Biography of William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby 1370-1409

Before 1st October 1369 [his father] Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 20] and [his mother] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 30] were married. They were sixth cousins.

Around 1370 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby was born to [his father] Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 21] and [his mother] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 31].

On 29th March 1372 [his grandfather] John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby [aged 49] died. His son [his father] Robert [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his mother] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 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.

After 3rd January 1383 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 13] and Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. They were third cousins.

In 1384 [his daughter] Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont was born to William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 14] and [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby. She married before 1387 her third cousin once removed Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont, son of John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont, and had issue.

Around 1385 [his son] Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby was born to William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 15] and [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby. He married (1) before 21st February 1421 his half fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Willoughby Eresby, daughter of John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury and Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury, and had issue (2) before 8th January 1449 his sixth cousin Maud Stanhope 4th Baroness Cromwell Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.

Before 1387 [his son-in-law] Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont [aged 6] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont [aged 2] were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

Around 1387 [his son] Thomas Willoughby of Parham was born to William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 17] and [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby. He married his second cousin once removed Joan Fitzalan and had issue.

After 17th October 1388 [his father] Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 39] and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 18th October 1391 [his mother] Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 52] died.

On 4th November 1393 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 52] and [his future wife] Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Duchess York. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 43] and [his future mother-in-law] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 43]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1394 [his daughter] Margaret Willoughby was born to William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 24] and [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby. She married Thomas Skipwith and had issue.

Before July 1396 [his brother] Thomas Willoughby [aged 16] and Elizabeth Neville [aged 12] were married. They were step-brother and sister since his father Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 47] married her mother 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 [his father] Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 47] died. His son William [aged 26] succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

In or before 1397 [his daughter] Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh was born to William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 26] and [his wife] Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby. She married before 18th November 1406 her fifth cousin once removed William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh, son of Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh, and had issue.

In 1401 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 31] was appointed 100th Knight of the Garter by King Henry IV of England [aged 33].

Before 9th August 1404 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 34] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 54]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In October 1405 [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 34] died.

Before 18th November 1406 [his son-in-law] William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 7] and [his daughter] Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh [aged 9] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th December 1409 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 39] died at Edgefield, Norfolk. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. His son Robert [aged 24] succeeded 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

After 6th September 1410 Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 37] and [his former wife] Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Masham. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [his former mother-in-law] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 60]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 27th April 1416 Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 27] and [his former wife] Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [his former mother-in-law] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [deceased]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 12th April 1434 [his former wife] Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 54] died.