William Byrd III William Byrd III William Byrd III (September 6, 1728January 1 or January 2, 1777) was the son of William Byrd II and the grandson of William Byrd I. He inherited his family's estate of approximately 179,000 acres of land in Virginia and continued their planter prestige as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He chose to fight in the French and Indian War rather than spend much time in Richmond. In 1756 he was colonel of the Second Virginia Regiment. William Byrd III had a reputation as a notorious gambler. He initiated what was said to have been
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine in 1594, he married his son to Henry's sister Catherine de Bourbon. He married Claude of Valois, princess of France, daughter of king Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He had the following children: Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608), known as "the Great", was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death. He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. In 1545, his father died, and his mother served as the regent during his minority. During his childhood, his aged great-grandmother, Philippa of