Robert de Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby

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Robert de Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby (* between 1250 and 1260; † 1317 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Robert Willoughby was the son of Sir William Willoughby, Laird ( Lord of the Manor ) Willoughby in Lincolnshire , which was to about 1,290 justices of the peace in Lincolnshire. His mother was Alice Beke, daughter and co-heir of John Beke, 1st Baron Beke .

Robert Willoughby was a protégé of his maternal great-uncle, Antony Bek , Bishop of Durham , whom he often accompanied on his warlike campaigns against Scotland , for the first time on June 12, 1298, then several times between 1300 and 1305. When his grandfather died John Beke, 1st Baron Beke, he inherited his property in 1304 at the latest, which belonged to the Eresby estate in Lincolnshire. Robert then made the fortified estate of Eresby his home.

King Edward II appointed him for the first time on July 26, 1313 by Writ of Summons in the royal parliament and in this way conferred on him the hereditary title of nobility Baron Willoughby de Eresby . Since he was in high favor with Edward, the latter forgave him for his participation in the machinations and machinations of Thomas of Lancaster against Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall , the king's favorite.

Robert Willoughby was married to Margaret Deincourt, daughter of Edmund Deincourt, 1st Baron Deincourt , from 1301, who survived him until 1333. He himself died on March 25, 1317 and was inherited by his son John (1304-1349).

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  1. ^ The Complete Peerage. Volume 1, 2000, p. 150.
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Willoughby de Eresby
1313-1317 		John de Willoughby
personal data
SURNAME Willoughby, Robert de, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH between 1250 and 1260
DATE OF DEATH 1317