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Baron Rokeby, of Armagh in the County of Armagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1777 for the Most Reverend Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh, 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 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 for Boroughbridge. 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. Lord Rokeby had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1883 the barony and baronetcy became extinct.

The Baronetcy, of Rokeby in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 2 March 1730 for the architect, collector and politician Thomas Robinson, 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.^[1]. He was a descendant of William Robinson who acquired the Rokeby estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire 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, sister of the second Baron, was a social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic and writer. Sarah Scott, 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 Baronet (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 Rokeby (1708–1794)
Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby (1713–1800)
Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (1757–1829)
Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby (1762–1831)
Edward Montagu, 5th Baron Rokeby (1787–1847)
Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby (1798–1883)

References

^ "No. 6966". The London Gazette. 2 March 1730.

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

[1] "No. 6966". The London Gazette. 2 March 1730.

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 [[Image:2ndLordRokeby.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby.]]
-The '''Baronetcy''', of Rokeby in the County of York, was created in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]] on 2 March 1730 for the architect, collector and politician [[Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet|Thomas Robinson]], 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.<ref> {{London Gazette| issue = 6966 | startpage = 1 | date = 2 March 1730 | accessdate = 8 May 2009 }} </ref>. He was a descendant of William Robinsonwho acquired the Rokeby estate in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] 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.
+The '''Baronetcy''', of Rokeby in the County of York, was created in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]] on 2 March 1730 for the architect, collector and politician [[Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet|Thomas Robinson]], 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.<ref> {{London Gazette| issue = 6966 | startpage = 1 | date = 2 March 1730 | accessdate = 8 May 2009 }} </ref>. He was a descendant of William Robinson who acquired the Rokeby estate in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] 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]], sister of the second Baron, was a social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic and writer. [[Sarah Scott]], another sister of the second Baron, was a novelist, translator and social reformer.