Incumbents

• Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales
  Prince 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 of Wales
  George II of Great Britain
  George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
  
   (from 1714)
• Princess of Wales
  Princess of Wales
  Princess 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...
  
   - Caroline of Ansbach
  Caroline of Ansbach
  Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
  
   (from 1714)

Events

• John Wynne
  John Wynne
  John Wynne was Bishop of St Asaph and of Bath and Wells , having previously been Principal of Jesus College, Oxford .-Life:...
  
   obtains permission from the bishop's court to change the name of Trelawnyd to "Newmarket".
• A committee of the House of Commons declares Sir Humphrey Mackworth
  Humphrey Mackworth
  Sir Humphrey Mackworth was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.-Early history:...
  
   guilty of "many notorious and scandalous frauds".

• Thomas Durston begins printing Welsh
  Welsh language
  Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
  
   books at Shrewsbury
  Shrewsbury
  Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
  
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• Baptist Church in the Great Valley (Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania
  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
  
  ) is founded by Welsh immigrants.

• Jonathan Edwards
  Jonathan Edwards (academic)
  Jonathan Edwards was a theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1686 to 1712.Born in Wrexham, Wales, Edwards studied at Christ Church, Oxford from 1655 to 1659. He became a Fellow of Jesus College in 1662, Vice-Principal in 1668 and Principal on 2 November 1686...
  
   dies, leaving his library to Jesus College, Oxford
  Jesus College, Oxford
  Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
  
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• Sir Humphrey Mackworth
  Humphrey Mackworth
  Sir Humphrey Mackworth was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.-Early history:...
  
   founds the formed the Company of Mineral Manufacturers.
• Edmund Meyrick
  Edmund Meyrick
  Edmund Meyrick was a Welsh cleric and benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford, where scholarships are still awarded in his name.-Life:...
  
   dies, leaving a large bequest to Jesus College for scholarships for students from North Wales.

• May 8 - Bishop Adam Ottley
  Adam Ottley
  -Life:He was the son of Sir Richard Ottley of Pitchford, Shropshire. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1672, graduating B.A. in 1676 and M.A. in 1679. He then became a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge , and graduated D.D. in 1690....
  
   complains that Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)
  Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)
  Griffith Jones was a minister of the Church of England famous for his work in organising circulating schools in Wales. His name is usually associated with that of Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire....
  
   has been "going about preaching on week days in Churches, Churchyards, and sometimes on the mountains, to hundreds of auditors".
• September 27 - Prince George
  George II of Great Britain
  George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
  
  , son of King George I, is invested as Prince of Wales. His wife, Caroline, automatically becomes Princess of Wales.

• Griffith Jones
  Griffith Jones (Llanddowror)
  Griffith Jones was a minister of the Church of England famous for his work in organising circulating schools in Wales. His name is usually associated with that of Llanddowror, Carmarthenshire....
  
   becomes rector of Llanddowror
  Llanddowror
  Llanddowror is a small, historic, relatively unspoilt village 2 miles from the town of St. Clears in Carmarthenshire in West Wales.- History & Amenities :...
  
  .

• Japanning of tinplate begins at Pontypool
  Pontypool
  Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
  
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• The first legal printing press in Wales is established at Adpar
  Adpar
  Adpar, formerly Trefhedyn, is a village in Ceredigion, Wales now considered as a part of Newcastle Emlyn to which it is joined by a fine bridge across the River Teifi. Adpar used to be an ancient Welsh borough in its own right.-History:...
  
   in Carmarthenshire
  Carmarthenshire
  Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
  
   by Isaac Carter.

• The wrought-iron gates at St Giles' Church, Wrexham
  St Giles' Church, Wrexham
  St Giles' Church is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales. Its tower is traditionally one of the Seven Wonders of Wales, which are commemorated in an anonymously written rhyme:...
  
  , are completed by the Davies Brothers
  Davies brothers of Wrexham
  The Davies brothers of Wrexham, north Wales, were a family of smiths active in the 18th century. They were particularly known for their high-quality work in wrought iron, of which several examples still survive in country homes and churchyards around the England-Wales border.The family consisted of...
  
   of Bersham
  Bersham
  Bersham is a small Welsh village in the suburbs of the county borough of Wrexham that lies next to the River Clywedog. Wrexham owes a large amount of its original industrial heritage to Bersham, but despite this the village still retains a rural feeling....
  
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New books

• Jonathan Edwards
  Jonathan Edwards (academic)
  Jonathan Edwards was a theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1686 to 1712.Born in Wrexham, Wales, Edwards studied at Christ Church, Oxford from 1655 to 1659. He became a Fellow of Jesus College in 1662, Vice-Principal in 1668 and Principal on 2 November 1686...
  
   - A Vindication of the Doctrine of Original Sin from the exceptions of Dr. Daniel Whitby

• John Morgan of Matchin
  John Morgan (poet)
  John Morgan was a Welsh clergyman, scholar and poet.-Life:...
  
   - Myfyrdodau bucheddol ar y pedwar peth diweddaf
• Christmas Samuel
  Christmas Samuel
  Christmas Samuel was a Welsh Independent minister and writer.He was born in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, into a relatively prosperous family. He began to preach at an early age, and by 1707 was in charge of the church at Panteg, though he was as yet unordained. He was ordained on September 23,...
  
   - Gemau Doethineb

• Christmas Samuel
  Christmas Samuel
  Christmas Samuel was a Welsh Independent minister and writer.He was born in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, into a relatively prosperous family. He began to preach at an early age, and by 1707 was in charge of the church at Panteg, though he was as yet unordained. He was ordained on September 23,...
  
   - Catecism o'r Scrythur

Births

• May 16 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot PC , known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761, was a British politician....
  
  , politician (d. 1782)

• March 21 - Francis Lewis
  Francis Lewis
  Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....
  
  , signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1803)
• date unknown
  • Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet
    Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet
    Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet was a Welsh politician and landowner.Glynne was the third son of Sir Stephen Glynne, 4th Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy after the successive deaths of his father and elder brothers in 1729 and 1730...
    
     (d. 1777)
  • Daniel Rowland
    Daniel Rowland
    Daniel Rowland —sometimes spelt as Rowlands—was one of the foremost leaders of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist revival along with Howell Harris and William Williams. For most of his life he served as curate in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llangeitho, Ceredigion...
    
    , Methodist leader (d. 1790)
  • Josiah Tucker
    Josiah Tucker
    Josiah Tucker , also known as Dean Tucker, was a Welsh churchman, known as an economist and political writer. He was concerned in his works with free trade, Jewish emancipation and American independence...
    
    , economist (d. 1799)

• March - Edward Richard, schoolmaster and poet (d. 1777)
• August 1 - Richard Wilson
  Richard Wilson (painter)
  Richard Wilson was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '...the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He is considered to be the...
  
  , painter (d. 1782)
• date unknown - David Davies
  David Davies (clergyman)
  David Davies was a Welsh clergyman in the Church of England. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Rector of Barkham in Berkshire from 1781 until his death....
  
  , clergyman and author (d. 1819)

• date unknown - Henry Owen
  Henry Owen
  The 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 (d. 1795)

• November 13 - Prince George William, first child born to the new Prince and Princess of Wales since they took their titles (d. 1718)

• November 30 - Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
  Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
  Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. She was one of only three Princesses of Wales who never became queen consort...
  
  , future Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
• date unknown - Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet
  Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet
  Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician.He was born in Llanddewibrefi and educated at Jesus College, Oxford. His father, Walter Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire, was attorney-general for south Wales and was succeeded in that post by Herbert's elder brother, John Lloyd...
  
  , politician (d. 1769)

Deaths

• November 20 - Humphrey Humphreys
  Humphrey Humphreys
  Humphrey Humphreys was successively bishop of Bangor and of Hereford .-Life:He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford and was later a Fellow of the college. A patron of Welsh literature, genealogical research and of the then newly-formed Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...
  
  , bishop, 63
• July 20 - Jonathan Edwards
  Jonathan Edwards (academic)
  Jonathan Edwards was a theologian and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1686 to 1712.Born in Wrexham, Wales, Edwards studied at Christ Church, Oxford from 1655 to 1659. He became a Fellow of Jesus College in 1662, Vice-Principal in 1668 and Principal on 2 November 1686...
  
  , theologian and academic, 83

• January 12 - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
  John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
  Sir John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery KB, FRS , styled Lord Vaughan from 1643 to 1686, was Governor of Jamaica between 1675–1678....
  
  , 73
• April 24 - Edmund Meyrick
  Edmund Meyrick
  Edmund Meyrick was a Welsh cleric and benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford, where scholarships are still awarded in his name.-Life:...
  
  , priest and educational benefactor, 77

• June 22 - Matthew Henry
  Matthew Henry
  Matthew Henry was an English commentator on the Bible and Presbyterian minister.-Life:He was born at Broad Oak, a farmhouse on the borders of Flintshire and Shropshire. His father, Philip Henry, had just been ejected under the Act of Uniformity 1662...
  
  , Presbyterian minister, 51

• January 16 - Robert Nelson
  Robert Nelson (nonjuror)
  Robert Nelson was an English lay religious writer and nonjuror.-Life:He was born in London on 22 June 1656, the only surviving son of John Nelson, a merchant in the Turkey trade, by Delicia, daughter of Lewis and sister of Sir Gabriel Roberts, who, like John Nelson, was a member of the Levant...
  
  , philanthropist and non-juror, 58
• June 29 - Richard Lucas
  Richard Lucas (clergyman)
  Richard Lucas was a Welsh clergyman and writer of devotional works.-Life:Lucas was born at Presteigne, Radnorshire. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating there on 3 March 1665 at the age of 16. He obtained his B.A. in 1668 and his M.A. in 1672. He was appointed a Fellow of the...
  
  , clergyman and author, 66?

• January 26 - Daniel Williams
  Daniel Williams (theologian)
  The Revd. Dr. Daniel Williams was a Welsh Presbyterian benefactor, minister and theologian.-Early ministry:Williams was born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, and was a cousin of Stephen Davies, minister at Banbury...
  
  , theologian, 72?

• May 20 - John Trevor
  John Trevor (speaker)
  Sir John Trevor was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls from 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 to 1717...
  
  , politician, 80?
• August 30 - William Lloyd, former Bishop of St Asaph, 90

• February 17 - Prince George William of Wales, three months old
• December 26 - Mary Steele
  Mary Steele
  Mary Steele was the second wife of Sir Richard Steele, whom she married in 1707.She was born in Carmarthen, the daughter of Jonathan Scurlock, Sheriff of Carmarthen...
  
  , wife of Sir Richard Steele
  Richard Steele
  Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator....
  
  , 40

• date unknown - Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet
  Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet
  Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet succeeded his cousin Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet as a baronet in 1674 but did not inherit the lands of the Gwydyr Estate which passed to his predecessor's daughter Mary.-Inheritance:...