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Biography of Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 1349-1396

Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk 1286-1368

Before 1349 [his father] John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 25) and [his mother] Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 21) were married. When John married Cecily he changed his arms from Willoughby Arms to Willoughby de Eresby Arms. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 50) and [his grandmother] Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk (age 62).

Around 1349 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby was born to John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 26) and Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 22).

Before 1st October 1369 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 20) and Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 30) were married. They were sixth cousins.

Around 1370 [his son] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 21) and [his wife] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 31).

Before 29th March 1372 [his mother] Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 45) died.

On 29th March 1372 [his father] John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby (age 49) died. His son Robert (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his wife] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 33) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. Early Plate Bascinet Period.

John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby: In 1323 he was born to John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby and Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby and Latimer at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. Before 1349 John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby and Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby were married. When John married Cecily he changed his arms from Willoughby Arms to Willoughby de Eresby Arms. She the daughter of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk.

Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby: Around 1339 she was born to William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth and Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth. Before 1st October 1369 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby and she were married. They were sixth cousins. On 18th October 1391 Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby died.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around 1380 [his son] Thomas Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 31) and [his wife] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 41).

Before 9th October 1381 John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 44) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. The difference in their ages was 20 years. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 3rd January 1383 [his son] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 13) and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. They were third cousins.

After 17th October 1388 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 39) and Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 18th October 1391 [his wife] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 52) died.

On 5th November 1395 [his wife] Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 38) died. Her son [his step-son] John (age 13) succeeded 6th Baron Latimer of Corby.

Before July 1396 [his son] Thomas Willoughby (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Neville (age 12) were married. They were step-brother and sister since his father Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 47) married her mother [his former wife] Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby in 1388. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 9th August 1396 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (age 47) died. His son [his son] William (age 26) succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

After 9th August 1396 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby (deceased) was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map] with his third wife [his former wife] Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby. Early Plate Bascinet Period. Remarkable helm on which the Baron's head rests with a Bearded Man crest, or a man's bust ducally crowned. Excellent orle around the Baron's bascinet.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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[his daughter] Elizabeth Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby and Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.

Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 1349-1396 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 1349-1396

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 1349-1396

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 1349-1396

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Willoughby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Fulletby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Willoughby

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Orreby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice or Margaret Orreby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beke 1st Baron Beke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Beke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Furnival

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Furnival

GrandFather: John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Deincourt 7th Lord Deincourt

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Neville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Mohun

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Mohun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Brewer

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Mohun Baroness Deincourt 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibyl Marshal

Father: John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby and Latimer

Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Ufford 1st Baron Ufford

GrandFather: Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Valoignes

Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Valoignes Baroness Ufford

Mother: Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Norwich

GrandMother: Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk