William Byron, 4th Baron Byron
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| The Lord Byron | |
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| Born | 4 January 1669/70 |
| Died | 8 August 1736 (age 66) |
| Title | 4th Baron Byron |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Egerton Lady Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Hon. Frances Berkeley |
| Children | Hon. George Byron Hon. William Byron Hon. William Henry Byron Isabella, Countess of Carlisle William Byron, 5th Baron Byron Hon. John Byron Hon. Richard Byron Hon. George Byron |
| Parent(s) | William Byron Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth |
William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (4 January 1669/70 – 8 August 1736) was Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark.
Life
Byron was the son of William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron and the Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth. He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Byron in 1695 upon the death of his father.
Lord Byron died on 8 August 1736, and was succeeded by his fourth (but oldest surviving) son William Byron (born 1722).
Family
Lord Byron married Lady Mary Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater and Lady Jane Powlett, in 1702/3, but they had no children.
He married Lady Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck, daughter of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers, in 1706. They had three sons who died in childhood or infancy, and a daughter who died unmarried (and is here unnamed):
- The Hon. George Byron (1707–1719)
- The Hon. William Byron (1709–1709)
- The Hon. William Henry Byron (1710–1710)
He married the Hon. Frances Berkeley, daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Frances Temple, in 1720. They had five children:
- The Hon. Isabella Byron (1721–22 January 1795), wife of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle
- William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (1722–1798)
- Admiral Hon. John Byron (1723–1786)
- Rev. Hon. Richard Byron (1724–1811)
- The Hon. George Byron (1730–?)
References
- William Byron, 4th Baron Byron, at thepeerage.com (accessed 26 November 2009)
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by | Baron Byron 1695–1736 |
Succeeded by William Byron |
