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Willoughby, William (1515 - 1570)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Offspring

  1. Mother unknown

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 1557 -8 -10 1558 -10 -29
Lord Lieut, Lincolnshire 1559 -5 Held jointly

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Parham, Suffolk

Event Naming Patron

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

Patronized Troupes

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

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