Baron Willoughby de Eresby
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Peerage of England
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. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby of Eresby Manor, near Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
, Lincolnshire. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created Marquess of Lindsey in 1706 and Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven in 1715. On the death of the first Duke's great-grandson, the fourth Duke, the Dukedom, Marquessate and Earldom were inherited by his uncle, while the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between the late Duke's sisters Lady Priscilla and Lady Georgiana. In 1780 the title was called out of abeyance in favour of Priscilla. She was the wife of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr
Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr
Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787...
. Their son Peter inherited both Baronies. On the death of Peter's only son Albyric, the Barony of Gwydyr was passed on to a cousin, while the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between his sisters Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, wife of Gilbert John Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland and Charlotte, wife of Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington
Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington
Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington was a baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington....
. In 1871 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Clementina. She was succeeded by her and Lord Aveland's son Gilbert, 2nd Baron Aveland and 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. In 1892 he was created Earl of Ancaster, a revival of the Ancaster title created for his maternal ancestor in 1715. On the death of his grandson, the third Earl, in 1983, the Earldom and Barony of Aveland became extinct (while the Baronetcy also held by the Earl was passed on to a distant relative), while the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby was inherited by the late Earl's daughter, Nancy, the present holder of the title.
Since 1626 the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby has been associated with office of 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...
. In that year, the first Earl of Lindsey inherited the Great Chamberlainship. Upon the death of the fourth Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, it was divided between his sisters Priscilla and Georgiana (who was later Marchioness of Cholmondeley). Thereafter, the barony of Willoughby de Eresby has been associated with the senior share of the Lord Great Chamberlainship. However, it has not been associated with the highest share. The share belonging to Lady Cholmondeley has been passed intact to her heirs, the Marquesses of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley. Each Marquess of Cholmondeley is a descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
, but Lady Willoughby de Eresby's share has been split between many heirs. As of 2004, only one-fourth of the Lord Great Chamberlainship is possessed by the holder of the barony.
The peerage has been held by a woman six times, more than any other peerage except that of Baron de Ros
Baron de Ros
The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England....
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The family seats are Grimsthorpe Castle
Grimsthorpe Castle
Grimsthorpe Castle is a country house in Lincolnshire, England four miles north-west of Bourne on the A151. It lies within a 3,000 acre park of rolling pastures, lakes, and woodland landscaped by Capability Brown...
in Edenham, near Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
and Drummond Castle
Drummond Castle
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is best known for its gardens, described by Historic Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, south of Crieff. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th...
, near Crieff
Crieff
Crieff is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich and also lies on the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins onto the A823 which leads to Dunfermline....
, Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, originally the family seat of the Drummond earls of Perth
Earl of Perth
The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
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Barons Willoughby de Eresby (1313)
- Robert de Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1260–1317)
- John de Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1304–1349)
- John de Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1329–1372)
- Robert Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1349–1396)
- William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1370–1409)
- Married Lucy le Strange and Joan HollandJoan HollandJoan Holland was the third daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Alice FitzAlan. She married four times. Her first husband was a duke, and the following three were barons...
. His daughter Margery, by Lucy, married William FitzHugh, 4th Lord FitzHughBaron FitzHughThe title Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth was created in the Peerage of England in 1321, for Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death of the seventh baron in 1513 when it became abeyant between his great-aunts Alice, Lady Fiennes and Elizabeth, Lady Parr, and their...
of RavensworthRavensworthRavensworth is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Richmond and from Darlington. It is situated in the Holmedale valley and is in the ward of Gilling West...
and had a son Henry who became the 5th Lord FitzHugh. Two of the 5th Lord FitzHugh's daughters included AliceAlice FitzHughAlice FitzHugh, Lady Fiennes was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh, and Lady Alice Neville. Alice was born at the ancestral castle of Ravensworth. She married Sir John Fiennes, the son of Sir Richard Fiennes and Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre...
and Elizabeth FitzHughElizabeth FitzHugh, Baroness Vaux of HarrowdenLady Elizabeth FitzHugh was an English noblewoman as Lady Parr of Kendal. She is best known for being the grandmother of Catherine Parr, sixth queen consort to Henry VIII, and her siblings Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, and William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton.-Family:Elizabeth was born...
. Elizabeth, from her first marriage, was the mother of Sir Thomas ParrSir Thomas ParrSir Thomas Parr was an English knight, courtier and Lord of the Manor of Kendal in Westmorland during the Tudor period. He is best known as the father of Catherine Parr, queen consort of England and the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.-Life:Thomas was the son of Sir William Parr of Kendal...
and thus paternal grandmother of Queen consort Katherine ParrCatherine ParrCatherine Parr ; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of England and Ireland and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him...
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- Married Lucy le Strange and Joan Holland
- Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby KG was an English baron in the 15th century. He was the son of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Lucy, née le Strange....
(1385–1452) - Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was an English baroness in her own right. She was the daughter of Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Lady Elizabeth Montagu....
(d. 1462) - Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English baron. He was the son of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby....
(d. 1470) - Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJoan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was an English baroness. She was the daughter of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and sister of Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.On her brother's death in 1470, she succeeded him as...
(d. 1475) - Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de EresbyChristopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de EresbySir Christopher Willoughby, 10 Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English baron.-Life:...
(1453–1499) - William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de EresbyWilliam Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de EresbyWilliam Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English baron and the largest landowner in Lincolnshire. He was the son of Sir Christopher Willoughby William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1482–1526) was an English baron and the largest landowner in Lincolnshire. He was...
(1482–1526) - Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1519–1580)
- Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresbythumb|Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was the son of Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and Richard Bertie. Bertie was Lady Willoughby de Eresby's second husband, the first being Charles Brandon, Duke of...
(1555–1601) - Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, 14th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Bertie, 1st Earl of LindseyRobert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey was an English peer, soldier and courtier.-Early life:...
(1582–1642) - Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de EresbyMontagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of LindseyMontagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:...
(d. 1666) - Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Bertie, 3rd Earl of LindseyRobert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, PC, FRS was a British Hereditary Peer. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641.From 1661 to 1666 he was Member of Parliament for Boston in...
(1630–1701) - Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 17th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 1st Marquess of Lindsey, PC was a British statesman and nobleman.Bertie was born to Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey and Elizabeth Wharton...
(1660–1723) - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 18th Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and KestevenPeregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess of Lindsey, 5th Earl of Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC , also styled Hon...
(1686–1742) - Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 19th Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and KestevenGeneral Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 3rd Marquess of Lindsey, 6th Earl of Lindsey, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven....
(1714–1778) - Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 20th Baron Willoughby de EresbyRobert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 4th Marquess of Lindsey, 7th Earl of Lindsey, 20th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British hereditary peer...
(1756–1779) (abeyant 1779)
- Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de EresbyPriscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. On 23 February 1779, she married Sir Peter Burrell and they later had two children...
(1761–1828) (abeyance terminated 1780) - Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 2nd Baron GwydyrPeter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de EresbyPeter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby .From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire...
(1782–1865) - Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron GwydyrAlbyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de EresbyAlbyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...
(d. 1870) (abeyant 1870) - Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyClementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyClementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a suo jure British baroness. She was the daughter of Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...
(1809–1888) (abeyance terminated 1871) - Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, 25th Baron Willoughby de EresbyGilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of AncasterSir Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 6th Baronet, 1st Earl of Ancaster PC , known as 2nd Baron Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert...
(1830–1910) - Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster, 26th Baron Willoughby de EresbyGilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of AncasterSir Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 7th Baronet, 2nd Earl of Ancaster, 3rd Baron Aveland, 26th Baron Willoughby de Eresby , known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1892 to 1910, was a British Conservative politician....
(1867–1951) - Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, 27th Baron Willoughby de EresbyGilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of AncasterGilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster , styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1910 to 1951, was a British Conservative politician....
(1907–1983) - (Nancy) Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyJane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de EresbyNancy Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby PC is the daughter of the late Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster and Nancy née Astor....
(b. 1934)
The co-heirs are Sebastian St Maur Miller (b. 1965) and Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet
Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet
Sir George John Aird, 4th Baronet is a British baronet. He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. He is usually called by his middle name John....
(b. 1940).
See also
- Earl of LindseyEarl of LindseyEarl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for the 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby . He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England...
- Earl of AbingdonEarl of AbingdonEarl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of...
- Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
- Earl of Ancaster
- Baron GwydyrBaron GwydyrBaron 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...
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http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/Contents/book/UK/FHP/Peerage/fhp-WILLOUGHBYDEERESBY.asp - Grimsthorpe CastleGrimsthorpe CastleGrimsthorpe Castle is a country house in Lincolnshire, England four miles north-west of Bourne on the A151. It lies within a 3,000 acre park of rolling pastures, lakes, and woodland landscaped by Capability Brown...
http://www.grimsthorpe.co.uk/ - Drummond CastleDrummond CastleDrummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is best known for its gardens, described by Historic Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." It is situated in Muthill parish, south of Crieff. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th...
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