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Lady Catherine Willoughby 1519 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1519

Birth Location: Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1580

Death Location: Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Lady Salinas

Spouse(s): Lord Brandon

Children(s): Lord Brandon

Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was born in 1519 in Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir William Willoughby and Lady María de Salinas. Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby married Lord Charles Brandon, and had children including Lord Charles Brandon. Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby passed away in 1580 in Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was born in 1519 in Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir William Willoughby and Lady María de Salinas.
  • Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby married Lord Charles Brandon, and had children including Lord Charles Brandon.
  • Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby passed away in 1580 in Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Willoughby
1499 – 1526
Birth Location: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
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Lady Salinas
1482 – 1540
Birth Location: Spain, Espagne
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Spouses(s)

Lord Brandon
1484 – 1545
Birth Location: South Chandon, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Lord Brandon
1521 – 1551
Birth Location: Sigston, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Lady Willoughby
1519 – 1580
Birth Place: Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir William Willoughby
1499 – 1526
Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (María de) Salinas
1482 – 1540
Spain, Espagne
Grandparents
Christopher Willoughby
1453 – 1499
Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Jenney
1460 – 1515
Knottshall, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Willoughby's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Catherine) Willoughby (22 Mar 1519 – 19 Sep 1580) m. Lord (Charles) Brandon (April 1484 – 22 August 1545)
  1. 1. Lord (Charles) Brandon (1521 – 12 Aug 1551) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Pigot (1514 – 2 July 1603)
    1. 1. Lord (Thomas) Brandon (ABT 1550 – 1620) m. Lady (Willmot) Cresse (1552 – Abt. 1580)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Joseph) Brandon (1574 – 1667) m. Lady (Mary Sarah) Booth (1598 – 8 April 1667)
        1. 1. James (Thomas) Brandon (1619 – 17 Jul 1690) m. Kathlene O'Flannery (1578 – 8 Apr 1667)

Lady Willoughby's Timeline

7 Records

1519
22 Mar 1519
Birth of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
1519
22 Mar 1519
Birth of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Eresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Eresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1519
26 Mar 1519
Birth of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
1519
22 Mar 1519
Birth of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
1580
19 Sep 1580
Age 61
Death of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England
1580
19 Sep 1580
Age 61
Death of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1580
19 Sep 1580
Age 61
Death of Lady Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby in Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1519
    Event Place: Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1519
    Event Place: Eresby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1519
    Event Place: Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1519
    Event Place: Eresby Manor, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1580
    Event Place: Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1580
    Event Place: Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1580
    Event Place: Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spilsby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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