Baron Willoughby of Parham
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Baron Willoughby of Parham was a title in the Peerage of England
with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby
who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. The second creation was by writ in 1679, without the restriction on inheritance by gender., The creation of the barony gave right to an hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords
, the upper house of Parliament.
The barony was created on 20 February 1547 for Sir William Willoughby
, a descendant of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
living 1370 to 1409. His son Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham
had married Lady Margaret Clinton and through her all descendants thereafter can trace their ancestry to Edward I, King of England.
The family of Willoughby, by a pedigree drawn up in the time of Elizabeth I
, appears to be descended from Sir John De Willoughby, a Norman knight, who had the lordship of Willoughby, in Lincolnshire, by gift of the William the Conqueror between 1066 and 1087.
The first creation of the Barony, 1547 is considered extinct as having no male heir on the death of the 17th Baron, George Willoughby, on 29 October 1779. There may still exist a male heir.
, Steward of the Household to King Edward II, and inherited this estate in right of such marriage. It continued in the house of Ufford until the decease of William d'Ufford, Earl of Suffolk
when it descended to Cicely, his eldest sister, who married John, 3rd Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Robert their son, 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby succeeded to this estate, as nephew and co-heir of the said William de Ufford, Earl of Suffolk. This Earl built Parham church, and bequeathed his body to be buried at Campsey Abbey, under the arch of St. Nicholas Chapel, behind the tomb of his father and mother.
Christopher, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
, married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Jenney, of Knottishall Knt, and gave the estate to his second son, Sir Christopher Willoughby who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Talbois and it was their son William Willoughby who was created 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham and was Lieutenant of Calais. He married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Heneage. Their son was Charles, Lord Willoughby
, who married Margaret, daughter of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
. Their male descendants continued to be titled Baron Willoughby of Parham until 1779.
Between 1680 and 1690, Parham Hall
, formerly the property and residence of the Lords Willoughby of Parham, was purchased by the family of Corrance of Rendlesham.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English nobleman and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer of the House of Lords.-Life:...
who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. The second creation was by writ in 1679, without the restriction on inheritance by gender., 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....
, the upper house of Parliament.
The barony was created on 20 February 1547 for Sir William Willoughby
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English nobleman and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer of the House of Lords.-Life:...
, a descendant of William Willoughby, 5th 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...
living 1370 to 1409. His son Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham
Charles 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...
had married Lady Margaret Clinton and through her all descendants thereafter can trace their ancestry to Edward I, King of England.
The family of Willoughby, by a pedigree drawn up in the time of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
, appears to be descended from Sir John De Willoughby, a Norman knight, who had the lordship of Willoughby, in Lincolnshire, by gift of the William the Conqueror between 1066 and 1087.
The first creation of the Barony, 1547 is considered extinct as having no male heir on the death of the 17th Baron, George Willoughby, on 29 October 1779. There may still exist a male heir.
Parham, Suffolk
Theobald, son of Robert Lord Valoins, founder of Hickling Priory, in Norfolk, in 1185, endowed it with the churches of Parham and Hasketon. He was owner of the lordship of Parham, and a descendant of Peter de Valoins, a Baron, in the Conqueror's time. Cecily, the daughter of Robert de Valoins married Sir Robert de UffordRobert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG was born in Thurston, Suffolk, England to Robert d'Ufford and Cecily de Valoines. On 13 November 1334 he married Margaret de Norwich, daughter of Sir Walter Norwich and Catherine de Hedersete. They had four children. He was made Earl of Suffolk in...
, Steward of the Household to King Edward II, and inherited this estate in right of such marriage. It continued in the house of Ufford until the decease of William d'Ufford, Earl of Suffolk
William d'Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG was an English nobleman in the reigns of Edward III and Richard II. He was the son of Robert de Ufford, who was created Earl of Suffolk by Edward III in 1337. William had three older brothers who all predeceased him, and in 1369 he succeeded his father...
when it descended to Cicely, his eldest sister, who married John, 3rd Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Robert their son, 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby succeeded to this estate, as nephew and co-heir of the said William de Ufford, Earl of Suffolk. This Earl built Parham church, and bequeathed his body to be buried at Campsey Abbey, under the arch of St. Nicholas Chapel, behind the tomb of his father and mother.
Christopher, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Sir Christopher Willoughby, 10 Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English baron.-Life:...
, married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Jenney, of Knottishall Knt, and gave the estate to his second son, Sir Christopher Willoughby who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Talbois and it was their son William Willoughby who was created 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham and was Lieutenant of Calais. He married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Heneage. Their son was Charles, Lord Willoughby
Charles 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...
, who married Margaret, daughter of Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
Edward Fiennes, 1st Earl of Lincoln, KG, also known as Edward Clinton was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral.-Background:...
. Their male descendants continued to be titled Baron Willoughby of Parham until 1779.
Between 1680 and 1690, Parham Hall
Parham Hall
Not to be confused with the nearby Parham New Hall, now known simply as Parham HallParham Hall, Parham Old Hall or Moat Hall is an English historic house near Framlingham, Suffolk. It is a listed building....
, formerly the property and residence of the Lords Willoughby of Parham, was purchased by the family of Corrance of Rendlesham.
Barons Willoughby of Parham (1547)
- William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English nobleman and soldier who in 1547 was made an hereditary peer of the House of Lords.-Life:...
(c.CircaCirca , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1515–1574) - Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles 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...
(1537–1603) - William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer.He was born in Knaith, England, the son of William Willoughby and Elizabeth Hilyard...
(1584–1617) - Henry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHenry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHenry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He was born in about November 1612, the son of William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham and Frances Manners, daughter of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland. On the death of his father in 1617, he...
(c.1612–c.1618) - Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of ParhamFrancis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of ParhamFrancis 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...
(1614–1666) - William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of ParhamWilliam Willoughby, 6th Lord Willoughby was an English peer of the House of Lords.He married Anne daughter of Sir Philip Carey of Stanwell or Hunslet . During his life he was Governor of the Caribee Islands, today known as the Caribbean...
(c.1616–1673) - George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of ParhamGeorge Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of ParhamGeorge Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He was born at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England on 18 March 1639, the son of William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham and Anne Carey. On 9 October 1666, he married Elizabeth Clinton,...
(1638–1674) - John Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of ParhamJohn Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of ParhamJohn Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He was born on 16 July 1669, the son of George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham and Elizabeth Fiennes. On the death of his father in 1674, he succeeded as the 8th Baron Willoughby of Parham....
(1669–1678) - John Willoughby, 9th Baron Willoughby of ParhamJohn Willoughby, 9th Baron Willoughby of ParhamJohn Willoughby, 9th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He was born in Stanstead Bury, near Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England on 29 December 1643, the son of William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham and Anne Carey. He married Anne Bolterton...
(1643–1678) - Charles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He succeeded to the title in September 1678 on the death of John Willoughby, 9th Baron Willoughby of Parham...
(1650–1679)
Barons Willoughby of Parham (1679)
- Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of ParhamThomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of ParhamThomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was born in about 1602, son of Sir Thomas Willoughby and Mary Thornhaugh , and grandson of Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham and Lady Margaret Clinton...
(c.1602–1691) - Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was the eldest son of Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Whittle of Horwich...
(1637–1712) - Edward Willoughby, 13th Baron Willoughby of ParhamEdward Willoughby, 13th Baron Willoughby of ParhamEdward Willoughby, 13th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was the son of Francis Willoughby and Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Rothwell of Haigh. Francis was the younger brother of Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham who died without a male heir...
(1676–1713) - Charles Willoughby, 14th Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 14th Baron Willoughby of ParhamCharles Willoughby, 14th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords. He married Hester Davenport, daughter of Henry Davenport of Darcy Lever, near Bolton. He had a son Hugh and two daughters, Helena who married Baxter Roscoe of Anglezarke and Elizabeth who married John...
(1681–1715) - Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHugh, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English nobleman and hereditary peer of the House of Lords. He was born in 1713, the eldest son of Charles Willoughby, 14th Baron Willoughby of Parham and Hester, daughter of Henry Davenport of Little Lever and Darcy Lever, near Bolton...
(c.1714–1765)
Barons Willoughby of Parham (1547; Reverted)
- Henry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHenry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of ParhamHenry Willoughby, 16th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.On the death of Charles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of Parham, who died without male heir on 9 December 1679, the title should have passed to the descendants of Sir Ambrose Willoughby of Matson,...
(1696–1775) - George Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of ParhamGeorge Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of ParhamGeorge Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He was born on 24 April 1748 , the son of Fortune Willoughby and Hannah, former wife of Cook Tollet and daughter of Thomas Barrow. On the death of his uncle Henry in 1775, he succeeded as the 17th Baron...
(c.1748/49–1779)