Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Baron Willoughby de Eresby is in Baron Willoughby.

1470 Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

1642 Battle of Edge Hill

On 26 Jul 1313 Robert Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby (age 42) was created 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Margaret Deincourt Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 43) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 25 Mar 1317 Robert Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby (age 46) died. Before 25 Mar 1317 His son John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 1323 John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 19) and Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby Eresby Baroness Latimer (age 14) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 13 Jun 1349 John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 46) died. His son John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 26) succeeded 3rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 22) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. His wife Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby Eresby Baroness Latimer (age 41) subsequently buried with him. She wears a skirt and mantle.

On 29 Mar 1372 John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 49) died. His son Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 33) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. Early Plate Bascinet Period.

John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby: In 1323 he was born to John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 19) and Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby Eresby Baroness Latimer (age 15) at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire. Before 1349 John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 26) and Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 21) were married. When John married Cecily he changed his arms from Willoughby Arms to Willoughby de Eresby Arms. She the daughter of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 50) and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk (age 62).

Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby: Around 1349 he was born to John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 26) and Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 22). Before 01 Oct 1369 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 20) and Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 30) were married. After 17 Oct 1388 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 39) and Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Before Jul 1396 Thomas Willoughby (age 16) and Elizabeth Neville (age 12) were married. They were step-brother and sister since his father Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 47) married her mother Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby in 1388. On 09 Aug 1396 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 47) died. His son William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 26) succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby Eresby: Around 1339 she was born to William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 17) and Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth. On 18 Oct 1391 Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 52) died.

After 17 Oct 1388 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 39) and Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 09 Aug 1396 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 47) died. His son William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 26) succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 09 Aug 1404 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 34) and Joan Holland Duchess York (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent (age 54).

On 04 Dec 1409 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 39) died at Edgefield, Norfolk. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. His son Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 24) succeeded 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 21 Feb 1421 Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 36) and Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury and Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury (age 57).

Before 08 Jan 1449 Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 64) and Maud Stanhope 4th Baroness Cromwell Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 25 Jul 1452 Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 67) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 27) succeeded 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby (age 24) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 13 Feb 1462 Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 37) died. Her son Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles succeeded 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 19 Mar 1470 Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles and Elizabeth Bourchier Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

On 19 Mar 1470 Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles was beheaded at Doncaster [Map]. He was buried at Whitefriars Doncaster [Map]. His sister Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby Eresby succeeded 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 37) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He, Hastings, a favourite of King Edward IV of England (age 27), younger brother of Edward's (age 27) great friend William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 39).

Before 23 Jan 1475 Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby Eresby died.

Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 22) de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 15) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

King Edward IV of England (age 32) had father and son Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby and Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles posthumously attainted some five years after the Welles' Rebellion to ensure Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 42) would continue to enjoy the benefit of the Welles' estates; he was given a life interest in the estates on 23 Jan 1475. Another example of King Edward IV of England (age 32) being somewhat disingenuous with the legal system to his own advantage. He, Edward (age 32) was, in effect, disinheriting Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 22) who should have inherited Baron Willoughby de Eresby and John Welles 1st Viscount Welles (age 25) who should have inherited Baron Welles following Joan's death.

On 13 Jul 1499 Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 46) died at Campsey, Suffolk. He was buried at Campsey Nunnery, Campsey. His son William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 17) succeeded 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Before 05 Jun 1516 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 34) and Mary Hussey Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 32) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 05 Jun 1516 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 34) and María de Salinas Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 19 Oct 1526 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 44) died at Parham, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 7) succeeded 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 7) became a ward of Henry VIII (age 35).

PAINTINGS/HOLBEIN_YOUNGER/Catherine_Willoughby.jpg PAINTINGS/UNKNOWN/Henry_VIII.jpg PAINTINGS/HOLBEIN_YOUNGER/Hans_Holbein_Henry_VIII_of_England.jpg PAINTINGS/HOLBEIN_YOUNGER/Henry_VIII_1540.jpg PAINTINGS/LEEMPUT/Henry_VIII.jpg

After 1551 Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 34) and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 31) were married. He by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

On 19 Sep 1580 Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 61) died. Her son Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 24) succeeded 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

She was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map] with her second husband Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 63). Elizabethan Period. Sideboard Tomb. Cornice supported by three figures of a monk and two wildmen, each holding aloft a shield of arms. In the frieze are flowers, fruit and escutcheons.

Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby: On 12 Oct 1555 he was born to Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 38) and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 36) at Wesel, Wesel. He was named for his parents peregrinations through Germany avoiding religious persecution. On 14 Oct 1555 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby was baptised at Church of St Willibrord, Wesel, Wesel. On 25 Dec 1577 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 22) and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby: She was born to John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford. Around 24 Jun 1624 she died.

Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby: On 25 Dec 1516 he was born to Thomas Bertie (age 36). After 1551 Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 34) and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 31) were married. He by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. In 1564 Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. On 09 Apr 1582 Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 65) died at Bourne. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby.

PAINTINGS/PEAKE/Peregrine_Bertie.png

On 25 Jun 1601 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 45) died at Berwick on Tweed [Map]. His son Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 18) succeeded 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].

On 15 Feb 1610 Catherine Bertie (age 15) died in childbirth. She was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].

Monument Elizabethan Period. Tall Sideboard Tomb with reclining hooded figure of Lady Katherine, daughter of Peregrine, with Chrisom Child in the crib at her feet. Above a standing figure of Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 45) in a niche, with strapwork embellishments, all supported on composite columns with a dentilated cornice.

Catherine Bertie: Around 1595 she was born to Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 39) and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby. Sources are confused about her birth year stating she was born in 1610 and that she married in 1609. Date adjusted to around 1595 on the assumption she was married around twenty years of age. Her son died at six days old on 09 Feb 1610. Her father died in 1601. Sources also refer to her as Baroness Rockingham whereas she died some eleven years before her husband was created Baron Rockingham. In 1609 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 21) and Catherine Bertie (age 14) were married.

In 1605 Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 22) and Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

PAINTINGS/UNKNOWN/Robert_Lindsay.jpg

Battle of Edge Hill

On 23 Oct 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 12) present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 22) and Richard Spencer (age 49) commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 21), Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron (age 36), Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 32), Charles Cavendish (age 22), Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet (age 24), Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41), Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30), John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 43) and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 55).

George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny (age 24) was killed.

Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 34) and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 51). Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) was wounded.

Samuel Sandys (age 27) commanded a troop of horse.

Richard Sandys (age 26) was killed.

Thomas Strickland (age 20) was knighted on the field for his gallantry.

Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet (age 24) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41).

William Dugdale (age 37) witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.

John Hinton (age 38) was present.

Edward Verney (age 52) was killed.

John Assheton (age 29) was killed.

Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 59) was killed. His son Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness by marriage Countess Lindsey.

William Pennyman 1st Baronet (age 35) commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.

Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet (age 42) fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.

On 25 Jul 1666 Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 58) died. His son Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 33) by marriage Countess Lindsey.

On 09 May 1701 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 70) died. His son Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 40) succeeded 4th Earl Lindsey, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven by marriage Countess Lindsey.

On 01 Jan 1741 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 54) died. His son Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 27) succeeded 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 3rd Marquess Lindsay, 6th Earl Lindsey, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

PAINTINGS/REYNOLDS/Peregrine_Bertie.png

On 12 Aug 1778 Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 64) died. His son Robert Bertie 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 21) succeeded 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 4th Marquess Lindsay, 7th Earl Lindsey, 20th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

In 1779 Peter Burrell Baron Willoughby, 1st Baron Gwydyr (age 24) and Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie 21st Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 17) were married. He by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Panton Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven.

PAINTINGS/ROCH/Priscilla_Lady_Willoughby.png

On 29 Dec 1828 Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie 21st Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 67) died. Her son Peter Drummond Burrell 2nd Baron Gwydyr 22nd Baron Willoughby (age 46) succeeded 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Clementina Sarah Drummond Baroness Gwydyr Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 42) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 22 Feb 1865 Peter Drummond Burrell 2nd Baron Gwydyr 22nd Baron Willoughby (age 82) died. His son Almeric Drummond Willoughby 23rd Baron Willoughby 3rd Baron Gwydyr (age 44) succeeded 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr.

On 13 Nov 1888 Clementina Drummond Willoughby 24th Baroness Willoughby Eresby Baroness Aveland (age 79) died. Her son Gilbert Henry Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 1st Earl Ancaster (age 58) succeeded 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon Countess Ancaster (age 42) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 24 Dec 1910 Gilbert Henry Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 1st Earl Ancaster (age 80) died. His son Gilbert Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 2nd Earl Ancaster (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Ancaster in Lincolnshire, 26th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron Aveland, 7th Baronet Heathcote of London. Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster (age 28) by marriage Countess Ancaster in Lincolnshire.

PAINTINGS/LASZLO/Eloise_Lawrence.jpg

On 19 Sep 1951 Gilbert Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 2nd Earl Ancaster (age 84) died. His son Gilbert James Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 3rd Earl Ancaster (age 43) succeeded 3rd Earl Ancaster in Lincolnshire, 27th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 4th Baron Aveland, 8th Baronet Heathcote of London. Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor Countess Astor (age 42) by marriage Countess Ancaster in Lincolnshire.