Capital of Wales
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capital of Wales is a de facto designation usually applied to Cardiff since 1955. In that year, the Minister for Welsh Affairs Gwilym Lloyd-George commented in a Parliamentary written answer that "no formal measures are necessary to give effect to this decision".
Other places that are associated with the title are:
- Strata Florida, the Cistercian abbey where Llywelyn the Great held council in 1238.
- Machynlleth, where Owain Glyndŵr held a parliament in 1404.
- Ludlow (in England), seat of the Council of Wales and the Marches from 1473 to 1689.
- The Royal Town of Caernarfon, where the Prince of Wales' investiture takes place since 1969.
- St. Davids, the de facto ecclesiastical capital and birthplace of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.
