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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), was an English poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. Byron was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Following graduation, he travelled extensively in Europe, living for seven years in Italy, in Venice, Ravenna, Pisa, and Genoa, and then was forced to flee to England after receiving threats of lynching. During his stay in Italy, he would frequently visit his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence to fight the Ottoman Empire, for which Greeks revere him as a folk hero. He died leading a campaign in 1824, at the age of 36, from a fever contracted after the first and second sieges of Missolonghi.

Infobox

Born
George Gordon Byron(1788-01-22)22 January 1788London, England, Great Britain
Died
19 April 1824(1824-04-19) (aged 36)Missolonghi, Aetolia, Ottoman Empire (present-day Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece)
Resting place
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Occupation
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Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Notable works
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan, Manfred, The Giaour
Spouse
mw- Anne Isabella Milbanke (m. 1815; sep. 1816)
Partner
Claire Clairmont
Children
mw- Ada King, Countess of Lovelace Allegra Byron Elizabeth Medora Leigh (presumed)
Parents
John Byron (father) Catherine Gordon (mother)
Preceded by
The 5th Baron Byron
Succeeded by
The 7th Baron Byron

Tables

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Preceded byWilliam Byron
Preceded byWilliam Byron
Peerage of England
Preceded byWilliam Byron
Peerage of England
Baron Byron 1798–1824
Peerage of England
Succeeded byGeorge Byron
Peerage of England
Preceded byWilliam Byron
Baron Byron 1798–1824
Succeeded byGeorge Byron

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