Found 2 collections related to Byron, William Byron, Baron, 1722-1798

Byron, William Byron, Baron, 1722-1798
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 1765 he killed his cousin and neighbor, William Chaworth, in a duel. He was tried for murder, but found guilty only of manslaughter and forced to pay a small fine. He enjoyed the... more
Byron of Rochdale, Elizabeth Shaw Byron, Baroness, d. 1788
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Elizabeth Shaw Byron, Lady Byron, wife of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron. She separated from her husband some time following his trial for the murder of their neighbor, William Chaworth. She was the great-aunt of the George Gordon, Lord Byron, the... more