Byron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham
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Byron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth, styled Viscount Ockham (12 May 1836 – 1 September 1862) was a British peer
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Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
and his wife, Ada
. As his mother predeceased him, he inherited the barony of Wentworth
from his grandmother, Annabella, Lady Byron
(the wife of the poet, Lord Byron
) on 16 May 1860.
In 1862, Lord Ockham died unmarried and childless, and his barony passed to his brother, Ralph
, who was then styled Viscount Ockham and later inherited their father's earldom.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace FRS , known as the Hon. William King until 1833 and as the Lord King from 1833 to 1838, was an English nobleman and scientist....
and his wife, Ada
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace , born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine...
. As his mother predeceased him, he inherited the barony of Wentworth
Baron Wentworth
Baron Wentworth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it descends according to the male-preference cognatic...
from his grandmother, Annabella, Lady Byron
Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron
Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron was the wife of the poet Lord Byron, and mother of Ada Lovelace, the patron and co-worker of mathematician Charles Babbage.-Name:Her names were unusually complex...
(the wife of the poet, Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement...
) on 16 May 1860.
In 1862, Lord Ockham died unmarried and childless, and his barony passed to his brother, Ralph
Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace
Ralph Gordon King Noel Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace was the third son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the poet Lord Byron and widely credited as the world's first computer programmer. He was born on 2 July 1839, and lived at...
, who was then styled Viscount Ockham and later inherited their father's earldom.