Willoughby, William (1515 - 1570)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
Legend

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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1515
Death Date: 1570-07-30

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1535
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Garneys, Margaret ( - 1599)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1559-8-20
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Pre-nuptial agreement date

Offspring

Mother unknown

  1. Male offspring: Willoughby, Charles (1536 - 1612) (patron)

Primary Title

1st Baron Willoughby (of Parham)

Titles

  • 1st Baron Willoughby (of Parham)
    Assumed 1546/7-02-20
    Vacated 1570-07-30

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Chief Steward, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1552/3-2-5 1570-07-30
Lord Lieut, Lincolnshire before 1557-8-10 1558-10-29
Lord Lieut, Lincolnshire 1559-5 n.d. Held jointly

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Parham, Suffolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1561-1561 Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe Castle , Lincolnshire Lord Willoughby's Musician
Performance 1560-1561 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance 1560-1561 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Willoughby's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Willoughby's Musician Willoughby, William (1515 - 1570) Musicians 1
Lord Willoughby's Players Willoughby, William (1515 - 1570) Players 2

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.