Sir William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham, Lieutenant-Governor of Calais, 1550–1558, soldier in the wars of Henry VIII, Knighted 1542, Esquire of the Body before 1545, Deputy of Calais 1550–1552, Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, created 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham in 1546/7, Knight, landed gentleman of Parham, Suffolk, MP for Lincolnshire 1545, Lieutenant-Governor or Lord Deputy of Calais and adjacent marches 1550-1558, Baron Willoughby of Parham 1547, father of the 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham. He is also associated in later accounts with service in the royal sphere, but the precise identification of every military or court appearance should remain source-critical.
Dates: c.1515–August 1574
Biography
Sir William was the son and heir of Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham. He was knighted and raised to the peerage in the accession honours of Edward VI. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Calais and was one of the peers who signed the letters patent settling the Crown on Lady Jane Grey in 1558. He married Elizabeth Heneage, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Heneage, and secondly Margaret Garneys, Dowager Viscountess Hereford.
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
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Parham
Father: Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham
Mother: Elizabeth Tailboys
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Heneage; Margaret Garneys, Dowager Viscountess Hereford
Children / next generation: Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham; Mary Willoughby, later Mary Metham
Armorial Registry
Willoughby of Parham — Sir William Willoughby, 1st Baron, founder of the 1547 senior line
Branch: Parham, Suffolk; first holder of the 1547 patent
Issued / recorded: 1547
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham — founder of the Knaith Hall succession
Branch: Parham and Knaith Hall
Issued / recorded: 20 February 1546/7
William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham — Tudor patent armiger
Branch: Parham, Suffolk and Knaith, Lincolnshire
Issued / recorded: 20 February 1546/7
Sir Christopher Willoughby of Parham — younger-son founder of the Suffolk cadet branch
Branch: Parham, Suffolk; younger son of Christopher Willoughby, de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Issued / recorded: c.1480s
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