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from him called Willoughby, in Lincolnshire ; and from this Sir John, we pass to his descendant, in a direct line, SIR WILLIAM DE WILLOUGHBY, who, the 54th of the reign of Henry III., was signed with the cross, as the phrase then was, and accompanied Prince Edward (afterwards King Edward L) into the Holy Land. He m. Alice, dau. of John, Lord Beke, of Eresby, and had issue, SIR ROBERT DE WILLOUGHBY, who, the 4th of Henry IL, inherited, as next heir, the estates of Anthony Bec, bishop of Durham, and was summoned to parliament, in three years afterwards, as BARON WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY. From this nobleman we pass to his great-greatgrandson, and lineal descendant, WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, fifth Baron Willoughby de Eresby, who died in 1409, leaving, by Lucy, his first wife, dau. of Roger, Lord Strange, two sons—viz., I. Robert, sixth Baron Willoughby de Eresby, ancestor of the Willoughbys of Eresby. II. Sir Thomas, a soldier of distinction, and one of the heroes of Agincourt. He m. Joan, the dau. and heir of Sir Richard FitzAlan, and was succeeded by his son, SIR ROBERT, who, dying in his minority, was succeeded by his brother, SIR CHRISTOPHER, who was made a Knight of the Bath, 6 July, 1483. He m. Margaret, dau. of Sir William Jennet, and by her (among other children) had, SIR CHRISTOPHER, knighted for his gallant conduct at the siege of Tournay, temp. Henry VIII. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir George Talboys, and by her had, SIR WILLIAM, Knt, who was elevated to the peerage, by letters patent, dated 16 Feb. 1547, in the dignity of LORD WILLOUGHBY OF PARHAM. His lordship having distinguished himself in the wars of Henry VIII., was made lieutenant of Calais, 4th of Edward VI., and resided there the remainder of that reign. He m. Elizabeth, the dau. and heir of Sir Thomas Heneage, by whom he had, CHARLES, second Lord Willoughby of Parham, who espoused Lady Margaret Clinton, dau. of Edward, first Earl of Lincoln, by whom he had issue, WILLIAM, who died before his father, leaving issue, by Elizabeth, his wife, dau. and heir of Sir Christopher Hilliard, a son, WILLIAM, third Lord Willoughby of Parham, who succeeded his grandfather. This nobleman died in 1617, leaving issue, by his wife, Lady Frances Manners, dau. of John, fourth Earl of Rutland, three sons, HENRY, FRANCIS, and WILLIAM. Henry was the fourth lord, but dying in his infancy, his brother FRANCIS succeeded him, and became fifth Lord Willoughby of ParVOL. II.
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