Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham, hereditary peer, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham from 30 July 1570, Lincolnshire administrator, commissioner at the 1589 trial of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel., landed peer of Suffolk and Lincolnshire, matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge, in 1549, held administrative responsibilities in Lincolnshire, served as one of the commissioners at the 1589 treason trial of Philip Howard
Dates: Born about 1536/1537; died between October 1610 and 26 October 1612
Biography
Charles succeeded his father in 1574. His marriage to Lady Margaret Clinton connected the Parham line with the Clinton earls of Lincoln and with the Tailboys family through her mother. His sons founded the successive senior succession and the collateral lines through Sir Ambrose and Sir Thomas Willoughby.
Notes / Sources
The Complete Peerage, Willoughby of Parham — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Complete_Peerage_(Edition_1,_Volume_8).djvu/164
Cracroft's Peerage, Willoughby of Parham — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/willoughbyp1547.htm
Baron Willoughby of Parham overview — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Willoughby_of_Parham
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Senior Parham line
Father: William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham
Mother: Elizabeth Heneage
Spouse(s): Lady Margaret Clinton
Children / next generation: William Willoughby, father of the 3rd Baron; Sir Ambrose Willoughby of Matson; Sir Thomas Willoughby of Newton-on-Trent
Armorial Registry
Willoughby of Parham — Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron and principal Parham armiger
Branch: Parham, Suffolk; senior male line descended from William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham
Issued / recorded: 1570
Willoughby of Parham — Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron, principal transmitter of the later collateral branches
Branch: Senior Parham succession, descended from William Willoughby, 1st Baron
Issued / recorded: 1574
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