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Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby 1547–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1596

Death Location: London, England

Father: Henry GGF

Mother: Anne Dorset

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Littleton, Dorothy Colby

Children(s): Margaret Wollaton, Bridget Willoughby, Abigail Willoughby, Amphilice Willoughby, Frances Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby

In 1547, Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby entered the world in England, born to Henry Baron Willoughby Willoughby Ggf And Anne Baroness Willoughby Grey Of Dorset. Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby married Dorothy Colby, Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby Countess Lyttleton Littleton, and had children including Abigail Willoughby, Amphilice Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Frances Cisca Willoughby, Margaret Willoughby Of Wollaton, Robert Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby. Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby entered the world in England, born to Henry Baron Willoughby Willoughby Ggf And Anne Baroness Willoughby Grey Of Dorset.
  • Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby married Dorothy Colby, Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby Countess Lyttleton Littleton, and had children including Abigail Willoughby, Amphilice Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Frances Cisca Willoughby, Margaret Willoughby Of Wollaton, Robert Willoughby, Winifred Willoughby.
  • Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby passed away in 1596 in London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Francis Willoughby
1547–1596
Birth Place: England
Parents
Henry Baron Willoughby Willoughby GGF
1517–1549
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Anne (Baroness Willoughby Grey of) Dorset
1520–1548
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Grey II -Lieutenant General of the English Army, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Garter, Lieutenant of the Order of the) Garter,
1477–1530
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (Marchioness Of Dorset) Wotton
1485–1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Grey
1456–1501
Cecily Bonville
1460–1529
Robert Boughton
1463–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grey
1432–1461
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
William Bonville
1442–1460
Katherine Neville
1442–1503

Francis Willoughby's Descendants

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Francis (6th Baron Willoughy) Willoughby (1547–16 Nov 1596) m. Elizabeth (Baroness Willoughby Countess Lyttleton) Littleton (1546–4 June 1594) m. Dorothy Colby (1555–4 April 1621)
  1. 1. Margaret (Willoughby of) Wollaton 1571–1597 m. Robert Spencer 1570–1627
    1. 1. William (2nd Baron Spencer) Spencer 1591–1636 m. Penelope Wriothesley 1592–1667
      1. 1. Henry (3rd Earl of Spencer Of Wormleighton) Spencer 1620–1643 m. Dorothea Sydney 1617–1684
        1. 1. Robert (2nd Earl of Sunderland 4th Lord of Wormleighton Baron Spencer Knight of the Garter) Spencer 1641–1702 m. Diane Digby 1646–1715
        2. 2. Dorothy (Viscountess Halifax) Spencer 1640–1670 m. Sir (George 1st Marquess Of Halifax) Savile 1633–1695
      2. 2. Robert Spencer 1628–1682
      3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1618–1672
      4. 4. Margaret Spencer 1627–1693
      5. 5. Lady (Alice Spencer) Honourable 1625–1696
      6. 6. Catherine Spencer 1616–1617
      7. 7. Rachel Spencer 1616–1638
    2. 2. Mary (Willoughby) Spencer 1588–1658
    3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1589–1618
    4. 4. John Spencer 1590–1610
    5. 5. Margaret Spencer 1597–1613
  2. 2. Bridget Willoughby 1566–1629
  3. 3. Abigail Willoughby 1576–1654
  4. 4. Amphilice Willoughby 1569–1597
  5. 5. Frances (Cisca) Willoughby 1572–1665
  6. 6. Robert Willoughby 1572–1643
  7. 7. Winifred Willoughby 1578–1605

Francis Willoughby's Timeline

5 Records

1547
Jul 1547
Birth of Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby in Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1547
1547
Birth of Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby in England
England
1596
16 November 1596
Age 49
Death of Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
16 Nov 1596
Age 49
Death of Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1596
16 Nov 1596
Age 49
Burial of Francis 6th Baron Willoughy Willoughby in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1547
    Event Place: Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1596
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1596
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1596
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers

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