Robert Browning

1812 - 1889  (77 years)    Has 6 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Robert Browning
  Birth	1812
  Gender	Male
  Prominent People	Great Britain
  Poet
  Death	1889
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Robert Browning,   b. 1812   d. 1889  (Age 77 years) ▻ Elizabeth Barrett,  m. 14 Sep 1846   2. Sarianna Browning,   b. 7 Jan 1814   d. 22 Apr 1903  (Age 89 years)
  Person ID	I188792	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Robert Browning at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Browning, Sr.,   b. 6 Jul 1782, Battersea, London, Middlesex, England d. 14 Jun 1866 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Anna Wiedemann,   b. 13 Jun 1772   d. 18 Mar 1849 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1811
  Family ID	F76697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Barrett,   b. 1806   d. 1861 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1846
  Children	1. Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning,   b. 9 Mar 1849   d. 8 Jul 1912 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F76696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018

  
  

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• Notes

  HIS LIFE: Robert Browning was a renowned poet of the Victorian era. Born in 1812, he lived the first part of his life in Camberwell, a rural suburb near London (Ward, 14). He grew up with his sister Sarianna Browning, his mother Sarah Anna Browning and his father Robert Browning Sr. (Robert Browning, his father, and his grandfather all had the same name). Both Robert Brownings, father and grandfather, were successful bankers who led successful lives, yet for many years they didn't get along well (Ward, 11-13). His grandfather actually made his father pay for the entire cost of raising him (Maynard, 24). There were clearly some tensions within the members of this family. When Robert Browning (the writer) read some of Elizabeth Barrets poems, he was very impressed and began to write her through letters. Elizabeth was another famous poet of this era These letters turned into love letters, and in 1846, at the age of 34, Robert Browning married Elizabeth Barrett. Their marriage was a very famous and well known one. After this they moved to Italy where they lived happily until the death of Elizabeth in 1861(Markus, 331-334) . HIS WORK: Robert Browning's first poem, which he wrote at age 20, was entitled "Pauline." He wasn't eager to share his work with the world and made every effort to hide his poems from the public. As a result of this many of his poems are still unaccounted for (Ward, 22). Browning was extremely observant of the world around him. His poems show "his robust optimism and faith in the value of human life"(The World Book Encyclopedia ,537). He was a big believer in taking action, and many of his poems support this value. Over the years he eventually developed a style of poetry known as the dramatic monologue. A dramatic monologue is a poem which is spoken through one of the characters. This style is used to show the qualities and the personality of the character (The World Book Encyclopedia, 537). Some examples of Brownings poetry where this style is used include such poems as "My Last Duchess," "Porphyria's Lover," and "In a Gondola" (Winwar, 98). This style was very influential for the modern world and was probably the biggest contribution to poetry Robert Browning gave to the world. Some other works Robert is famous for are two collections entitled the "Ring and the Book" and "Men and Women" (Ward 15, 248). His wife Elizabeth also is famous for her writings. The most notable work of hers is called "Sonnets form the Portuguese" and shows her growing love for Browning (The World Book Encyclopedia, 537)