Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
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Sir Christopher Willoughby, 10 Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1453 – between 1 November 1498 and 13 July 1499) was an English baron
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, and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
. Cicely Welles was the half sister of Lady Margaret Beaufort
, the mother of King Henry VII of England
. His father was the son of Sir Thomas Willoughby (son of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and Lucy Le Strange) and Lady Joan FitzAlan (daughter of Sir Richard FitzAlan and his wife Alice).
Comment : It is not Physically possible for Cicely Welles (or De Welles) as Christopher's mother to be the daughter of Margaret Beaucuchamp of Bletsoe. Margaret Beaufort the alleged half sister is given elsewhere as b.31st May 1443. Margaret's marriage to Lionel has been given as late as 14th Apr 1447, and John De Beaufort her 2nd husbands death as 27th May 1444. So she must have been born to Lionel De Welles 1st Wife Cecily or Cecelia Waterton probably circa 1431
In 1475, he inherited the barony of Willoughby de Eresby
from his cousin. He was succeeded by his son William.
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"...
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Life
He was the son of Sir Robert Willoughby of Parham (died 1465) and Cicely Welles, daughter of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron WellesLionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was killed fighting on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton.-Life:Born about 1405, he was son of Eudo de Welles by Maude de Greystoke...
, and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
Margaret Beauchamp, of Bletso, Bedfordshire, Spelsbury, Oxfordshire and Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire was the daughter of John Beauchamp, of Bletso and Edith Stourton...
. Cicely Welles was the half sister of Lady Margaret Beaufort
Margaret Beaufort
Lady Margaret Beaufort , later Countess of Richmond and Derby, was the mother of King Henry VII and grandmother of King Henry VIII of England. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, an influential matriarch of the House of Tudor and foundress of two Cambridge colleges...
, the mother of King Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
. His father was the son of Sir Thomas Willoughby (son of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and Lucy Le Strange) and Lady Joan FitzAlan (daughter of Sir Richard FitzAlan and his wife Alice).
Comment : It is not Physically possible for Cicely Welles (or De Welles) as Christopher's mother to be the daughter of Margaret Beaucuchamp of Bletsoe. Margaret Beaufort the alleged half sister is given elsewhere as b.31st May 1443. Margaret's marriage to Lionel has been given as late as 14th Apr 1447, and John De Beaufort her 2nd husbands death as 27th May 1444. So she must have been born to Lionel De Welles 1st Wife Cecily or Cecelia Waterton probably circa 1431
In 1475, he inherited the barony of 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...
from his cousin. He was succeeded by his son William.
Family
Before 28 March 1482, he married Margaret or Marjery Jenney, daughter of Sir William Jenney of Knodishall and Theberton (- 1483) and Elizabeth Cawse, paternal granddaughter of John Jenney of Knodishall (- 1460) and Matilda Bokell. They had eleven children together, six sons and five daughters:- 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...
(born about 1482) - married María de SalinasMaria de SalinasMaría de Salinas, Lady Willoughby was a noblewoman from Spain, she served as confidante and lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England.-Family background:Maria was the daughter of Martín de Salinas María de Salinas, Lady Willoughby (ca 1490 - 1539) was a noblewoman from Spain, she...
, had a daughter, Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. - Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham, who inherited his estate, and whose son became 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:...
- George Willoughby
- Sir Thomas Willoughby (- 1545), married Bridget or Katherine Read, and had issue (Willoughby of Bore Place)
- John Willoughby
- Dorothy Willoughby
- Catherine Willoughby
- Elizabeth Willoughby, married William Eure, 1st Baron EureWilliam Eure, 1st Baron EureSir William Eure of Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often written as 'Evers.' William was Governor of Berwick upon Tweed in 1539, Commander in the North in 1542, Warden of the...
- Richard Willoughby
- Margaret Willoughby
- Isabelle Willoughby.