William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham
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William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham (born about 1515 – died 30 July 1570) was an English
nobleman
and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer
of the House of Lords
.
He was elected to Parliament as knight of the shire (MP) for Lincolnshire
in 1545. He was then raised to the peerage under letters patent 16 February 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. The creation of the barony gave right to an hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords
. From 1550 to 1552 he served as lord deputy of Calais
and adjacent marches.
born 1551. His second marriage, after 20 August 1559, was to Margaret Garneys, who was the daughter of Robert Garneys and Anne Bacon and widow of Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford
. From her former marriage she had a son, Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet , He thus became step brother to Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham.
On his death on 30 July 1570 at Minting Park, Lincolnshire. he was interred at Parham Church, Suffolk. and was succeeded by his only son Charles. His second wife outlived him, being interred at Stowe Church, Chartley in 1599.
English people
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nobleman
Peerage
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and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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.
Life
He was the son of Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham, Suffolk, and Elizabeth Talboys. He succeeded his father c.1540 and was knighted in 1542.He was elected to Parliament as knight of the shire (MP) for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincolnshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832.-History:...
in 1545. He was then raised to the peerage under letters patent 16 February 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. The creation of the barony gave right to an hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. From 1550 to 1552 he served as lord deputy of Calais
Calais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
and adjacent marches.
Family
He was married firstly about 1535 to Elizabeth Heneage, daughter and sole heir of Sir Thomas Heneage of Hainton and Katherine Skipwith with whom he had issue, Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham
Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham was the only son of William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham and Elizabeth Heneage.Charles Willoughby was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford being under 14 years old in 1551...
born 1551. His second marriage, after 20 August 1559, was to Margaret Garneys, who was the daughter of Robert Garneys and Anne Bacon and widow of Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford
Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford
Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, created 1st Viscount Hereford was an English Peer.-Family:...
. From her former marriage she had a son, Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet , He thus became step brother to Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham.
On his death on 30 July 1570 at Minting Park, Lincolnshire. he was interred at Parham Church, Suffolk. and was succeeded by his only son Charles. His second wife outlived him, being interred at Stowe Church, Chartley in 1599.