Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
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Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (25 December 1821 - 26 August 1870) was a British noble baron
. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 1865) and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond (died 1865). He never married.
On his father's death in 1865, he succeeded him as Baron Willoughby de Eresby
, Baron Gwydyr
, Baronet Burrell of Knipp
and Joint (1/2) Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
. On his death the Willoughby barony fell into abeyance between his both sisters; this abeyance was later terminated in favour of the elder one. The Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlainship was split equally between the two sisters, so either of them held one quarter of it. The Gwydyr barony was inherited by a cousin.
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 1865) and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond (died 1865). He never married.
On his father's death in 1865, he succeeded him as Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Baron Willoughby de Eresby is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby of Eresby Manor, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created...
, Baron Gwydyr
Baron Gwydyr
Baron Gwydyr, in the County of Carnarvon, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 June 1796 for Sir Peter Burrell, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Boston and Haslemere in the House of Commons...
, Baronet Burrell of Knipp
Baron Gwydyr
Baron Gwydyr, in the County of Carnarvon, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 June 1796 for Sir Peter Burrell, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Boston and Haslemere in the House of Commons...
and Joint (1/2) Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable...
. On his death the Willoughby barony fell into abeyance between his both sisters; this abeyance was later terminated in favour of the elder one. The Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlainship was split equally between the two sisters, so either of them held one quarter of it. The Gwydyr barony was inherited by a cousin.