Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Politician, Military Person
1605 – 1666
Who was Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham?
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.
He succeeded to the title 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham. Francis Willoughby was second son of William Willoughby, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Parham The young and unexpected death of his elder brother Henry made Francis successor to the hereditary peerage and seat in the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament. Francis Willoughby was an early supporter of the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War but later became a Royalist. He twice served as governor of English colonies in the Caribbean. Francis Willoughby died without male heirs of his body and the title passed to his younger brother William Willoughby, 6th Lord Willoughby of Parham, the third son of William Willoughby, 3rd Lord Willoughby of Parham.
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- Born
- 1605
Suffolk - Spouses
- Elizabeth Cecil
(1628/11/16 - )
- Elizabeth Cecil
- Children
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 23, 1666
Caribbean
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on July 23, 2013
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