Baron Rodney, of Rodney Stoke in the County of Somerset, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1782 for the naval commander Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baronet. He had previously been created a Baronet, of Alresford in the County of Southampton, in the

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on 22 January 1764. His son, the second Baron, represented

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in Parliament. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Baron. He served as

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. His younger brother, the fourth Baron, assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Harley in 1804. On his death the titles passed to his younger brother, the fifth Baron. He was Rector of

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in Kent. He was succeeded by his nephew, the sixth Baron. He was the son of Captain the Hon. Robert Rodney, fourth son of the second Baron. The sixth Baron's great-grandson, the ninth Baron, was an active member of the

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and served as a Delegate to the

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and the

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. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eleventh Baron, who succeeded in 2011.

Barons Rodney (1782)

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( bap. 13 February 1718 – 24 May 1792), was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the ...

(1718–1792) *

George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the ran ...

(1753–1802) *

George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (18 June 1782 – 21 June 1842), was a British peer. Rodney was the eldest son of George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney, by Anne Harley, daughter and heiress of Thomas Harley. He succeeded his father in the barony in 1 ...

(1782–1842) *

Thomas James Harley-Rodney, 4th Baron Rodney Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(1784–1843) *

Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney (30 April 1785 – 15 May 1846), was an English peer and clergyman, styled The Honourable Spencer Rodney from 1802 until 1843. Rodney was educated at Westminster School and then matriculated at All Souls College, ...

(1785–1846) *

Robert Dennett Rodney, 6th Baron Rodney The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(1820–1864) *

George Brydges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney George Brydges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney (28 February 1857 - 29 December 1909) was a British Army officer notable for his service in the Egyptian and Nile campaigns of the 1880s. He succeeded his father to the Rodney Barony in 1864 a ...

(1857–1909) *

George Bridges Harley Guest Rodney, 8th Baron Rodney George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(1891–1973) * John Francis Rodney, 9th Baron Rodney (1920–1992) *

George Brydges Rodney, 10th Baron Rodney George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(1953–2011) *John George Brydges Rodney, 11th Baron Rodney (b. 1999) The present heir presumptive to the barony is Nicholas Simon Harley Rodney (b. 1947), a great-great-grandson of the 6th Baron
The heir presumptive's heir is his brother Christopher Lossie Charles Rodney (b. 1957)
The next in line is the heir presumptive's first cousin David James Rodney (b. 1965). His heir is his elder son Harry John Melville Rodney (b. 1992)

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External links

* *http://www.thepeerage.com/ *http://www.stirnet.com/ (subscription only) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodney Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain 1782 establishments in Great Britain Noble titles created in 1782