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