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Sir Francis Willoughby (1546/7–1596) was an English industrialist and coalowner, who built Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire. Family [ edit ] Francis Willoughby was the younger son of Sir Henry Willoughby (slain 27 August 1549 during Kett's Rebellion ) of Wollaton , Nottinghamshire, and Anne Grey (d.1548), [1] the daughter of Thomas Grey, 2nd ...
Biography of Sir Francis Willoughby (1546-1596) Francis was the second son of Sir Henry Willoughby and his wife Anne, née Grey, and was probably born at Woodlands in Dorset.
Ornithology, ichthyology. Francis Willughby (sometimes spelt Willoughby, Latin: Franciscus Willughbeius) [a] FRS (22 November 1635 – 3 July 1672) was an English Ornithologist, ichthyologist, mathematician and an early student of linguistics and games . He was born and raised at Middleton Hall, Warwickshire, the only son of an affluent country ...
Oct 17, 2023 · Sir Francis Willoughby. Born about 1547 in Woodlands, Dorset, England [uncertain] Ancestors. Son of Henry Willoughby and Anne (Grey) Willoughby. Brother of Margaret (Willoughby) Arundell and Thomas Willoughby. Husband of Elizabeth (Lyttleton) Willoughby — married about 20 Nov 1564 [location unknown]
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Francis was the eldest son of Sir Percival Willoughby and his wife Bridget. Francis was brought up initially at Middleton in Warwickshire, but from 1599 principally at Wollaton Hall. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1607, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1609.
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 on 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham.
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Sir Francis Willoughby was a wealthy and powerful member of the gentry in the time of Elizabeth Tudor. Son of Sir Henry Willoughby and Anne Grey, the youngest of three children born to them. His life included many achievements, including coal production, and the most explosive marriage in the Elizabethan period.
