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Kingston upon Hull

Title

Anna Isabella Milbanke (1792–1860)

Measurements

H 153.3 x W 112.7 cm

Ac

Anne Isabella Noel (nee Milbanke)

Wife of the poet Lord Byron

1792 – 1860

 

 

Anne Isabella Noel [née Milbanke], , suo jure Baroness Wentworth, and Lady Byron (1792–1860), philanthropist and wife of the poet Lord Byron, was born at Elemore Hall, Pittington, Durham, on 17 May 1792, the only child of Sir Ralph Milbanke (afterwards Noel), sixth baronet (1747–1825), and his wife, Judith Noel (1751–1822), eldest daughter of the first Viscount Wentworth. Her father, the eldest son of Sir Ralph Milbanke of Halnaby Hall, Yorkshire, was the whig MP for Co. Durham and was renowned for his work for the poor and his support for the abolition of slavery. Both parents were enlightened, and Annabella and her adopted sister, Sophie Curzon, were among the first to be inoculated. She was brought up to be concerned for the workers and tenants of the estate and helped establish a school in Seaham. An early reader, Annabella Milbanke was especially interested in mathematics and astronomy, which she studied with a Cambridge tutor; new ideas on magnetism and phrenology f

Lady Byron

English educational reformer and philanthropist (1792–1860)

This article is about Anne Byron, wife of Lord Byron, 6th Baron Byron. For other Ladies Byron, see Baron Byron.

"Anne Byron" redirects here. For the Australian actress, see Annie Byron.

Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (née Milbanke; 17 May 1792 – 16 May 1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was an educational reformer and philanthropist who established the first industrial school in England, and was an active abolitionist. She married the poet George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byron, and separated from him after less than a year, keeping their daughter Ada Lovelace in her custody despite laws at the time giving fathers sole custody of children.[1]

Lady Byron's reminiscences, published after her death by Harriet Beecher Stowe, revealed her fears about alleged incest between Lord Byron and his half-sister. The scandal about Lady Byron's suspicions accelerated Byron's intentions to leave England and return to t

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