Frances Byron, Baroness Byron
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Frances, Baroness Byron (later Hay; née Berkeley; 1703 – 13 September 1757), was the second daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton (died 1740/1), and his wife Frances Temple (died 1707).[1] She was the third wife of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron and a great-grandmother of the poet Lord Byron.
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Frances Byron | |
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Baroness Byron Baronetess of Alderston | |
Born | Frances Berkeley 1703 |
Died | 13 September 1757 East Lothian |
Spouse(s) | William Byron, 4th Baron Byron Sir Thomas Hay, 2nd Baronet of Alderston |
Issue | Isabella Byron William Byron, 5th Baron Byron John Byron Reverend Richard Byron Charles Byron George Byron |
Father | William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton |
Mother | Frances Temple |
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Lady Byron was one of 21 women of influence who signed Thomas Coram's petition of 1729, which led to the foundation of the Foundling Hospital. She is also known for sitting for the eighteenth-century artist William Hogarth (1697–1764), whose painting has been exhibited at the Foundling Museum, near Brunswick Square in London, as part of their "Ladies of Quality" exhibition.[2]