William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham
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William Willoughby, 6th Lord Willoughby (c.1616 – 10 April 1673) was an English
peer
of the House of Lords
.
He married Anne daughter of Sir Philip Carey of Stanwell or Hunslet (10 June 1615 to 12 January 1671). During his life he was Governor of the Caribee Islands
, today known as the Caribbean. William Willoughby succeeded to the title and the hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords
, the upper house of Parliament on the death in 1666 of his brother Francis Willoughby, 5th Lord Willoughby of Parham
who had died without male heirs of his body.
English people
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peer
Peerage of England
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of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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He married Anne daughter of Sir Philip Carey of Stanwell or Hunslet (10 June 1615 to 12 January 1671). During his life he was Governor of the Caribee Islands
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, today known as the Caribbean. William Willoughby succeeded to the title and the 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....
, the upper house of Parliament on the death in 1666 of his brother Francis Willoughby, 5th Lord Willoughby of Parham
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He succeeded to the title 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham...
who had died without male heirs of his body.