Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet (21 June 1731 - 6 January 1815) was the grandfather of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
[edit] Life
Shelley was born in New Jersey, USA, one of three boys. The family moved to Sussex, UK when Shelley was still a boy. He became rich and influential due to a combination of marriages to women from other influential families and his own family's wealth.[1] He was created 1st Baronet Shelley, of Castle Goring, Sussex. He died in 1815 at the age of 83.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Sir Bysshe was married twice; firstly, to Mary Catherine Michell on 30 June 1752, and secondly to Elizabeth Jane Perry (a descendant of King Henry VII) in 1769.
Child from first marriage:
- Timothy Shelley (7 September 1753-24 April 1844); later Sir Timothy Shelley, 2nd Baronet
Child from second marriage:
- John Shelley Sidney (18 December 1771-14 March 1849); later Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Literary/Shelley.htm
- ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p2948.htm#i29479
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