Baron Willoughby of Parham
Baron Willoughby of Parham was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on February 20, 1547 for Sir William Willoughby , a Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire and great-grandson of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby . The barony was conferred by letters patent , so that the title could only be inherited in male descendants.
With the childless death of the 10th baron on December 9, 1679, the title de iure fell to his cousin as the 11th baron and after him to his son as the 12th baron, however, this de facto did not use it. Only the son of the latter applied to the House of Lords for confirmation as 13th baron in 1733, initially unsuccessfully and again in 1765, and finally obtained this in 1767.
The title expired on October 29, 1779 when his nephew, the 14th Baron, died unmarried and childless.
The family seat of the barons was Parham Hall near Framlingham in Suffolk until the end of the 17th century , to which the addition of Parham refers.
List of Barons Willoughby of Parham (1547)
- William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham (c.1515–1574)
- Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham (1537-1603)
- William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham (1584-1617)
- Henry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of Parham (around 1612 – around 1618)
- Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1614–1666)
- William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham (around 1616–1673)
- George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1638–1674)
- John Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1669–1678)
- John Willoughby, 9th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1643–1678)
- Charles Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1650–1679)
- Henry Willoughby, de iure 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1626–1685)
- Henry Willoughby, de iure 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1665-1722)
- Henry Willoughby, 13th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1696–1775) (title confirmed in 1767)
- George Willoughby, 14th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1748 / 49–1779)
See also
- Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1313)
- Baron Willoughby de Broke (1491)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Willoughby of Parham, Baron (E, 1547-1779) at Cracroft's Peerage