Baron Byron, of
Rochdale in the
County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the
Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 by
letters patent for
Sir John Byron, a
Cavalier general and former
Member of Parliament. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body, failing to his six brothers: Richard, William, Thomas, Robert, Gilbert, and Philip, and the heirs male of their bodies. Lord Byron died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his next eldest brother
Richard, the second Baron.