Claire Clairmont

Claire Clairmont
Clairmont in 1819, painted by Amelia Curran
Born	Clara Mary Jane Clairmont (1798-04-27)27 April 1798 Brislington, Bristol, England
Died	19 March 1879(1879-03-19) (aged 80) Florence, Italy
Occupations	governess writer
Partner	Lord Byron
Children	Allegra Byron
Parents	Mary Jane Vial Clairmont Godwin John Lethbridge
Relatives	William Godwin the Younger (half-brother) William Godwin (stepfather) Mary Shelley (stepsister)

Clara Mary Jane Clairmont (27 April 1798 – 19 March 1879), or Claire Clairmont as she was commonly known, was the stepsister of the writer Mary Shelley and the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra. She is thought to be the subject of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley.