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Middleton Collection: Willoughby family biographies

These biographies of prominent members of the Willoughby family provide basic genealogical information, an outline of each person's life and career, details of archive sources available to researchers, and suggestions for further reading.

• Sir Richard Willoughby (c.1290-1362)
• Sir Hugh Willoughby (c.1380-1448)
• Richard Willoughby (d 1471)
• Sir Henry Willoughby (1451-1528)
• Sir Henry Willoughby (d 1549)
• Sir Francis Willoughby (1546-1596)
• Sir Percival Willoughby (d 1643)
• Sir Francis Willoughby (1588-1665)
• Francis Willughby F.R.S. (1635-1672)
• Sir Francis Willoughby, 1st Baronet (1668-1688)
• Cassandra Brydges, née Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (1670-1735)
• Sir Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton (1672-1729)
• Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692-1758)
• Francis Willoughby, 3rd Baron Middleton (1726-1774)
• Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton (1728-1781)
• Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (1726-1800)
• Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton (1761-1835)
• Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton (1769-1856)
• Admiral Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby (1777-1849)
• Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton (1817-1877)
• Captain Francis Digby Willoughby (1819-1846)
• Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton (1844-1922)
• Godfrey Ernest Percival Willoughby, 10th Baron Middleton (1847-1924)
• Henry Ernest Digby Hugh Willoughby (1882-1916)
• Francis George Godfrey Willoughby (1890-1915)
• Michael Guy Percival Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (1887-1970)