1770 in Wales

1770 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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

Events

*September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay.

Arts and literature

New books

*Robert Jones - "Lleferydd yr Asyn"
*Thomas Meredith - "An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture"
*Sir John Wynn - "History of the Gwydir Family" (posthumously published)

Music

Births

*January 15 - Sir John Edwards, Baronet, politician (died 1850)
*April 14 - John Evans, explorer (died 1799)
*April 30 - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)

Deaths

*August 8 - John Jones (Vicar of Alconbury), clergyman and author, 70


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