1751 in Wales
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Events from the year 1751 in Wales.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales
- Frederick, Prince of Wales (to March 31, 1751)
- George, Prince of Wales (from April 20, 1751)
- Princess of Wales - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (to March 31, 1751) (afterwards Dowager Princess of Wales)
Events
- April 20 - George, eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, succeeds his father as Prince of Wales.
- September - Richard Morris founds the Cymmrodorion Society in London.
- Richard Price Thelwall inherits his brother's Caernarfonshire estate.
Arts and literature
Music
- William Williams (Pantycelyn) - Hosanna i Fab Dafydd, part 1
Births
- January 22 - David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr), poet (died 1827)
- October 15 - David Samwell, naval surgeon and companion of Captain Cook (died 1798)
Deaths
- March 31 - Frederick, Prince of Wales, 44
- October 2 - Thomas Mathews, admiral, 75