William Byron, 4th Baron Byron

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William Byron, 4th Baron Byron was an 18th-century English nobleman and politician, best known as the great-uncle of the poet Lord Byron and for his scandalous reputation, including a notorious duel that led to his nickname "the Wicked Lord."

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William Byron, 4th Baron Byron canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
aristocraticFamily Byron family of Newstead ⓘ
linked to: Byron family
birthDate 1722-11-04 ⓘ
birthPlace Newstead, Nottinghamshire ⓘ
linked to: Newstead
burialPlace Newstead Abbey ⓘ
causeOfNotoriety killing his cousin in a duel ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1798-05-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire ⓘ
linked to: Newstead Abbey
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Byron ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
houseOrFamily Byron family ⓘ
knownFor dissipating the Byron family fortune ⓘ
duelling ⓘ
extravagant lifestyle ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
nobleRank baron ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Byron ⓘ
notableFor a notorious duel ⓘ
scandalous reputation ⓘ
notableNickname the Wicked Lord ⓘ
occupation landowner ⓘ
politician ⓘ
ordinalInTitle 4 ⓘ
parliamentaryRole British peer in the House of Lords ⓘ
positionHeld Baron Byron ⓘ
precededBy William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
relationshipTo great-uncle of Lord Byron ⓘ
relative Lord Byron ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Newstead Abbey ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
succeededBy George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron ⓘ
linked to: Lord Byron
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
titleHeldFrom 1736 ⓘ
titleHeldUntil 1798 ⓘ

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Byron family → notableMember → William Byron, 4th Baron Byron ⓘ
Baron Byron of Rochdale → hasTitleHolder → William Byron, 4th Baron Byron ⓘ