popularization by John Nelson Darby ....
, Baptist historian, 72 - 20 August - William JonesWilliam Jones (Welsh radical)William Jones was a Welsh antiquary, poet, scholar and radical. Jones was an ardent supporter of both the American and French Revolutions, and through his strong support of the Jacobin cause he became known as 'the rural Voltaire' or 'Welsh Voltaire'...
, poet, antiquary and radical 71 - 14 October - Henry OwenHenry OwenThe Reverend Dr. Henry Owen was a Welsh theologian and Biblical scholar. Perhaps his most significant contribution to biblical scholarship is his discussion of the date of publication and the form and manner of the composition of the four canonical gospel accounts...
, theologian, 79 - date unknown - David EllisDavid Ellis (clergyman)David Ellis was a Welsh Anglican clergyman, poet and transcriber of manuscripts.-Life:Ellis was born to Ellis and Elizabeth David, of Dolgellau, north Wales. After attending the school in Ystrad Meurig, he studied at Jesus College, Oxford, but only from March to June 1764...
, clergyman and poet, about 58