Lady 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.
The Baroness Wentworth | |
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Anne Isabella Milbanke in 1812 by Charles Hayter | |
| Born | Anne Isabella Milbanke 17 May 1792 Elemore Hall, County Durham, England |
| Died | 16 May 1860 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Title | Baroness Wentworth |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ada, Countess of Lovelace |
| Parent(s) | Sir Ralph Milbanke, 6th Bt. Hon. Judith Noel |
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 the Mediterranean where he had lived in 1810.
Their daughter Ada Lovelace worked as a mathematician with Charles Babbage, the pioneer of computer science, and is known as the first programmer.