George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham
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George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1638–1674) 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, daughter of Henry Clinton and Jane Markham. George and Elizabeth had three children: John
, his successor; Anne, who died in infancy; and Elizabeth, who married James, son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon
. On the death of his father in 1673, he succeeded as the 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham
. He died in Knaith
, Lincolnshire
, England in 1674, aged 35.
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....
of 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....
.
He was born at Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England on 18 March 1639, the son of William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham
William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham
William 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...
and Anne Carey. On 9 October 1666, he married Elizabeth Clinton, daughter of Henry Clinton and Jane Markham. George and Elizabeth had three children: John
John Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of Parham
John 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....
, his successor; Anne, who died in infancy; and Elizabeth, who married James, son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon was an English nobleman.Bertie was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second wife Bridget Bertie , 4th Baroness Norreys, suo jure Lady Norreys. He succeeded his mother as 5th Baron Norreys on the latter's death, c. 1657...
. On the death of his father in 1673, he succeeded as the 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Baron Willoughby of Parham
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...
. He died in Knaith
Knaith
Knaith is a village and civil parish located about south of the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.Knaith was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 as having three households, 25 acres of meadow and 26 acres of woodland. Today there are earthwork remains of the medieval village These include a...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England in 1674, aged 35.