1798 in Wales

1798 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1798 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
*Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick

Events

*First recorded use of the word "tramroad", in the minutes of the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Company.
*"Great Debate" held at Ramoth Chapel in Llanfrothen, Merionethshire, as a result of which John Richard Jones forms the "Scottish Baptist" connexion.
*The Gwyneddigion Society launches its project of publishing ancient Welsh manuscripts.
*William Lort Mansel becomes Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
*Morgan John Rhys buys a tract of land in the Allegheny mountains of North America for the purpose of founding a Welsh colony, which he names Cambria.

Arts and literature

New books

*Thomas Roberts of Llwyn'rhudol - "Cwyn yn erbyn Gorthrymder"
*Hester Thrale - "Three Warnings to John Bull before he dies. By an Old Acquaintance of the Public"

Music

*1798
**Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) - "Popular Cheshire Melodies"

Births

*August 16 - Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff (d. 1882)

Deaths

*July 6 - Joshua Evans, Quaker minister of Welsh descent, 66
*December 16 - Thomas Pennant, naturalist and travel writer, 72


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wales (Begriffsklärung) — Wales bezeichnet: Orte den britischen Landesteil Wales das ehemalige Fürstentum Wales einen Ort in South Yorkshire, siehe Wales (South Yorkshire) Orte in den USA: Wales (Alaska) Wales (Maine) Wales (Massachusetts) Wales Township (Michigan) Wales… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wales (surname) — Wales is a surname:* Prince William of Wales uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service * Prince Henry of Wales uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service * Jimmy Wales, co founder of… …   Wikipedia

  • Wales — Recorded as Wales, Wailes, Waleis, and Walis, this most interesting and unusual surname, of early medieval English origin, has a number of possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, it may be a patronymic form of the pre …   Surnames reference

  • 1798 en science — Années : 1795 1796 1797  1798  1799 1800 1801 Décennies : 1760 1770 1780  1790  1800 1810 1820 Siècles : XVIIe siècle  XVIII …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 1798 in Australia — See also: 1797 in Australia other events of 1798, 1799 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. Leaders*Governor of New South Wales John Hunter *Lieutenant Governor of Norfolk Island Philip Gidley King * Inspector of Public Works… …   Wikipedia

  • 1798 in art — Events*Alois Senefelder invents litography.WorksInfobox Painting| title=Cupid and Psyche artist=François Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard year=1798 type=Oil on canvas height=186 width=132 museum=Louvre *William Beechey George III and the Prince of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of years in Wales — This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.Further reading*Breverton, Terry The Welsh Almanack (Wales Books, 2003) *Fisher, Deborah C. Who s Who in Welsh History… …   Wikipedia

  • 1790s in Wales — This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1790 1799 to Wales and its people. Incumbents*Prince of Wales George, Prince Regent *Princess of Wales Caroline of Brunswick (from 1795)Events*1790 **Richard Griffiths opens a coal… …   Wikipedia

  • Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles dates=1798 – 1921 country=United Kingdom branch=Army type=Rifle Regiment command structure=The London Regiment motto=Ich Dien (I Serve)| battles=Boer War, World War IThe… …   Wikipedia

  • William Wales — (* ca. 1734; † 29. Dezember 1798 in London) war ein britischer Mathematiker und Astronom. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Reisen 2.1 Venustransit 1769 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”