Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron

  • British Noble Order: 6th Baron Byron
  • English


Works about Lord Byron

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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 »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Don Juan (poem) Author Book 1819/00/00
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