Person:Francis Willoughby (7)

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Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby
chr.1614
d.23 Jul 1666
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Henry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of Parham1612 - Abt 1617
  2. Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby1614 - 1666
  3. Frances Willoughby
  4. William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of ParhamAbt 1616 - 1673
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby1614 - 1666
  • W.  Elizabeth Cecil - 1661
  1. Diana Willoughby
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby
Gender Male
Baptism[1] 1614
Marriage to Elizabeth Cecil
Death[1] 23 Jul 1666
Reference Number? Q1772473?


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Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham (baptised 1614; died 23 July 1666 O.S., 2 August 1666 N.S.) was an English peer of the House of Lords.

He succeeded to the title 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham. Francis Willoughby was second son of William Willoughby, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Parham The young and unexpected death of his elder brother Henry made Francis successor to the hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament. Francis Willoughby was an early supporter of the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War but later became a Royalist. He twice served as governor of English colonies in the Caribbean. Francis Willoughby died without male heirs of his body and the title passed to his younger brother William Willoughby, 6th Lord Willoughby of Parham, the third son of William Willoughby, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Parham.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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