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Lord Byron
English Romantic poet (–)
"Byron" and "George Byron" redirect here. For other uses, see Byron (disambiguation) and George Byron (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable The Lord Byron FRS | |
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Portrait of Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips, c.&#; | |
| Born | George Gordon Byron ()22 January London, England |
| Died | 19 April () (aged&#;36) Missolonghi, Aetolia, Ottoman Empire (present-day Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece) |
| Resting place | Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
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| Alma&#;mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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| Partner | Claire Clairmont |
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| In office 13 March &#;– 19 April Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 5th Baron Byron |
| Succeeded by | The 7th Baron Byron |
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January – 19 April ) was a British poet and peer.[1][2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement,[3][4][5& • George Gordon Byron was born on January 22, , in London, England. He grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland, and inherited his family’s English title at the age of ten, becoming Baron Byron of Rochdale. Abandoned by his father at an early age and resentful of his mother, whom he blamed for his being born with a deformed foot, Byron isolated himself during his youth and was deeply unhappy. Though he was the heir to an idyllic estate, the property was run down and his family had no assets with which to care for it. As a teenager, Byron discovered that he was attracted to men as well as women, which made him all the more remote and secretive. Byron studied at Aberdeen Grammar School and then Trinity College in Cambridge. During this time Byron collected and published his first volumes of poetry. The first, published anonymously and titled Fugitive Pieces, was printed in and contained a miscellany of poems, some of which were written when Byron was only fourteen. As a • () Lord Byron was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. The notoriety of his sexual escapades is surpassed only by the beauty and brilliance of his writings. After leading an unconventional lifestyle and producing a massive amount of emotionally stirring literary works, Byron died at a young age in Greece pursuing romantic adventures of heroism. Born George Gordon Byron (he later added "Noel" to his name) on January 22, , Lord Byron was the sixth Baron Byron of a rapidly fading aristocratic family. A clubfoot from birth left him self-conscious most of his life. As a boy, young George endured a father who abandoned him, a schizophrenic mother and a nurse who abused him. As a result he lacked discipline and a sense of moderation, traits he held on to his entire life. In , at age 10, George inherited the title of his great-uncle, William Byron, and was officially
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