1707 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1707 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1707 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) â Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) â Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke[1][3]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Evans[4]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Tyler[5]
- Bishop of St Asaph â William Beveridge[6]
- Bishop of St Davids â George Bull[7]
Events
- 1 May â The Acts of Union come into force, making Wales officially a part of the Kingdom of Great Britain.[8] The newly established Parliament of Great Britain has a total of 27 MPs representing Welsh constituencies, as opposed to 45 for Scotland and 486 for England.[9]
- December â Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley, is accused of having appropriated building materials from Beaumaris Castle for use on his own estates.[10]
Arts and literature
New books
- Egwyddorion y Grefydd Gristianogawl[11]
- Godidawgrwydd Rhinwedd[11]
- Edward Lhuyd â Archaeologia Britannica: an Account of the Languages, Histories and Customs of Great Britain, from Travels through Wales, Cornwall, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland. Vol. 1: Glossography[12] Lhuyd's work was compiled with assistance from Moses Williams,[13] and was dedicated to Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel.[14]
Births
- 1 February â Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of the future George II of Great Britain (died 1751)[15]
- April? â Griffith Hughes, naturalist and author (died c.1758)[16]
- 1 September â John Salusbury, explorer and diarist (died 1762)[17]
- 30 September â Richard Trevor, Bishop of St David's (died 1771)[18]
- probable
- Thomas Allgood II, heir to the Pontypool japanning works, who would make further improvements to the process[19]
- William Vaughan of Corsygedol, politician (died 1775)[20]
Deaths
- 14 December â Humphrey Edwin, London merchant and owner of the Llanmihangel estate, 65[21]
- date unknown â Love Parry, ancestor of the Jones-Parry Baronets, 53[22]