1723 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1723 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 Glamorgan – vacant until 1729
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Sir William Morgan of Tredegar
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

• Bishop of Bangor – Richard Reynolds (until 17 June) William Baker (from 11 August)
• Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne
• Bishop of St Davids – Adam Ottley (until 3 October)

Events

• 7 May - Lewis Morris arrives in London from Anglesey.
• October - Following the death of Adam Ottley, bishop of St Davids, while in office, Richard Smalbroke, Treasurer of Llandaff, is selected as his successor.
• date unknown - The roles of Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire are merged.

Arts and literature

New books

• Henry Rowlands - Mona Antiqua Restaurata
• Christmas Samuel - Llun Agrippa

Births

• 1 January - Goronwy Owen, poet (died 1769)
• 23 February - Richard Price, philosopher (died 1791)
• 5 March - Princess Mary of Wales, daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 1772)
• August - Sir Richard Perryn, judge (died 1803)

Deaths

• 28 April - Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham, English-born politician of Welsh parentage, 69
• 31 May - William Baxter, classical scholar, 72
• 4 August - William Fleetwood, Bishop of St Asaph 1704-1708, 67
• 3 October - Adam Ottley, Bishop of St Davids, 68
• 21 November - Henry Rowlands, antiquary, 68
• 10 December - Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel, politician, about 55
• 28 December - Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, of Milfield, politician, 61

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