1778 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1778 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw *Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn * Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne * Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice *Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart *Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet * Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis * Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet * Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer * Bishop of Bangor – John Moore * Bishop of Llandaff – Shute B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Lieutenant Of Glamorgan
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan. After 1729, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of Glamorgan. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974. Lord Lieutenants of Glamorgan to 1974 *Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 24 February 1587 – 19 January 1601 *Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester 17 July 1602 – 3 March 1628 ''jointly with'' * Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester 3 December 1626 – 9 May 1629 *William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton 9 May 1629 – 24 June 1630 * John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater 11 July 1631 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' *Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery 22 December 1660 – 20 July 1672 *Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 20 July 1672 – 22 March 1689 *Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 22 March 1689 – 7 January 1694 *Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 11 May 1694 – 2 October 1715 *''vacant'' *Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton 13 January 1729 – 26 August 1754 *Other Windsor, 4th Earl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bishop Of Llandaff
The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a church traditionally said to have been founded in 560 by Saint Teilo), in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of Cardiff. The bishop's residence is Llys Esgob, The Cathedral Green, Llandaff, in Cardiff. Brief history The controversial Iolo Manuscripts claim an older foundation dating to Saints Dyfan and Fagan, said elsewhere to have missionized the court of King Lucius of Britain on behalf of Pope Eleutherius around AD 166. The manuscripts—others of which are original and others now known forgeries—list Dyfan as the first bishop and, following his martyrdom, Fagan as his successor. Baring-Gould refers to them as chorepiscopi. The present-day St Fagans (referenced in the manuscripts as " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tobias Smollett
Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for picaresque novels such as ''The Adventures of Roderick Random'' (1748), ''The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'' (1751) and ''The Expedition of Humphry Clinker'' (1771), which influenced later novelists, including Charles Dickens. His novels were liberally altered by contemporary printers; an authoritative edition of each was edited by Dr O. M. Brack Jr and others. Early life and family Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton in present-day West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and baptised on 19 March 1721 (his birth date is estimated as 3 days previously). He was the fourth son of Archibald Smollett of Bonhill, a judge and landowner, laird of Bonhill, living at Dalquhurn on the River Leven, who died about 1726, when Smollett was just five years old. His mother Barbara Smollett née Cunningham brought the family up there, until she died about 1766. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Moore (archbishop Of Canterbury)
John Moore (26 April 1730 – 18 January 1805) was Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England. Life Moore was the son of Thomas Moore, a butcher, and his wife Elizabeth. He was born in Gloucester and was baptised at St. Michael's Church, Gloucester. He was educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester. He was a student at Pembroke College, Oxford (matriculated 1745; BA 1748; MA 1751). After ordination, he was for some years tutor to Lord Charles Spencer and Lord Robert Spencer, the younger sons of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough. On 21 September 1761, he was preferred to the fifth prebendal stall in the church of Durham and, in April 1763, to a canonry at Christ Church, Oxford. On 1 July 1764, he received the degrees of B.D. and D.D. On 19 September 1771, he was made Dean of Canterbury, and on 10 February 1775, Bishop of Bangor. On the death of Archbishop Frederick Cornwallis, he was translated to the See of Canterbury on 26 April 1783, on the joint recommendat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bishop Of Bangor
The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales'' (1835) found the see had an annual net income of £4,464.''The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge'' Vol.III, (1847) London, Charles Knight, p.362 This made it the second wealthiest diocese in Wales, after St Asaph. The incumbent is Andy John, who was consecrated on 29 November 2008 and enthroned on 24 January 2009. The bishop's residence is ("Bishop's House") in Bangor. List of Bishops of Bangor Pre-Reformation bishops Bishops during the Reformation Post-Reformation bishops Bishops of the Church of England Bishops of the disestablished Church in Wales List of Assistant Bishops of Bangor See also *Archdeacon of Bangor The Archdeacon of Ban ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edward Harley, 4th Earl Of Oxford And Earl Mortimer
Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, (2 September 1726 – 11 October 1790), styled Lord Harley from 1741 to 1755, was a British peer and Tory politician. Early life Harley was the eldest son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and Martha Morgan, daughter of Welsh politician William Morgan. His two younger brothers were John Harley, Dean of Windsor and then Bishop of Hereford; and the politician Thomas Harley, who was Lord Mayor of London and also sat in Parliament. He was educated at Westminster School between 1735 and 1744; and then Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Doctor of Civil Law in 1748. Career Harley was elected as MP for Herefordshire in at the 1747 general election, even though he was only 20 years old. Prior to the election, Lord Foley wrote to Harley's father, "As he is under age I am in great fear lest some trick should be played on him on the day of election ... which if it should happen I think would be of the m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Lieutenant Of Radnorshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire. After 1715, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, with Deputy Lieutenants for Radnorshire. Lord Lieutenants of Radnorshire to 1974 *''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales before 1694'' *Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 11 May 1694 – 14 October 1715 *Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby 14 October 1715 – 11 September 1721 *James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos 11 September 1721 – 9 August 1744 *''vacant'' *William Perry 9 December 1746 – 13 January 1756 * Howell Gwynne 13 January 1756 – 12 July 1766 *Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 12 July 1766 – 11 October 1790 * Thomas Harley 8 April 1791 – 12 January 1804 *George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney 13 September 1804 – 1842 *John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite 22 July 1842 – 21 April 1875 *Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet
Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet (?1731–86), of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, Wales was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1770 to 1786. Owen was the eldest son of Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet and educated at Newcome's School in Hackney, London. His father appointed him Colonel of the Pembrokeshire Militia when it was embodied in 1759.Bryn Owen, ''History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, Part 1: Regiments of Militia'', Wrexham: Bridge Books, 1995, ISBN 1-872424-51-1, pp. 20, 69–70. He succeeded his father as 5th baronet and to Orielton, Pembrokeshire in 1781. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ..., 20 March 1770 – 16 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Lieutenant Of Pembrokeshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. After 1715, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Pembrokeshire. The county corporate of Haverfordwest was included in this lieutenancy, except for the period from 1761 to 1931, when there was a separate Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest. On 31 March 1974, the post was replaced by that of Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed. Lord Lieutenants of Pembrokeshire to 1974 *''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales before 1694'' *Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 11 May 1694 – 7 October 1715 *Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet 7 October 1715 – 6 June 1753 *Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet 2 August 1753 – 24 June 1775 *Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet 24 June 1775 – 16 January 1786 * Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford 11 June 1786 – 28 November 1823 *Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet 1 January 1824 – 6 February 1861 *William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington 26 April 1861 – 1 January 1872 *William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Herbert, 2nd Earl Of Powis
George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis (7 July 1755 – 16 January 1801), styled Viscount Ludlow until 1772, was a British peer. Early life Herbert was born at Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, by Barbara Herbert, daughter of Lord Edward Herbert.''Burke's Peerage 2003'', page 3209 He was educated at Eton College. Career He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1772 and was appointed Recorder of Ludlow and Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire in 1776. Also in 1776 he served as treasurer of the Salop Infirmary in Shrewsbury. Powis was commissioned a colonel to embody the Montgomeryshire Militia in 1778. In 1798 he was also made Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire; he was also appointed colonel of the Shropshire Militia in place of the Montgomeryshire. He retained both Lord-Lieutenancies until his death in 1801. Lord Powis made a Grand Tour in Italy in 1775–76, when he probably acquired a collection of marble sculpture preserved at his f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lord Lieutenant Of Montgomeryshire
The following is a list of people who have held the title of Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. After 1761, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, with Deputy Lieutenants for Montgomeryshire. Lord Lieutenants of Montgomeryshire to 1974 *''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' before 1694'' *Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (appointed by Parliament) 1642 - 14 September 1646 *Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury 31 May 1694 – 10 March 1696 *Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 10 March 1696 – 5 November 1701 *William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 18 June 1702 – 5 November 1702 *Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley 2 December 1702 – 4 September 1713 *Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth 4 September 1713 – 21 October 1714 *Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley 21 October 1714 – 18 January 1725 *George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley 7 April 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |