William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
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William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace FRS (21 February 1805-29 December 1893), known as the Hon. William King until 1833 and as the Lord King from 1833 to 1838, was an English
nobleman and scientist.
Lovelace was the eldest son of Peter King, 7th Baron King, and his wife Lady Hester Fortescue, granddaughter of George Grenville
. The politician the Hon. Peter John Locke King
was his younger brother. He succeeded in the barony in 1833. He was created Viscount Ockham and Earl of Lovelace in 1838, and appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey in 1840, a post he held until his death. On 25 November 1841, he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1860, he adopted the additional surname of Noel.
Lord King married. in 1835, Augusta Ada Byron
, the only legitimate daughter of poet George Byron, 6th Baron Byron, and the first computer programmer. They had three children:
After Ada Lovelace died in 1852, he married Jane Jenkins and they had one son, Lionel Fortescue King, later third Earl of Lovelace. Lord Lovelace died in December 1893, aged 88, and was succeeded in the earldom by his second but eldest surviving son Ralph.
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nobleman and scientist.
Lovelace was the eldest son of Peter King, 7th Baron King, and his wife Lady Hester Fortescue, granddaughter of George Grenville
George Grenville
George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham...
. The politician the Hon. Peter John Locke King
Peter John Locke King
The Hon. Peter John Locke King was an English politician.King was Member of Parliament for East Surrey from 1847 to 1874...
was his younger brother. He succeeded in the barony in 1833. He was created Viscount Ockham and Earl of Lovelace in 1838, and appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey in 1840, a post he held until his death. On 25 November 1841, he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1860, he adopted the additional surname of Noel.
Lord King married. in 1835, Augusta Ada Byron
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...
, the only legitimate daughter of poet George Byron, 6th Baron Byron, and the first computer programmer. They had three children:
- Byron, styled Viscount Ockham, later 12th Baron WentworthByron King-Noel, Viscount OckhamByron King-Noel, 12th Baron Wentworth, styled Viscount Ockham was a British peer.Lord Ockham was the eldest son of William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace and his wife, Ada...
(1836-1862) - Lady Annabella, later 15th Baroness WentworthLady Anne BluntAnne Isabella Noel Blunt, née King-Noel, 15th Baroness Wentworth , known for most of her life as Lady Anne Blunt, was co-founder, with her husband the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, of the Crabbet Arabian Stud. The two married on 8 June 1869...
(1837-1917) - Ralph Gordon, styled Viscount Ockham, later 2nd Earl of LovelaceRalph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of LovelaceRalph 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...
(1839-1906)
After Ada Lovelace died in 1852, he married Jane Jenkins and they had one son, Lionel Fortescue King, later third Earl of Lovelace. Lord Lovelace died in December 1893, aged 88, and was succeeded in the earldom by his second but eldest surviving son Ralph.