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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Byron was born in London, the son of Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron and of John's second wife Lady Catherine Gordon, heiress of Gight, Aberdeenshire. |
 | | Byron initially refused to have anything to do with Claire, and would only agree to remain in her presence with the Shelleys, who eventually persuaded Byron to accept and provide for Allegra, the child she bore him in January 1817. |
 | | Byron was a strong swimmer and, in emulation of Leander, swam the Hellespont. |
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