1702 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1702 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1702 in
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) â William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby;[1] (10 June â 5 November 1702)[2]Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (from 2 December)[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire â Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke[1][4]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Evans[5]
- Bishop of Llandaff â William Beaw[5]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Edward Jones[5]
- Bishop of St Davids â vacant
Events
- 8 March â Anne, daughter of King James II, comes to the throne of Great Britain. Since her only surviving son had died prior to her accession, there is no prospective Prince of Wales.[6]
- 5 May â Following a suspension of nearly a year, Edward Jones, Bishop of St Asaph, is allowed to return to his see.[7]
- date unknown
- The 23rd Regiment of Foot is granted the title The Welsh Regiment of Fuzileers.[8]
- An eisteddfod is held at Machynlleth.[9]
- Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley, succeeds his father, the 3rd Viscount, as Constable of Beaumaris Castle.[10]
Arts and literature
New books
- David Maurice â Cynffwrdd i'r gwan Gristion, neu'r gorsen ysig (translation from work of Theophilus Dorrington)[11]
Births
- 20 May â Thomas Morgan, judge (died 1769)
- date unknown
- Richard Farrington, antiquary (died 1772)[12]
- Humphrey Owen, academic (died 1768)[13]
Deaths
- January â James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey, 31
- 25 March â Lewis Wogan of Boulston, High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire, about 50[14][15]
- 12 May â Elizabeth Gwyn, philanthropist, daughter of Thomas Gwyn of Hay Castle[16]
- 5 November â William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of North Wales, about 47[17]
- December â Sir Charles Kemeys, 3rd Baronet, Governor of Cardiff Castle[18]
- date unknown â David Maurice, clergyman and translator, 76[11][19]