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

Birth Date: Jul 1547

Birth Location: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1596

Death Location: Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Willoughby

Mother: Lady Grey

Spouse(s): Lady Lyttelton

Children(s): Lady Willoughby

Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Willoughby And Lady Anne Grey. In 1569, Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby established residence. Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby married Lady Elizabeth Lyttelton, and had children including Lady Margaret Willoughby. Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby passed away in 1596 in Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby was born in 1547 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Willoughby And Lady Anne Grey.
  • In 1569, Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby established residence.
  • Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby married Lady Elizabeth Lyttelton, and had children including Lady Margaret Willoughby.
  • Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby passed away in 1596 in Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Sir Willoughby
1547–1596
Birth Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Willoughby
1510–1548
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Anne) Grey
1520–1548
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Edward) Willoughby
1470–1541
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Filliol
1475–1541
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Thomas (Grey) II
1477–1530
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Margaret Wotton
1486–1535
Boughton Malherbe, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Willoughby
1452–1528
Margaret Markham
1445–1524
Sir Filliol
1453–1527
Lady Isfield
1469–1539
Thomas Grey
1456–1501
Cecily Bonville
1460–1529
Sir Wotton
1460–1524
Lady Belknap
1460–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Willoughby
1427–1474
Margaret Griffith
1420–1491
Sir II
1430–1495
Jane d'Aubeney
1430–1495
John Filliol
1409–1467
Margaret Carent
1430–1521
John Isfield
1434–1484
Agnes Foster
1434–1500
Sir Grey
1432–1461
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Sir Bonville
1442–1460
Katherine Neville
1442–1504
Nicholas Wotton
1430–1499
Elizabeth Bamburgh
1425–1494
Henry Belknap
1428–1488
Margaret Knollys
1430–1488

Sir Willoughby's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Willoughby 6th Baron) Willoughby (Jul 1547–16 Nov 1596) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Lyttelton (1546–4 Jun 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Willoughby 1571–1597 m. Robert Spencer 1570–1627
    1. 1. Sir (William) Spencer 1591–1636 m. Lady (Penelope) Wriothesley 1598–1667
      1. 1. Henry ("3rd Baron Spencer", '1st Earl of Sunderland' Spencer) Earl 1620–1643 m. Dorothy Sydney 1617–1684
        1. 1. Robert Spencer 1641–1702 m. Lady (Anne) Digby 1646–1715

Sir Willoughby's Timeline

3 Records

1547
Jul 1547
Birth of Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
1569
1569
Age 22
Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby resided here
None
1596
16 Nov 1596
Age 49
Death of Sir Francis Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1569
    Record Source: Nottinghamshire, England Visitations, 1569 and 1614

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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