46 moments

1. Birth on Holles Street

   1788-01-22 · Holles Street, London, England

   Byron was born in London as George Gordon Byron. The street coordinate is approximate because the birth house no longer survives.

2. Childhood in Aberdeen

   1790-01-01 · Aberdeen, Scotland

   At about two years old, Byron was raised by his mother in Aberdeen after the family moved there. The year is derived from his birth year and the source's statement that he was raised in Aberdeen from age two.

3. Aberdeen Grammar School

   1795-01-01 · Aberdeen Grammar School, Aberdeen, Scotland

   Byron began his formal schooling at Aberdeen Grammar School.

4. Convalescence in the Scottish Highlands

   1796-01-01 · Scottish Highlands, Scotland

   During scarlet-fever convalescence, Byron stayed in the Scottish Highlands; the experience later informed his poetry. Coordinate is a representative point near Lochnagar, rather than an identified lodging.

5. Move to Nottingham

   1798-08-01 · Nottingham, England

   After inheriting the barony and Newstead Abbey, Byron and his mother moved to nearby Nottingham because the abbey was uninhabitable.

6. Medical treatment at Sloane Terrace

   1799-01-01 · Sloane Terrace, London, England

   Byron stayed at Sloane Terrace in London while receiving treatment for his foot. The source identifies summer 1799 but does not provide exact dates.

7. Schooling at Dulwich

   1799-08-01 · Dulwich, London, England

   Byron entered William Glennie's school at Dulwich.

8. Harrow School

   1801-01-01 · Harrow School, Harrow, England

   Byron was sent to Harrow, where he remained through July 1805.

9. Return to Harrow

   1804-01-01 · Harrow School, Harrow, England

   After refusing to return in late 1803, Byron resumed attendance at Harrow in January 1804.

10. Eton v Harrow match at Lord's

    1805-01-01 · Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England

    Byron represented Harrow in the first Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lord's. The source supplies the year but not the match date.

11. Entry to Trinity College

    1805-10-01 · Trinity College, Cambridge, England

    Byron entered Trinity College, Cambridge, beginning his university career.

12. Residence at Burgage Manor

    1806-01-01 · Burgage Manor, Southwell, England

    

    When away from school or college, Byron lived with his mother at Burgage Manor and developed his early literary circle. The source does not specify a single year of residence; 1806 is used as a documented early-writing-period anchor.

13. At Gibraltar

    1809-01-01 · Gibraltar

    Byron reached Gibraltar before continuing by sea into the Mediterranean. The source gives the route but not a more precise date.

14. Grand Tour in Greece

    1809-01-01 · Greece

    

    Byron reached Greece during the eastern Mediterranean leg of his Grand Tour. Coordinate is a representative national point because the quoted route does not identify the first Greek locality.

15. Grand Tour in Portugal

    1809-01-01 · Portugal

    Byron began his Mediterranean journey in Portugal. Coordinate is a representative national point because the quoted passage does not identify his first Portuguese locality.

16. Journey in Albania

    1809-01-01 · Albania

    

    Byron and Hobhouse travelled in Albania with the purpose of meeting Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Coordinate is a representative national point; the quotation does not identify a specific Albanian stop.

17. Mediterranean passage to Sardinia

    1809-01-01 · Sardinia, Italy

    Byron travelled by sea to Sardinia during his eastward Mediterranean journey. Coordinate is a representative point for the island; no port is identified.

18. Mediterranean stay at Malta

    1809-01-01 · Valletta, Malta

    Byron travelled by sea to Malta during the Mediterranean tour. Coordinate represents Valletta because the source does not identify his Maltese landing place.

19. Overland journey through Seville

    1809-01-01 · Seville, Spain

    Byron travelled overland from Lisbon through Seville during his Iberian journey. The source gives the route but not a more precise date.

20. Stay at Sintra

    1809-01-01 · Sintra, Portugal

    During the Portuguese stage of his tour, Byron stayed at Sintra, later calling it “glorious Eden.” The source does not provide a more precise date within the 1809–1811 tour.

21. Visit to Cádiz

    1809-01-01 · Cádiz, Spain

    Byron travelled through Cádiz during his southern Spanish journey. The source gives the route but not a more precise date.

22. Visit to Jerez de la Frontera

    1809-01-01 · Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

    Byron passed through Jerez de la Frontera on his route across southern Spain. The source gives the route but not a more precise date.

23. First seat in the House of Lords

    1809-03-13 · Palace of Westminster, London, England

    Byron first took his seat as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

24. Departure for the Continent

    1809-06-11 · London, England

    Byron left London to begin the Continental journey that became his Mediterranean Grand Tour. Coordinate represents London; the precise departure point is not identified.

25. Writing in Athens

    1810-01-01 · Athens, Greece

    Byron was in Athens when he wrote “Maid of Athens, ere we part.”

26. Swim across the Hellespont

    1810-05-03 · Hellespont, Turkey

    While HMS Salsette waited near Constantinople, Byron and Lieutenant Ekenhead swam the Hellespont. Coordinate is a representative mid-strait point; the exact swimming course is not stated.

27. Return voyage from Malta

    1811-07-01 · Malta

    Byron left Malta aboard HMS Volage on his return to England. Coordinate represents Valletta; the source does not identify the exact embarkation point.

28. Luddite speech in the House of Lords

    1812-02-27 · Palace of Westminster, London, England

    Byron delivered his first speech before the Lords, opposing the death penalty for Luddite frame breakers.

29. Catholic-emancipation speech

    1812-04-01 · Palace of Westminster, London, England

    Two months after his first parliamentary speech, Byron spoke again before the House of Lords in support of Catholic emancipation. The source gives only a relative interval from 27 February 1812; April 1812 is the maximum defensible precision.

30. Marriage at Seaham Hall

    1815-01-01 · Seaham Hall, Seaham, England

    Byron married Annabella Milbanke at Seaham Hall. The source establishes the place and year but not the wedding day; other biographical text dates the marriage to 2 January 1815.

31. Journey through Belgium

    1816-01-01 · Belgium

    After leaving England, Byron travelled through Belgium en route to Switzerland. Coordinate represents Brussels because the source does not identify a Belgian locality.

32. Residence at Villa Diodati

    1816-01-01 · Villa Diodati, Cologny, Switzerland

    Byron settled at Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva with his physician John William Polidori. The source identifies summer 1816 but not an exact arrival date.

33. Visit to San Lazzaro degli Armeni

    1816-01-01 · San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice, Italy

    

    Byron visited the Mechitarist monastery island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni and studied Armenian culture and language there.

34. Visits to Coppet

    1816-01-01 · Coppet, Switzerland

    While in the Lake Geneva region, Byron repeatedly visited Germaine de Staël and the Coppet group. The statement occurs in the account of his 1816 Swiss residence; individual visit dates are not supplied.

35. Winter in Venice

    1816-01-01 · Venice, Italy

    Byron wintered in Venice, lodging in Marianna Segati's house. The surrounding section places this in his early Italian period; the quotation itself does not supply a year.

36. Journey to Rome

    1817-01-01 · Rome, Italy

    Byron travelled to Rome during his Italian years.

37. Residence in Ravenna

    1819-01-01 · Ravenna, Italy

    Byron lived in Ravenna from 1819 to 1821, continuing Don Juan and writing the Ravenna Diary. This card marks the beginning of a multi-year residence.

38. Move to Pisa

    1821-01-01 · Pisa, Italy

    Byron left Ravenna and established himself in Pisa, where Teresa Guiccioli had also relocated.

39. Residence in Genoa

    1822-01-01 · Villa Saluzzo Bombrini, Genoa, Italy

    Byron's last Italian home was Villa Saluzzo Bombrini in Genoa. The source places this statement after events of July 1822; it does not state his exact arrival date in Genoa.

40. Swim challenge and illness at Lerici

    1822-09-29 · Lerici, Italy

    After a swimming challenge from his yacht Bolivar to San Terenzo and back, Byron was forced to remain in a Lerici hovel for four days because of illness. The surrounding narrative places the episode in 1822.

41. Departure from Genoa for Greece

    1823-07-16 · Genoa, Italy

    Byron left Genoa aboard the chartered brig Hercules to support the Greek independence movement. Coordinate represents Genoa's harbor area; the exact berth is not identified.

42. Arrival on Kefalonia

    1823-08-04 · Kefalonia, Greece

    Byron arrived on Kefalonia and initially stayed on the Ionian island amid competing Greek political approaches. Coordinate represents Argostoli on Kefalonia; the precise landing location is not identified.

43. Headquarters at Missolonghi

    1824-01-01 · Missolonghi, Greece

    

    At Missolonghi, Byron moved into a two-story house and dealt with Souliote troops while preparing for action against Ottoman forces. The exact house cannot be securely located; settlement coordinates are used.

44. Missolonghi arrival

    1824-01-05 · Missolonghi, Greece

    

    After a hazardous voyage from the Ionian Islands, Byron reached Missolonghi to join the Greek revolutionary cause.

45. Illness before the Lepanto expedition

    1824-02-15 · Missolonghi, Greece

    

    Before the planned expedition against Lepanto, Byron fell ill at Missolonghi. The preceding passage identifies the planned expedition as being organized by Mavrokordatos and Byron at Missolonghi.

46. Death at Missolonghi

    1824-04-19 · Missolonghi, Greece

    

    Byron died of fever at Missolonghi while involved in the Greek War of Independence.