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Шаблон:Use Welsh English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Year in Wales header This article is about the particular significance of the year 1717 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – vacant until 1729
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby[1][3][4]
- Bishop of Bangor – Benjamin Hoadly[5]
- Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler[6]
- Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne[7]
- Bishop of St Davids – Adam Ottley[8]
Events
- 31 March - In the presence of King George I of Great Britain, Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Bangor, gives a sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ", beginning the Bangorian Controversy.[5]
- 19 September - Japanning of tinplate begins at Pontypool.[9]
- date unknown
- The Lower Swansea valley's first copper smelting works is opened by John Lane and John Pollard (possibly his step father-in-law) at Llangyfelach, Landore.[10][11]
- Welsh-born David Lloyd is appointed Chief Justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania.
Arts and literature
New books
English language
- James Davies – Particular Thoughts on Religion[12]
- Benjamin Hoadly – The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church of Christ[13]
Welsh language
- Meddylieu Neillduol ar Grefydd
- Moses Williams – Шаблон:Lang (first-ever catalogue of Welsh printed books)[14]
Births
- 11 February - William Williams (Pantycelyn), poet, hymn-writer and religious leader (died 1791)[15]
- 13 November - Prince George William, first child born to the new Prince and Princess of Wales, George and Caroline, since their arrival in Britain (died 1718)[16]
Deaths
- 20 May - John Trevor, politician, 80?[17]
- 3 June - Thomas Watson, former Bishop of St David's, 80[18]
- 30 August - William Lloyd, former Bishop of St Asaph, 90[19]
- date unknown - William Robinson, MP, about 50[20]
See also
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite ODNB
- ↑ From: 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119393 Date accessed: 1 October 2014
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:ODNBweb
- ↑ Chris Barber, Eastern Valley: The Story of Torfaen (Llanfoist: Blorenge Books, 1999), p.37
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ R. O. Roberts, 'Dr John Lane and the foundation of the non-ferrous metal industry in the Swansea valley' Gower 4 (1951), 19-24.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite DWB
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- ↑ Шаблон:London Gazette
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- ↑ Handley, S. (2004) "Watson, Thomas (1637–1717)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 21 Aug 2007 (subscription required)
- ↑ Chalmer's Biography 1812, William Lloyd (1627–1717); vol. 20, p. 347
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
