William Byron, 4th Baron Byron explained

William Byron, Lord Byron
Office:Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Term Start:13 November 1695
Term End:8 August 1736
Hereditary peerage
Predecessor:William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron
Successor:William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
Noble Family:Byron
Birth Date:4 January 1669/70
Death Date:8 August 1736 (aged 66)
Spouse:Lady Mary Egerton
Lady Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck
Hon. Frances Berkeley
Issue:Hon. George Byron
Hon. William Byron
Hon. William Henry Byron
Hon. Isabella Byron, Countess of Carlisle
William Byron, 5th Baron Byron
Hon. John Byron
Hon. Rev. Richard Byron
Hon. George Byron
Father:William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron
Mother:Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth
Birth Place:Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Death Place:Newstead, Nottinghamshire

William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (4 January 1669/70  - 8 August 1736) was an English nobleman, politician, peer, and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark.

Early life

Byron was the only surviving son of William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron and Elizabeth Chaworth. He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Byron in 1695 upon the death of his father.

Marriages and children

Lord Byron firstly married Lady Mary Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater and Lady Jane Powlett, in 1702/3, but they had no children.

Secondly, he married Lady Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers, in 1706. All four of their children died in childhood or infancy:

Frances Wilhelmina died on 31 March 1712.[1]

He married thirdly Frances Berkeley, daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, and Frances Temple, in 1720. They had six children:

Death

Lord Byron died at Newstead Abbey on 8 August 1736, and was succeeded by his fourth (but oldest surviving) son William Byron, 5th Baron Byron.

His widow Frances remarried Sir Thomas Hay, Bart., of Alderston[3] in 1741 and was buried on 21 September 1757 in Twickenham, Middlesex.[4]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Obituary prior to 1800: (as far as relates to England, Scotland, and Ireland) Vol. I. William Musgrave. George J. Armytage . The Harleian Society . 1899. 12 June 2018.
  2. Book: Brand, Emily. The Fall of the House of Byron. John Murray. 2020.
  3. Book: A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Sir Bernard Burke, LL.D.. Harrison, 59, Pall Mall. 47. 1866. 2018-06-13.
  4. Book: Memorials of Twickenham: Parochial and Topographical. 69 . Rev. R. S. Cobbett, M.A.. Smith, Elder & Co.. 1872. 12 June 2018.