Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron
- British Noble Order: 6th Baron Byron
English
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| 1788/01/22 | Catherine Gordon, wife of John Byron, gives birth to a son, George Gordon Byron, in a house (lost) on Holles Street, London. The first 'Blue Plaque' was installed at 24 Holles as the birthplace of Byron, but the building and its plaque have been lost. | Born | |||||
| 1806/01/00 | Lord Byron has himself weighed on Pickering's coffee scales. Once, having gained almost five stone three years apart, Bryron attributed his weight gain to mud on his coat. | Patron | Berry Bros and Rudd Shop | London | |||
| 1815/00/00 | After renovates, 139 Piccadilly is acquired by Lord Byron and his wife, Anne Isabella Milbanke. | Home | Lord Byron Townhouse | London | |||
| 1815/00/00 | Byron writes "Parsinia", probably written between 1812 and 1815, in the study of his townhouse on Piccadilly. | Author | Lord Byron Townhouse | London | |||
| 1816/00/00 | In the study at 139 Piccadilly, Byron writes a poem, "The Siege of Corinth". | Author | Lord Byron Townhouse | London | |||
| 1816/04/21 | Rumours of marital violence, infidelity, incest and sodomy, George Byron signs the Deed of Separation for his divorce and soon departs England. Byron will retain his Piccadilly Townhouse and rent it out until his death. | Groom | Lord Byron Townhouse | London | |||
| 1816/06/10 | Lord Byron begins renting Villa Diodati. | Home | Villa Diodati | Cologny | |||
| 1816/11/10 | Lord Byron arrives in Venice and settles in at the Hotel Grande Bretagne on the Grand Canal. 1673 Calle della Piscina, off the Frezzeria, close to St Mark's Square. | Home | Piazza San Marco | Venice | |||
| 1816/11/11 | Lord Byron tours Venice and stops on the Ponte della Paglia. "I stood in Venice on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand..." | Visitor | Riva Degli Schiavoni | Venice | |||
| 1816/12/00 | Lord Byron moves into Mocenigo Palace on the Grand Canal, with 14 servants, 2 monkeys, a fox and two mastiff dogs. | Home | Palazzo Mocenigo detto il Nero | ||||
| 1818/11/00 | In late 1818, Lord Byron composes the first songs of "Don Juan" in the Mocenigo Palace. | Author | Don Juan (poem) | Palazzo Mocenigo detto il Nero | |||
| 1819/00/00 | "Don Juan Cantos 1 and 2" are published anonymously. | Author | Don Juan (poem) | ||||
| 1824/04/19 | Lord Byron dies in Missolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania, Ottoman Empire (Greece). | Died |
1 Creative Work by Lord Byron »
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| Don Juan (poem) | Author | Book | 1819/00/00 |
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