1792 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1792 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
- 21 June - 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...
holds the first GorseddGorseddA gorsedd plural gorseddau, is a community or coming together of modern-day bards. The word is of Welsh origin, meaning "throne". It is occasionally spelled gorsedh , or goursez in Brittany....
ceremony at Primrose Hill in London. - June - The Merthyr to Newbridge section of the Glamorganshire CanalGlamorganshire CanalThe Glamorganshire Canal was a canal in south Wales, UK, running from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff. Construction started in 1790, and the 25 miles of canal was fully opened by 1794. Its primary purpose was to enable the Merthyr iron industries to transport their goods, and it later served the coal...
is completed. - Bodnant HouseBodnant GardenBodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, in the county borough of Conwy, Wales. Bodnant Garden is situated above the River Conwy and overlooks the Conwy valley towards the Carneddau range of mountains.- History :...
is built. - Completion of the Merthyr to Pontypridd section of the Glamorganshire CanalGlamorganshire CanalThe Glamorganshire Canal was a canal in south Wales, UK, running from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff. Construction started in 1790, and the 25 miles of canal was fully opened by 1794. Its primary purpose was to enable the Merthyr iron industries to transport their goods, and it later served the coal...
. - Monmouthshire CanalMonmouthshire & Brecon CanalThe Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial corridor for coal and iron, which were brought to...
receives its Act of Parliament.
New books
- David Davis (Castellhywel)David Davis (Castellhywel)David Davis , known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet....
- Cri Carcharor dan farn Marwolaeth - Nicholas OwenNicholas OwenNicholas David Arundel Owen is a British journalist and television presenter. He now works for the BBC, presenting on the BBC News channel and BBC One.-Biography:...
- Carnarvonshire, a Sketch of its History, etc. - 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...
- The Three Warnings
Births
- 23 July - Aneurin Owen, scholar (d. 1851)
- 5 September - Sir David Davies, royal physician (d. 1865)
- 11 November - Mary Anne Evans (d. 1872), future wife of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli
- 20 December - David GriffithsDavid Griffiths (missionary)David Griffiths , was a British Christian missionary and translator in Madagascar. He translated the Bible and other books into the Malagasy language...
, missionary (d. 1863) - date unknown - Sir Charles John Salusbury, Baronet (d. 1868)
Deaths
- 10 March - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of ButeJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of ButeJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute KG, PC , styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics...
, friend of Augusta, Princess of Wales and ancestor of the Marquesses of Bute, 78 - 2 May - John Jones (Ioan Tegid), writer, 60
- 17 May - Sir Noah Thomas, royal physician, 72?
- 27 June - John Morgan (of Dderw)John Morgan (of Dderw)John Morgan was a Welsh politician of the mid-to-late 18th century, the youngest son of Thomas Morgan and his wife, Jane....
, politician, 48