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Augusta Maria Leigh ( née Byron; 26 January 1783 – 12 October 1851) was the only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron, the poet Lord Byron 's father, by his first wife, Amelia, née Darcy (Lady Conyers in her own right and the divorced wife of Francis, Marquis of Carmarthen ).
Augusta Maria Leigh ( née Byron; 26 January 1783 – 12 October 1851) was the only daughter of John "Mad Jack" Byron, the poet Lord Byron 's father, by his first wife, Amelia, née Darcy (Lady Conyers in her own right and the divorced wife of Francis, Marquis of Carmarthen ). Quick Facts The Honourable, Born ...
Augusta Leigh: Byron's Half-Sister by Michael and Melissa Bakewell 438pp, Chatto & Windus, £25 Buy it at BOL. This is the latest in a line of biographies of people who are not as interesting as ...
Jan 1, 2000 · A book by Michael Bakewell about the life of Augusta Leigh, the daughter of 'Mad Jack' Byron and the half-sister of Lord Byron. It explores her scandalous marriage, her affair with her half-brother, and her role in his exile.
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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Family, Leigh, Augusta, 1784-1851, Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 Publisher London : Pimlico Collection printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English
Published 2000. History, Law. The first biography of Augusta Leigh for over thirty years, this fascinating account draws on a wealth of new material from archives all over the country. It sheds new light not only on this remarkable and courageous woman, but on Georgian and Regency society and the life of the Court. No Paper Link Available.
Augusta Leigh, Byron's Half Sister. : Augusta Leigh was the child of one of the most notorious scandals of late 18th-Century England - the elopement of 'Mad Jack' Byron with the beautiful and willful Marchioness of Carmarthen - and scandal would pursue Augusta her whole life. Her marriage to the equerry of the Prince of Wales brought her ...
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