Baron Byron, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 by letters patent for Sir John Byron, a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body, failing, to his six brothers: Richard, William, Thomas, Robert, Gilbert, and Philip, and the heirs male of their bodies. Lord Byron died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his next eldest brother Richard, the second Baron.[1][2]
The latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, killed his cousin and neighbour William Chaworth in a duel on 26 January 1765. He was brought before his peers in the House of Lords but under the statute of Edward VI he was found guilty only of manslaughter and forced to pay a small fine. Byron henceforth became known as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron".
On the death of his great-grandson, the eleventh Baron (who had succeeded his first cousin once-removed in 1949), this line of the family expired. The late Baron was succeeded by his distant relative (his fifth cousin), the twelfth Baron. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Reverend Richard Byron, third son of the fourth Baron. As of 2009, the title is held by his second son, the thirteenth Baron, who succeeded in 1989.[1]
^G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 457.
^Muldoon, Paul (2010). Lord Byron. Faber & Faber. p. 4. ISBN9780571263769. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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For the English Romantic poet see Lord Byron Baron Byron of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster is a title in the Peerage of England It was created in 1643 by letters patent for Sir John Byron a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body failing to his six brothers Richard William Thomas Robert Gilbert and Philip and the heirs male of their bodies Lord Byron died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his next eldest brother Richard the second Baron 1 2 Barony of ByronArgent three bendlets enhanced gulesCreation date24 October 1643 1 Created byCharles IPeeragePeerage of EnglandFirst holderSir John ByronPresent holderRobert Byron 13th Baron ByronHeir apparentCharles ByronRemainder toHeirs male of the first Baron Byron and his brothers lawfully begottenFormer seat s Newstead AbbeyMottoCrede Byron Trust Byron 1 The latter s great grandson the fifth Baron killed his cousin and neighbour William Chaworth in a duel on 26 January 1765 He was brought before his peers in the House of Lords but under the statute of Edward VI he was found guilty only of manslaughter and forced to pay a small fine Byron henceforth became known as the Wicked Lord and the Devil Byron He was succeeded by his great nephew George Gordon Byron the sixth Baron the famous Romantic poet He was the son of John Mad Jack Byron son of Vice Admiral John Foulweather Jack Byron second son of the fourth Baron and the younger brother of the fifth Baron Lord Byron died without male issue and was succeeded by his first cousin the seventh Baron who was an admiral in the Royal Navy 1 On the death of his great grandson the eleventh Baron who had succeeded his first cousin once removed in 1949 this line of the family expired The late Baron was succeeded by his distant relative his fifth cousin the twelfth Baron He was the great great great grandson of Reverend Richard Byron third son of the fourth Baron As of 2009 the title is held by his second son the thirteenth Baron who succeeded in 1989 1 From the 16th century until 1818 the family residence of the Lords Byron was Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire Most of the Byrons including the sixth baron s daughter the famed mathematician Ada Lovelace are buried in the family vault in the nearby Church of St Mary Magdalene Hucknall 3 Contents 1 Barons Byron 1643 2 Family tree 3 References 4 External linksBarons Byron 1643 EditJohn Byron 1st Baron Byron 1599 1652 Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron 1606 1679 William Byron 3rd Baron Byron 1636 1695 William Byron 4th Baron Byron 1669 1736 William Byron 5th Baron Byron 1722 1798 George Gordon Byron 6th Baron Byron 1788 1824 the English Romantic poet George Anson Byron 7th Baron Byron 1789 1868 George Anson Byron 8th Baron Byron 1818 1870 George Frederick William Byron 9th Baron Byron 1855 1917 Frederick Ernest Charles Byron 10th Baron Byron 1861 1949 Rupert Frederick George Byron 11th Baron Byron 1903 1983 Richard Geoffrey Gordon Byron 12th Baron Byron 1899 1989 Robert James Byron 13th Baron Byron b 1950 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Charles Richard Gordon Byron b 1990 1 Family tree EditSir John Byron died 1623 John Byron 1st Baron Byron1599 1652Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron1606 1679William Byron 3rd Baron Byron1636 1695William Byron 4th Baron Byron1669 1736William Byron 5th Baron Byron1722 1798Vice Admiral John Byron 1723 1786The Reverend Richard Byron 1724 1811John Mad Jack Byron1756 1791George Anson Byron 1758 1793Rear admiral Richard Byron 1769 1837George Gordon Byron 6th Baron Byron1788 1824Admiral George Anson Byron 7th Baron Byron 1789 1868The Reverend John Byron 1804 1878George Anson Byron 8th Baron Byron 1818 1870Frederick Byron 1822 1861The Reverend William Byron 1831 1907Major general John Byron 1832 1895George Frederick William Byron 9th Baron Byron1855 1917The Reverend Frederick Ernest Charles Byron 10th Baron Byron 1861 1949Wilfrid Byron 1871 1936Colonel Richard Byron 1870 1939Rupert Frederick George Byron 11th Baron Byron 1903 1983Lieutenant Colonel Richard Geoffrey Gordon Byron 12th Baron Byron 1899 1989Robert James Byron 13th Baron Byron b 1950Charles Richard Gordon Byronborn 1990Heir ApparentReferences Edit a b c d e f Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 107 ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry pp 629 632 ISBN 0 9711966 2 1 G E Cokayne with Vicary Gibbs H A Doubleday Geoffrey H White Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden editors The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant new ed 13 volumes in 14 1910 1959 reprint in 6 volumes Gloucester U K Alan Sutton Publishing 2000 volume II page 457 Muldoon Paul 2010 Lord Byron Faber amp Faber p 4 ISBN 9780571263769 Retrieved 3 July 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barons Byron Biography of George Anson Byron senior Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage 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