Social Victorians/People/Rodney

Also Known As

• Family name: Rodney
• Baron Rodney
  • George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke (19 August 1864 – 29 December 1909)

Timeline

1891 January 24, Hon. Corisande Guest and George, Baron Rodney married.

1897 July 2, Friday, George and Corisande Rodney, Baron (#80 in the list of people who attended) and Lady (#472) Rodney, were present at the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

1902, Hon. Corisande Guest Rodney and George, Baron Rodney divorced.

1903 January 28, Charlotte Eugenia Probyn and George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney married.

Corisande, Lady Rodney as Queen Guinevere. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

Lady Rodney

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Corisande, Baroness Rodney was Queen Guinevere. Lafayette's portrait of "Corisande Evelyn Vere (née Guest), Lady Rodney as Queen Guinevere" in costume is photogravure #109 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery. The printing on the portrait says, "Lady Rodney as Queen Guinevere."

George, Baron Rodney

George, Baron Rodney as King Arthur of the Round Table. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Coat of Arms of the Barons Rodney

George, Baron Rodney was a Knight of the Round Table.

Lafayette's portrait of "George Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney as King Arthur of the Round Table" in costume is photogravure #110 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery. The printing on the portrait says, "Lord Rodney as King Arthur of the Round Table."

All the knights wore

• "white satin tabard, royal blue cloak embroidered in scarlet and gold over chain mail armour, with helmet, spurs, and two-handed sword complete, each with his own crest embroidered on his tabard."
  • "chain armour, white tabards richly broidered, crested helmets, and velvet mantles, were Lord Ashburton, Earl Rodney, Earl Bathurst, Sir Lister Kaye, and the Hon. G. Hood."

The coat of arms of the Barons Rodney contains the crest (at the very top of the helmet), which was embroidered on the tabard, or short coat, that makes up part of Baron Rodney's costume.

Demographics

• Nationality:

Family

• George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke (28 February 1857– 29 December 1909)
• Hon. Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest Rodney ( – 1 September 1943)

1. George Bridges Harley Guest Rodney, 8th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke (2 November 1891 – 18 December 1973)
2. Hon. James Henry Bertie Rodney (29 March 1893 – 9 December 1933)
3. Hon. Charles Christian Simon Rodney (26 July 1895 – 15 March 1980)
4. Hon. William Francis Rodney (2 October 1896 – 9 May 1915)

• Charlotte Eugenia Probyn Rodney (– 5 November 1939)

Relations

• Hon. Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest is the daughter of Ivor Bertie Guest.

Notes and Questions

1. According to the Morning Post and the Gentlewoman, the Knights of the Round Table were George, Baron Rodney; Hon. R. Grosvenor; Seymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst; and Hon. Grosvenor Hood. According to the Daily News, the Knights of the Table Round were "Lord Ashburton, Lord Rodney, Lord Bathurst, Lord Ampthill, and Lord Beauchamp." George, Baron Rodney was 40 at the time of the ball; Seymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst was nearly 33; Hon. Grosvenor Hood was 29;  Lord Francis Ashburton was nearly 31; Lord Ampthill was 28; Lord Beauchamp was 25.