Baron Teynham, of

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in the County of Kent, is a title in the

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and the

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. It was created in 1616 for Sir John Roper. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, served as

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. The latter's third son, the eighth Baron, married, as his second wife, Anne Barrett-Lennard, 16th Baroness Dacre. His eldest son from this marriage, Charles Roper, was the father of Trevor Charles Roper, 18th Baron Dacre, and Gertrude Trevor Roper, 19th Baroness Dacre (see the

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for more information). His youngest son from this marriage, Reverend Richard Henry Roper, was the great-great-great-grandfather of the historian

Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton (15 January 1914 – 26 January 2003) was an English historian. He was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. Trevor-Roper was a polemicist and essayist on a range of ...

. The eighth Baron was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage to Catherine Smythe, the ninth Baron. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the tenth Baron. The latter's grandson, the fourteenth Baron, assumed in 1788 by Royal licence the surname of Curzon in lieu of his patronymic but in 1813 he resumed by Royal licence his original surname of Roper in addition to that of Curzon. His great-great-grandson, the nineteenth Baron, served as Deputy Chairman of Committees in the

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from 1946 to 1959. the title is held by the twenty-first Baron, who succeeded in that year. The family seat is

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, near

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Barons Teynham (1616)

John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham John Roper (died 1618) was a British Aristocracy (class), aristocrat, created the first Baron Teynham in 1616. The Roper family is an English Nobility, aristocratic family that can be traced back to 1066 following the Norman conquest of England ...

(c. 1534 – 1618) * Christopher Roper, 2nd Baron Teynham (1561–1622) * John Roper, 3rd Baron Teynham (c. 1591 – 1628) * Christopher Roper, 4th Baron Teynham (1621–1673) *

Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

(died 1689) * John Roper, 6th Baron Teynham (died 1697) * Christopher Roper, 7th Baron Teynham (died 1699) *

Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portuga ...

(c. 1676 – 1723) * Philip Roper, 9th Baron Teynham (1707–1727) *

Henry Roper, 10th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(c. 1708 – 1781) *

Henry Roper, 11th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1734–1786) *

Henry Roper, 12th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1764–1800) *

John Roper, 13th Baron Teynham John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1767–1824) *

Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1767–1842) *

Henry Roper-Curzon, 15th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1789–1842) *

George Henry Roper-Curzon, 16th Baron Teynham 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 Presid ...

(1798–1889) *

Henry George Roper-Curzon, 17th Baron Teynham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1822–1892) * Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham (1867–1936) * Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham (1896–1972) *

John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham (pronounced "TEN-ham") (25 July 1928 – 27 May 2021) was a British peer, land agent, and Army officer. Early life and education He was born on 25 December 1928, elder son of Christopher ...

(1928–2021) * David John Henry Ingham Roper-Curzon, 21st Baron Teynham (b. 1965) The

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is the present holder’s son, Henry Christopher John Ingham Alexis Roper-Curzon (b. 1986)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

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