Timeline of Lord Byron

This is a chronology of events in the life of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824). Each year links to its corresponding "year in poetry" article:

1788
 * 22 January – Born, 16 Holles Street, London.

1789
 * Mother (Catherine Gordon) took lodgings in Queen Street, Aberdeen.

1791
 * 2 August – Father (John "Mad Jack" Byron) died in France never having seen his son.
 * Mother moved to flat in 64 Broad Street, Aberdeen.

1794–1798 – At Aberdeen Grammar School.

1798
 * 21 May – George Gordon Byron became 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale on death of great-uncle.
 * August – With his mother took up residence at ancestral home, Newstead Abbey, near Nottingham.

1799
 * Lived with Parkyns family, Nottingham. Tutored by "Dummer" Rogers.
 * July – Removed to London by John Hanson, Byron’s lawyer & business agent.
 * September – Attended Dr. Glennie's School, Dulwich Grove.
 * Spent Christmas holidays with Hanson family at Earl's Court, London.
 * Spent summer holiday in Newstead Abbey and fell in love with 1st cousin, Margaret Parker.

1801
 * April – Entered Harrow School.
 * Spent summer with mother at Mrs Massingberd's, 16 Piccadilly, at Hanson's and in Cheltenham.
 * Christmas holidays in Bath with mother.

1803
 * February – Newstead Abbey leased to Henry Edward Yelverton, 19th Baron Grey de Ruthyn.
 * 21 July – Mother rented Burgage Manor, Southwell.
 * September – Fell madly in love with neighbour's daughter, Mary Chaworth, of Annesley Hall. Refused to go back to Harrow.

1804
 * January – Fell out with Lord Grey and returned to Harrow.
 * 22 March – Started holiday at Burgage Manor and met the Pigots who lived opposite.

1805
 * 2 August – Played for Harrow in annual cricket match v Eton at Lord's. Scored 6 notches.
 * 24 October – Went up to Trinity College, Cambridge University.
 * Friendships with E.N.Long & John Edleston began.

1806
 * February – Got heavily in debt with moneylenders; dissipation in London.
 * April – Returned to Trinity College.
 * July – At Burgage Manor writing poems.
 * August – After acrimonious quarrel with mother escaped to London.
 * November – Collection of poems, Fugitive Pieces, privately printed.

1807
 * January Second volume of poetry, Poems on Various Occasions, privately printed.
 * June – Hours of Idleness published. Back at Cambridge started friendships with John Cam Hobhouse and Scrope Davies, Matthews and Hodgson.
 * December – Came down from Cambridge University for good.

1808
 * February – Hours of Idleness ridiculed in the Edinburgh Review.
 * March – Poems Original and Translated published.
 * July–August – At Brighton with John Hobhouse and Scrope Davies.

1809
 * 13 March – Took seat in the House of Lords.
 * English Bards and Scotch Reviewers published.
 * 20 June – Travelled to Falmouth with Hobhouse.
 * 2 July – Set sail with Hobhouse in the Lisbon packet, Princess Elizabeth.
 * 7 July – Arrived in Lisbon.
 * 12–16 July – Explored Sintra.
 * 20 July – Departed for Spain.
 * 29 July – Arrived Cádiz.
 * 3 August – Sailed in the frigate, Hyperion.
 * 4 August – Arrived at the Rock of Gibraltar.
 * 16 August – Sailed for Malta in packet Townshend.
 * 31 August – Arrived Malta.
 * September – Had romantic affair with Mrs Spencer Smith.
 * 19 September – Left Malta aboard the brig, Spider, for Greece & Albania.
 * 26 September – Aboard the Spider, at anchor off Patras, and spent several hours on shore.
 * 26–28 September – Aboard the Spider, passed by Missolonghi, Ithaca, Cephalonia, and Santa Maura.
 * 28 September – 19:00. Anchored off Preveza.
 * 29 September – Landed at Preveza.
 * 30 September – Visited the ruins of Nicopolis.
 * 1 October – Left on a large boat for Salaora, the port of Arta, en route for Ioannina.
 * 1–2 October – Stayed for two nights in customs house at Salaora.
 * 3 October – Left by horse and arrived in Arta.
 * 11 October – Left for Tepelenë, Albania, to meet Ali Pasha.
 * 12 October – First encounter with Ali Pasha of Tepelenë.
 * 26 October – Returned to Ioannina.
 * 31 October – At Ioannina. Started poem, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
 * 3 November – Slept the night at St. Dimitrios Chan, south of Ioannina.
 * 4 November – Arrived at Arta.
 * 5 November – Arrived at Salaora.
 * 6 November – Arrived at Preveza.
 * 7 November – Left Preveza at noon aboard a turkish galleote for Santa Maura.
 * 8 November – Due to bad weather they finished up at Porto Fanari.
 * 9 November – Decided to return by horse to Preveza.
 * 10 November – Visited the ruins of Nicopolis again.
 * 13 November – Sailed from Preveza to Vonitsa.
 * 14 November – Travelled towards Missolonghi.
 * 20 November – Visited Missolonghi.
 * 25 December – Arrived at Athens.

1810
 * Mar–Apr – Toured Turkey, visited Smyrna, Ephesus, Troy.
 * 5 March – Arrived Smyrna aboard the brig Pylades.
 * 3 May – Swam Hellespont from Sestos to Abydos.
 * 13 May – Arrived Constantinople.
 * 18 July – Arrived Athens.
 * 21 July – Left for the Morea.
 * 26 July – Arrived Patras.
 * 19 August(?) – At Athens: stayed in Capuchin monastery.
 * 18 October – Returned Athens.

1811
 * March – Wrote Hints from Horace & The Curse of Minerva
 * 22 April – Sailed in the Hydra
 * 30 April–2 June – At Malta. Sailed for England in frigate Volage
 * 14 July – Landed Sheerness; at Reddish’s Hotel, St James' Street.
 * 1 August – Mother died.
 * 3 August – At Newstead Abbey; Matthews drowned at Cambridge.
 * 16 October – Visited Cambridge University with Scrope Berdmore Davies.
 * 28 October – Took up residence at 8 St James Street's, London.
 * 4 November – Dinner with Samuel Rogers to meet the poet Thomas Moore.
 * 19 December – After further visit to Cambridge left for Newstead, where Byron had an affair with Welsh maid, Susan Vaughan.

1812
 * 27 February – Maiden speech in House of Lords – opposing the Framework Bill 1812
 * 10 March – Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage Cantos I & II published, which made Byron famous overnight.
 * 25 March – First saw Annabella Milbanke.
 * April – Affair with Lady Caroline Lamb started.
 * 21 April – Second speech in the House of Lords – in favor of Catholic emancipation.
 * 15 August – Thomas Claughton offered £140,000 for Newstead but delayed payment.
 * September – Wrote Drury Lane Theatre Address at request of Lord Holland.
 * October – Proposal of marriage to Annabella Milbanke rejected; Wrote The Waltz.
 * 24 October – Left for Eywood, Presteign, to visit the Oxfords.
 * 21 November – Left Eywood to stay with Jerseys at Middleton.
 * 30 November – At Batt's Hotel, Dover Street, London.
 * 14 December(?) – Back at Eywood.

1813
 * 19 January – Took lodgings at 4 Bennet Street, St James'.
 * 29 May – Accompanied Moore to visit Leigh Hunt in prison.
 * 1 June – Last speech in House of Lords.
 * 8 June – First edition of The Giaour published.
 * 20 June – Met Madame de Stael for first time.
 * 26 June – Augusta Leigh arrives in London, and is met by her half-brother, Byron.
 * 1 July – Third (and final) speech in the House of Lords – Debate on Major Cartwright’s Petition
 * August – Correspondence with Miss Milbanke begun.
 * September – Visit to James Wedderburn Webster and dallied with Lady Frances Webster.
 * 19 October – "Spared" Lady Frances and returned to London.
 * 14 November – Began Journal (continued to 19 April 1814).
 * 2 December – Bride of Abydos published.

1814
 * 1 February – Corsair published. 10,000 copies sold on day of publication.
 * March – Sat to Phillips for portrait.
 * 28 March – Rented apartment in Albany, Piccadilly.
 * 2 April – With Augusta at her home at Six Mile Bottom, Cambs.
 * 16 April – Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte published anonymously.
 * 1 July – At Duke of Wellington's Ball.
 * 22 July – At Hastings with Augusta.
 * 6 August – Lara published with Samuel Rogers' Jacqueline.
 * 9 September – Tentative proposal to Annabella Milbanke.
 * 15 September – Received Annabelle's acceptance of proposal of marriage.
 * 29 October – Left for Seaham, near Durham, Annabella’s home.
 * 30–31 October – At Six-Mile-Bottom with Augusta.
 * 2 November – Arrived Seaham.
 * 16 November – Left for London.
 * 18 November – At Cambridge.
 * 19–22 November – At Six Mile Bottom.
 * 23 November – Applauded by undergraduates at Cambridge University.
 * 24 November – London.
 * 24 December – Left with Hobhouse for Seaham.
 * 25 December – Christmas at Six Mile Bottom.
 * 30 December – Arrived Seaham.

1815
 * 2 January – Married to Miss Annabella Milbanke at Seaham.
 * 2–21 January – Treaclemoon at Halnaby, Yorkshire.
 * 21 January – 9 March – At Seaham.
 * 12–28 March – At Six Mile Bottom.
 * 29 March – Settled at 13 Piccadilly Terrace, London.
 * 7 April – Met Sir Walter Scott at John Murray, Albemarle Street.
 * 17 April – Death of Lord Wentworth; Milbankes took name of Noel.
 * April – Hebrew Melodies published with musical score by Nathan.
 * May – Became member of Management Sub-Committee, Drury Lane Theatre.
 * June–July – Visited Leigh Hunt at Maida Vale, London.
 * 29 July – Signed new will leaving estate residue to Augusta Leigh.
 * October – Wrote Siege of Corinth.
 * November – Wrote Parisina.
 * 10 December – Birth of Ada Lovelace, poet’s only legitimate daughter.

1824
 * 19 April – Died of Malaria in Missolonghi, Greece.