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| Byron [post Noel], George (Gordon), Baron Byron. Adm. nobleman (age 17) at TRINITY, July 1, 1805. Schools, Aberdeen Grammar and Harrow. Of London. S. of John, Capt. in the Army (by his 2nd wife Caroline, dau. of George Gordon, of Gight, Co. Aberdeen). B. Jan. 22, 1788. Matric. Easter, 1808; M.A. 1808. The poet. Succeeded his greatuncle, William (Byron), as 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale, Lancs., May 19, 1798. Settled at Newstead Abbey, Notts., 1808; sold Newstead, 1817. Took his seat in the House of Lords, 1809. Published English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, 1809. Went abroad with his college friend John Cam Hobhouse, July, 1809. Swam the Hellespont, May 3, 1810. Travelled in the Morea and wintered in Athens. Returned to England, 1811, and took lodgings in London. Published Childe Harold, Cantos I and II; made the acquaintance of Thomas Moore. Married Anne Isabella, dau. of Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart., Jan. 2, 1815. Separated from her by mutual consent, 1816, and withdrew to the Continent. Inherited (with his wife) a share of Dame Judith's Noel's fortune and took the name of Noel only by Royal Licence, Feb. 27, 1832. Travelled in Switzerland with Shelley, June, 1816; later with Hobhouse in Italy, where he wrote Canto III of Childe Harold; wintered in Venice; visited Rome, Apr.-May, 1817; settled in a house on the Grand Canal, Venice; wrote Canto IV of Childe Harold, July, 1817. Met Teresa, Countess Guiccioli, 1819; lived with her afterwards at Ravenna, Venice, Pisa and Genoa. Wrote the first five Cantos of Don Juan, 1818-20. Started a short-lived newspaper, with Leigh Hunt as editor; wrote later cantos of Don Juan, 1821-2. Present at the cremation of Shelley, 1822. Sailed from Genoa to join the Greek Insurgents in their war of Independence, July, 1823; landed at Missolonghi, Jan. 1824. Died there Apr. 19, 1824, of marsh fever. Buried at Hucknell Torkard, Notts. See his collected Life and Works by Thomas Moore. For recent light on the Byron controversy see Life of Byron and Memoirs of Lady Byron, by Ethel Mayne Colbourne. (G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B.) | George (Gordon) BYRON, Baron Byron post George (Gordon) NOEL, Baron Byron Approx. lifespan: 1788–1824 Adm nobleman aged 17 Trinity College 1805:07:01 Schools Sch: Aberdeen Grammar and Harrow Of London , s. of John BYRON post John NOEL Captain in: : Army (by his 2nd wife Caroline GORDON dau. of George GORDON, of Gight, Aberdeenshire , ) b. 1788:01:22 Matric 1808:04ET: MA 1808 The poet. Succeeded his greatuncle, William (Byron), as 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale, Lancashire , 1798:05:19 Settled at Newstead Abbey, [Newstead], Nottinghamshire , 1808 sold Newstead, [Nottinghamshire], 1817 Took his seat in House of Lords 1809 Published English Bards and Scotch Rev.iewers 1809 Went abroad with his college friend John Cam Hobhouse 1809:07 Swam the Hellespont, [Greece], 1810:05:03 Travelled in the Morea and wintered in Athens, [Greece], Returned to England , 1811, and took lodgings in London , Published Childe Harold, Cantos I and II; made the acquaintance of Thomas Moore. m. Anne Isabella MILBANKE dau. of Sir Ralph MILBANKE, Bart., 1815:01:02 Separated from her by mutual consent 1816, and withdrew to the Continent. Inherited (with his wife) a share of Dame Judith's Noel's fortune and took the name of Noel only by Royal Licence 1832:02:27 Travelled in Switzerland , with Shelley 1816:06 later with Hobhouse in Italy , , where he wrote Canto III of Childe Harold ;wintered in Venice, [Italy], visited Rome, [Italy], , Apr.-May 1817 settled in a house on the Grand Canal, Venice, [Italy], wrote Canto IV of Childe Harold 1817:07 Met Teresa, Countess Guiccioli 1819 lived with her afterwards at Ravenna, [Italy], Venice, [Italy], Pisa, [Italy], and Genoa, [Italy], Wrote the first five Cantos of Don Juan 1818-20 Started a short-lived newspaper, with Leigh Hunt as editor; wrote later cantos of Don Juan 1821-22 Present at the cremation of Shelley 1822 Sailed from Genoa, [Italy], to join the Greek Insurgents in their war of Independence 1823:07 landed at Missolonghi, [Greece], 1824:01 d. there ^ Missolonghi, [Greece], 1824:04:19, of marsh fever. bur. Hucknell Torkard, Nottinghamshire , See his collected Life and Works by Thomas Moore. For recent light on the Byron controversy see Life of Byron and Memoirs of Lady Byron, by Ethel Mayne Colbourne. ( G.E.C ., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B .) [add:]Portrait by Giffoi and statue by Thorwaldsen at Trinity College [:add] [add:]Photogravure of portrait belonging to A.C. Benson: CAS: F24; also CAS: G22, F25–27[:add] [add:](Atkinson, 453)[:add] [add:] f. of Augusta Ada BYRON KING, Countess of Lovelace (more generally known as Ada Lovelace)[:add] [add:](10 December 1815 - 27 November 1852); English mathematician and writer,[:add] [add:]chiefly known for her work on Charles BABBAGE 's[:add] [add:]proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine[:add] [add:](John Dawson, 2019)[:add] |