1785 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1785 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
• Princess of Wales - vacant

Events

• Sir Joshua Reynolds paints the Prince of Wales.
• The Mona Mine Company is formed by Thomas Williams of Llanidan and Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge.
• Richard Pennant buys out the Yonge family of Devon and comes into possession of the whole of the Penrhyn estate.
• Griffith Rowlands becomes surgeon to Chester city hospital.

Arts and literature

New books

• Florence Miscellany (including poems by Hester Thrale)
• Nathaniel Williams - Darllen Dwfr a Meddyginiaeth

Births

• December - Richard Jones (Gwyndaf Eryri), poet (died 1848)
• December 24 - William Bruce Knight, clergyman and scholar (died 1845)
• date unknown - William Owen, historian (died 1864)

Deaths

• February 2 - John Guest, industrialist, 63
• October 20 - David Jones of Trefriw, poet, 77?