1751 in Wales

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List of years in Wales

1751 in: Great Britain; Ireland; Scotland

Events from the year 1751 in Wales.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales
- Frederick (to March 31, 1751)
- George (from April 20, 1751) (later George III)
Princess of Wales - Augusta (to March 31, 1751) (afterwards Dowager Princess of Wales)

Events

April 20 - George, eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, succeeds his father as Prince of Wales.
September - Richard Morris founds the Cymmrodorion Society in London.
Richard Price Thelwall inherits his brother's Caernarfonshire estate.

Arts and literature

Music

William Williams (Pantycelyn) - Hosanna i Fab Dafydd, part 1

Births

January 22 - David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr), poet (died 1827)
October 15 - David Samwell, naval surgeon and companion of Captain Cook (died 1798)

Deaths

March 31 - Frederick, Prince of Wales, 44
October 2 - Thomas Mathews, admiral, 75

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