1771 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1771 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*December
**First meeting of the Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion is held; Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr) is its president.
**Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, marries Charlotte Grenville.

Arts and literature

New books

*Williams Evans - "A New English-Welsh dictionary: Containing All Words Necessary for Reading an English Author"

Music

*Elis Roberts - "Tair Rhan Oes Dyn"

Births

*May 14 - Robert Owen, socialist (d. 1858)

Deaths

*May 15 - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician, 43
*"date unknown"
**Lewis Hopkin, poet
**Richard Trevor, former bishop of St David's