1796 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1796 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- June - At the British general election, Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, backed by Bishop John Warren, challenges sitting MP Sir Robert Williams, the sitting member for Caernarvonshire; Sir Robert is easily re-elected.
- John Stuart is created Marquess of Bute.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- Charles Heath - The Excursion Down the Wye
- Thomas Pennant - Whiteford and Holywell
- David Williams - The History of Monmouthshire
[edit] Births
- January 7 - Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, only child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (d. 1817)
- March 1 - John Jones (Talysarn), preacher (d. 1857)
- September 30 - John Mytton, sportsman (d. 1834)
[edit] Deaths
- February - John Jones, organist, 70?
- August 8 - Peter Williams, Methodist writer, 63
