- 1827 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1827 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"Events
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March 1 - Official opening ofSt David's College, Lampeter .Llewelyn Lewellin becomes its first principal, withAlfred Ollivant as vice-principal.
*The nephew of the lastViscount Bulkeley obtains permission to take the name Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley.
*Sir Stapleton Cotton is createdViscount Combermere .Arts and literature
New books
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Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn) - "Diliau Barddas"
*John Jones - "An Explanation of the Greek Article"Music
"Peroriaeth Hyfryd" (collection of hymns including Caersalem by Robert Edwards)
Births
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June 6 -Hugh Robert Hughes , genealogist (d. 1911)
*October 27 -Joseph Tudor Hughes (Blegwryd), harp prodigy (d. 1841)Deaths
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January 10 - John Jones, Unitarian minister and writer
*May 12 -David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) , poet, 76
*May 27 - Maria Bailey, wife of SirJoseph Bailey
*July 3 -David Davis (Castellhywel) , minister and poet, 82
*July 22 -William Aubrey , supervisor of Cyfarthfa ironworks, 68
*August 11 -Anthony Bacon II , industrialist
*"date unknown" -Helen Maria Williams , novelist and poet (b. c. 1761)
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