 Nicolo or Nicolas Giraud ( born c . 1795 – after 1815 ) was a friend and possibly a lover of the English Romantic poet Lord Byron . The two met in 1809 while Byron was staying in Athens . Giraud was reported to have taught him Italian , and was his travel companion in Greece . Byron paid for Giraud 's education and left him £ 7 @,@ 000 ( about £ 450 @,@ 000 in 2016 ) in his will . Years after they parted company , Byron changed his will to exclude Giraud . Other than his involvement with Byron , little is known of Giraud 's life . 
