William Byron, 5th Baron Byron

The Lord Byron
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
5 November 1743 – 19 May 1798
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byWilliam Byron, 4th Baron Byron
Succeeded byGeorge Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
Personal details
Born(1722-11-05)5 November 1722
Clayton, Lancashire
Died19 May 1798(1798-05-19) (aged 75)
Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
SpouseElizabeth Shaw
Parents
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William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (5 November 1722 – 19 May 1798), was a British nobleman, peer, politician, and great-uncle of the poet George Gordon Byron who succeeded him in the title. As a result of a number of stories that arose after a duel, and then because of his financial difficulties, he became known after his death as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron".