1748 in Wales

1748
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
See also:
1748 in
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland

Events from the year 1748 in Wales.

Incumbents

Events

  • 8 March - With the death of the childless William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis, the title becomes extinct. Henry Arthur Herbert subsequently becomes 1st Earl of Powis.
  • Richard Wilson paints the two eldest sons of Frederick, Prince of Wales.
  • Joseph Harris becomes Assay-Master at the Royal Mint.
  • A major eisteddfod is held at Selattyn.
  • William Williams Pantycelyn marries Mary Francis of Llansawel.
  • The Salusbury family leave Lleweni Hall.

Arts and literature

New books

  • Lewis Morris - Plans of Harbours, Bays, and Roads in St. George's and the Bristol Channels

Music

Births

Deaths

  • 8 March - William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis, 50
  • 27 August - Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet, 53
  • December - John Harris, Sr., Welsh-descended American trader, 75
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