Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby
Maternal Family Tree: Cecily Fleming -1424
Around 1453 Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby [aged 43] and Cecily Welles [aged 23] at Knotishall, Suffolk.
Around 1465 [his mother] Cecily Welles [aged 35] died.
On 30th May 1465 [his father] Robert Willoughby [aged 55] died at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He was buried at Campsey Nunnery, Campsey.
Before 16th March 1475 Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby died.
Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 22] de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his future wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 15] by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
King Edward IV of England [aged 32] had father and son [[his uncle] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby and Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles] posthumously attainted some five years after the Welles' Rebellion [see Patent Rolls] to ensure Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 42] would continue to enjoy the benefit of the Welles' estates.
Another example of King Edward IV of England being somewhat disingenuous with the legal system to his own advantage. He, Edward was, in effect, disinheriting Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby who should have inherited Baron Willoughby de Eresby and John Welles 1st Viscount Welles [aged 25] who should have inherited Baron Welles following Joan's death.
In 1481 [his son] Christopher Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 28] and [his future wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 21]. He married his sixth cousin Elizabeth Tailboys, daughter of George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme and Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme, and had issue.
In 1482 [his son] William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 29] and [his future wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 22]. He married 1. before 5th June 1516 Mary Hussey Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 2. 5th June 1516 Maria de Salinas Baroness Willoughby and had issue.
Before 28th March 1482 Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 29] and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 22] were married.
On 6th July 1483 King Richard III of England [aged 30] and his wife Anne Neville [aged 27] at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Gloucester, Earl Richmond forfeit merged with the Crown. Cardinal Thomas Bourchier [aged 65] officiated. Anne Neville Queen Consort England by marriage Queen Consort England.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 58] was appointed Lord High Steward. William Brandon [aged 58], Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel [aged 33], Thomas St Leger [aged 43], Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 50], Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 46], Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk [aged 39], Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 32] and Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 59] attended.
Robert Dymoke [aged 22] attended as the Kings' Champion.
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent [aged 66] carried The Pointed Sword of Justice. Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 40] carried the Crown. Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell [aged 27] carried the Third Sword of State. John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk [aged 40] carried the Sceptre. John de la Pole Earl Lincoln 1st [aged 21] carried the Cross and Ball. Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 28] carried the king's train. Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 13] bore the Queen's Crown.
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 48] carried the Lord High Constable's Mace. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 40] held Queen Anne's train. Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 34] carried The Blunt Sword of Mercy. Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 30] was appointed Knight of the Bath.
Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland attended.
Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York [aged 68] refused to attend the Coronation of King Richard III. History doesn't record her reason.
In 1486 [his son] Thomas Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 33] and [his wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 26].
Around 1487 [his daughter] Margaret Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 34] and [his wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 27]. She married her fifth cousin once removed Thomas Tyrrell and had issue.
On 25th November 1487 Elizabeth of York [aged 21] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 36], Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 17], Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 34], Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney, Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers [aged 34], William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 36] and Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel [aged 37], who carried the Rod and Dove, attended as did Cecily York Viscountess Welles [aged 18].
On 13th July 1499 Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 46] died at Campsey, Suffolk. He was buried at Campsey Nunnery, Campsey. His son William [aged 17] succeeded 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
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On 16th May 1515 [his former wife] Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 55] died.
[his daughter] Isabel Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] George Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] Edward Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] Richard Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his daughter] Dorothy Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] Hugh Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] Robert Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] Charles Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his son] John Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
[his father] Robert Willoughby and [his mother] Cecily Welles were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
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[his daughter] Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Eure was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby. She married her fourth cousin William Eure 1st Baron Eure and had issue.
[his daughter] Catherine Willoughby was born to Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 9 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby 
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby and Latimer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche 
4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 5 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 
3 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby of Parham 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin 
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isolde Chaworth Baroness Strange Knockin 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Ightham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ightham Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Zouche 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 
3 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne 
7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere 
8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Father: Robert Willoughby 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 
Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Maltravers 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Milicent Berkeley 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwenllian Unknown
Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Welles 3rd Baron Welles 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Welles 4th Baron Welles
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bardolf Baroness Welles 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Welles 5th Baron Welles 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Ros Baroness Welles 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eudo Welles 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 
4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Mowbray Countess Rockingham 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 
5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke 
15 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhenry of Ravensworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Greystoke 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 
4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Clifford Baroness Greystoke 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 
4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Mother: Cecily Welles 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Waterton of Waterton in Lincolnshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Waterton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Newmarch of Womersley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Newmarch
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Waterton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Mauley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Piers Mauley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Mauley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bruce
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bruce
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Lancaster
Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fleming of Woodhall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Fleming