Baron Rokeby
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Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1777 for the Most Reverend Richard Robinson
Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby
Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby was an Irish ecclesiastic.Robinson came to Ireland as chaplain to the Duke of Dorset in 1751. He was translated from the See of Kildare to the Archbishopric of Armagh in 1765....
, Archbishop of Armagh
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, with remainder to his brothers and his father's second cousin Matthew Robinson and the heirs male of their bodies. In 1785 he also succeeded his elder brother as 3rd Baronet according to a special remainder (see below). Lord Rokeby never married and was succeeded in the barony and baronetcy according to the special remainders in the letters patent
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by his third cousin Matthew Robinson-Morris, the second Baron and fourth Baronet. He was the son of Matthew Robinson (by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Drake and his wife Sarah, daughter of Thomas Morris, of Mount Morris), son of Thomas Robinson, son of Sir Leonard Robinson, brother of William Robinson, great-grandfather of the first Robinson Baronet (see below) and the first Baron Rokeby. Lord Rokeby was an academic, politician and eccentric. Born Matthew Robinson, he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Morris in 1746 on succeeding to the Mount Norris estate through his mother. He never married and was succeeded by his nephew Matthew Robinson, the third Baron. He was the elder son of Morris Robinson. Lord Rokeby sat as Member of Parliament
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for Boroughbridge
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. He never married and on his death the titles passed to his younger brother Matthew Montagu, the fourth Baron. Born Matthew Robinson, he assumed the surname of Montagu in lieu of his patronymic in 1776 on succeeding to the estates of his uncle Edward Montagu. Lord Rokeby represented several constituencies in Parliament. His younger son, the sixth Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), was a General in the British Army
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. Lord Rokeby had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1883 the barony and baronetcy became extinct.
Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet was an English architect and collector.Thomas left his brother William his title but not his estates, and his brother Richard his books, including those on architecture and antiquities. On 2 March 1730, he was created a Baronet, of Rokeby, in the County of...
, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his brothers and to his father’s second cousin Matthew Robinson, and the heirs male of their bodies.. He was a descendant of William Robinsonwho acquired the Rokeby estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire
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from Sir Thomas Rokeby in 1610. He died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his younger brother, the second Baronet. He was also childless and succeeded by his younger brother, the aforementioned first Baron Rokeby. See above for further history of the baronetcy.
Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Montagu was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer who helped organize and lead the bluestocking society...
, sister of the second Baron, was a social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic and writer. Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott was an English novelist, translator, and social reformer. Her father, Matthew Robinson, and her mother, Elizabeth Robinson, were both from distinguished families, and Sarah was one of nine children who survived to adulthood...
, another sister of the second Baron, was a novelist, translator and social reformer.
The title of the barony was pronounced "Rookbie".
Robinson Baronets, of Rokeby (1730)
- Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Robinson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet was an English architect and collector.Thomas left his brother William his title but not his estates, and his brother Richard his books, including those on architecture and antiquities. On 2 March 1730, he was created a Baronet, of Rokeby, in the County of...
(1703–1777) - Sir William Robinson, 2nd Baronet (1705–1785)
- Sir Richard Robinson, 3rd Baronet (1708–1794) (had been created Baron Rokeby in 1777)
Barons Rokeby (1777)
- Richard Robinson, 1st Baron RokebyRichard Robinson, 1st Baron RokebyRichard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby was an Irish ecclesiastic.Robinson came to Ireland as chaplain to the Duke of Dorset in 1751. He was translated from the See of Kildare to the Archbishopric of Armagh in 1765....
(1708–1794) - Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron RokebyMatthew Robinson, 2nd Baron RokebyMatthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby was an English eccentric nobleman who preferred a watery environment to a dry one....
(1713–1800) - Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (1757–1829)
- Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron RokebyMatthew Montagu, 4th Baron RokebyMatthew Montagu was a British Member of Parliament and Peer of the Realm.Montagu was born Matthew Robinson, the son of Morris Robinson of the Six Clerks' Office, Chancery Lane and nephew of Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby...
(1762–1831) - Edward Montagu, 5th Baron Rokeby (1787–1847)
- Henry Montagu, 6th Baron RokebyHenry Montagu, 6th Baron RokebyGeneral Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby GCB was a British soldier.-Military career:Born the son of the 4th Baron, Rokeby was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1814. He fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.He fought in the Crimean War as...
(1798–1883)