1787 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1787 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
- March - Hester PiozziHester 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...
returns from Italy with her second husband. - December - Evan EvansEvan EvansEvan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans , off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans Evan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans (racer), off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans (academic) Evan Evans...
(Ieuan Fardd), shortly before his death, sells his manuscript collection. - Thomas CharlesThomas CharlesThomas Charles was a Welsh Nonconformist clergyman of considerable importance in the history of modern Wales.-Early life:...
opens his first Sunday schoolSunday schoolSunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
. - The first Cymmrodorion Society is disbanded.
- Iolo MorganwgIolo MorganwgEdward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg , was an influential Welsh antiquarian, poet, collector, and literary forger. He was widely considered a leading collector and expert on medieval Welsh literature in his day, but after his death it was revealed that he had forged a...
is a prisoner in Cardiff jail.
Music
- Elis Roberts - Pedwar Chwarter y Flwyddyn
- Nathaniel WilliamsNathaniel Williams-Life:Nathaniel Williams was the son of Thomas Williams, from Swansea in south Wales. Nathaniel Williams studied at the University of Oxford, matriculating as a member of Jesus College in 1672 and obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1676. He wrote two books: A Pindaric Elegy on the famous...
- Ychydig o Hymnau Newyddion - William Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams PantycelynWilliam Williams Pantycelyn , also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. He was also one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Daniel Rowland and Howell Harris. As a poet and prose writer he is...
- Rhai Hymnau Newyddion
Births
- 26 May - Richard Jones, printer (died 1855)
- 8 June - William Conybeare, geologist (died 1857)
- 9 July - Taliesin Williams, poet and author (died 1847)
- 2 October - Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)Reverend Thomas Price was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century....
, historian (died 1848)