Died 13 November 1695 Title 3rd Baron Byron | Name William 3rd | |
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Chaworth; Elizabeth Stonhouse Children William Byron; Richard Byron; John Byron; Ernestus Byron; William Byron; Catherine Byron Parent(s) Richard Byron, Elizabeth Rossell | ||
William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron (1636 – 13 November 1695) was an English peer, nobleman, politician, and unskilled poet.
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Life
Byron was the son of Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron and Elizabeth Rossell. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Byron in 1679 upon the death of his father.
Lord Byron died on 13 November 1695, and was succeeded by his fifth (but only surviving) son William Byron, 4th Baron Byron (born 1669/70).
Family
Lord Byron married the Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth, daughter of John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Hon. Elizabeth Noel, in 1660. They had five sons, but the first four died in infancy:
Lord Byron married Elizabeth Stonhouse, daughter of Sir George Stonhouse, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Lovelace, on 25 June 1685.
A daughter (from which of the two marriages is unclear), Hon. Catherine Byron, died in 1746.