1819 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1819 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...
- 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
- August - Thomas TelfordThomas TelfordThomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.-Early career:...
begins construction of the Menai Suspension BridgeMenai Suspension BridgeThe Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the first modern suspension bridge in the world.-Construction:...
. - The Welsh colony of Cardigan is established in York County, New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. - The 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....
tradition (begun by 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...
) becomes formally linked with the eisteddfod. - Construction of Gwrych CastleGwrych CastleGwrych Castle is a Grade I listed 19th century country house near Abergele in Conwy county borough, North Wales.-History:Gwrych Castle was erected between 1819 and 1825 at the behest of Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh, grandfather of Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald. From 1894 until 1924,...
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New books
- William Owen PugheWilliam Owen PugheWilliam Owen Pughe was a Welsh antiquarian and grammarian best known for his Welsh and English Dictionary, published in 1803, but also known for his grammar books and 'Pughisms' ....
- Coll Gwynfa (translation of Milton's Paradise Lost)
Music
- "From Greenland’s Icy Mountains", a hymn by Reginald HeberReginald HeberReginald Heber was the Church of England's Bishop of Calcutta who is now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer.-Life:Heber was born at Malpas in Cheshire...
, is sung for the first time, at St Giles' Church, WrexhamSt Giles' Church, WrexhamSt 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:...
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Births
- November 4 - Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron TrevorArthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron TrevorArthur Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor , styled as Lord Edwin Hill until 1862 and as Lord Edwin Hill-Trevor from 1862 to 1890, was a long-standing Anglo-Irish Conservative Member of Parliament....
(d. 1894) - November 15 - Arthur Wynn Williams, physician (d. 1886)
- December 9 - John Roose Elias, writer (d. 1881)
Deaths
- January 31 - Thomas BevanThomas BevanThomas Bevan was, with fellow Welshman David Jones, the first Christian missionary to Madagascar, sent by the London Missionary Society.- Life and work :...
, missionary (b.c.1796) - February 8 - Sydenham Teak Edwards, botanist, 51
- June 25 - John Abel, minister, 49
- November 6 - Princess Charlotte Augusta of WalesPrincess Charlotte Augusta of WalesPrincess Charlotte of Wales was the only child of George, Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brunswick...
, daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 21 - November 11 - Moses Griffiths, artist, 72