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.

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  • 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, 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Capital of Wales
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