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1719 in Wales

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Centuries:
  
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Decades:
  
1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1719 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George II)
  • Princess of Wales - Caroline of Ansbach

    • Events

  • The wrought-iron gates at Chirk Castle and St Giles' Church, Wrexham, are completed by the Davies Brothers of Bersham.
  • The first permanent legal printing press in Wales is established at Adpar by Isaac Carter of Carmarthenshire. It is believed that its first two publications are Cân o Senn i’w hen Feistr Tobacco by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a’i Chynheddfau.
  • On the death without heirs of Sir John Wynne, the Wynnstay estate passes to Jane Thelwall, the great-granddaughter of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet.

    • New books

  • Christmas Samuel - Catecism o'r Scrythur

    • Births

  • February - William Edwards, clergyman and bridge engineer (d. 1789)
  • 22 February - Joshua Thomas, writer and Particular Baptist minister (d. 1797)
  • 17 June - Joshua Parry, nonconformist minister and writer (d. 1776)
  • 30 November - Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, future Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
  • date unknown - Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician (d. 1769)

    • Deaths

  • 19 June - Captain Howell Davis, pirate, ca 29
  • date unknown - Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet

    • References

    1719 in Wales Wikipedia
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