William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron

For other people named William Byron, see William Byron (disambiguation).

For other people titled Lord Byron, see Baron Byron.

The Lord Byron
Born	1636
Died	13 November 1695
Title	3rd Baron Byron
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Chaworth; Elizabeth Stonhouse
Children	William Byron; Richard Byron; John Byron; Ernestus Byron; William Byron; Catherine Byron
Parent(s)	Richard Byron, Elizabeth Rossell

William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron (1636 – 13 November 1695) was an English peer and unskilled poet.

Life

Byron was the son of Sir Richard Byron (later 2nd Baron Byron) and Elizabeth Rossell. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Byron in 1679 upon the death of his father.

Lord Byron died on 13 November 1695, and was succeeded by his fifth (but only surviving) son William Byron (born 1669/70).

Family

Lord Byron married the Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth, daughter of John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Hon. Elizabeth Noel, in 1660. They had five sons, but the first four died in infancy:

William Byron (born before 1670)
Richard Byron (born before 1670)
John Byron (born before 1670)
Ernestus Byron (born before 1670)
William Byron (1669/70–1736)

Lord Byron married Elizabeth Stonhouse, daughter of Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Lovelace, on 25 June 1685.

A daughter (from which of the two marriages is unclear), Catherine Byron, died in 1746.

Styles of address

1636-1652: Mr William Byron
1652-1679: The Honourable William Byron
1679-1695: The Right Honourable The Lord Byron

References

William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron, at thepeerage.com (accessed 26 November 2009)

Peerage of England
Preceded by Richard Byron	Baron Byron 1679–1695	Succeeded by William Byron

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