1707 in Wales
Introduction This article is about the particular significance of the year '''1707''' to Wales and its people.
Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley*Lord Lieutenant of South Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) – Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke*Bishop of Bangor –  John Evans*Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler*Bishop of St Asaph – William Beveridge*Bishop of St Davids – George Bull
Events *1 May – The Acts of Union come into force, making Wales officially a part of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The newly established Parliament of Great Britain has a total of 27 MPs representing Welsh constituencies, as opposed to 45 for Scotland and 486 for England. *December – Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley, is accused of having appropriated building materials from Beaumaris Castle for use on his own estates.
Arts and literature ===New books===*''Egwyddorion y Grefydd Gristianogawl''*''Godidawgrwydd Rhinwedd''*Edward Lhuyd – ''Archaeologia Britannica: an Account of the Languages, Histories and Customs of Great Britain, from Travels through Wales, Cornwall, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland. Vol. 1: Glossography'' Lhuyd's work was compiled with assistance from Moses Williams, and was dedicated to Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel.
Births *1 February – Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of the future George II of Great Britain (died 1751)*April? – Griffith Hughes, naturalist and author (died c.1758)*1 September – John Salusbury, explorer and diarist (died 1762)*30 September – Richard Trevor, Bishop of St David's (died 1771)*''probable''**Thomas Allgood II, heir to the Pontypool japanning works, who would make further improvements to the process**William Vaughan of Corsygedol, politician (died 1775)
Deaths *14 December – Humphrey Edwin, London merchant and owner of the Llanmihangel estate, 65*''date unknown'' – Love Parry, ancestor of the Jones-Parry Baronets, 53
See also *1707 in Scotland
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