Baron Willoughby de Eresby

The title of Baron Willoughby was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby, lord of the manor of Eresby in the parish of Spilsby, Lincolnshire. He was the son of Sir William de Willoughby and Alice, daughter of John Beke, 1st Baron Beke of Eresby. The writ was addressed to "Roberto de Wylghby", and the suffix of de Eresby was added to the title between 1350 and 1360 to distinguish it from other members of the de Willoughby family. Both are managed by the Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust. ==Barons Willoughby de Eresby (1313)==

(1761–1828), portrait miniature by Sampson Towgood Roch (1761–1828)) • Robert de Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1260–1317) • John de Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1304–1349) • John de Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1329–1372) • Robert Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1349–1396) • William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1370–1409), KG • Married Lucy le Strange and Joan Holland. His daughter Margery, by Lucy, married William FitzHugh, 4th Lord FitzHugh of Ravensworth and had a son Henry who became the 5th Lord FitzHugh. Two of the 5th Lord FitzHugh's daughters included Alice and Elizabeth FitzHugh. Elizabeth, from her first marriage, was the mother of Sir Thomas Parr and thus paternal grandmother of Queen Consort Katherine Parr. • Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1385–1452) • Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby () • Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby () • Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby () • Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1453–1499) • William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1482–1526) • Katherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, Duchess of Suffolk (1519–1580) • Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1555–1601) • Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1582–1642) • Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby () • Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1630–1701) • Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1660–1723) • Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1686–1742) • Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1714–1778) • Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 20th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1756–1779) (abeyant 1779) • Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1761–1828) (abeyance terminated 1780) • Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 2nd Baron Gwydyr (1782–1865) • Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr () (abeyant 1870) • Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1809–1888) (abeyance terminated 1871) • Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1830–1910) • Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster, 26th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1867–1951) • Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster, 27th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1907–1983) • (Nancy) Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby () As of 2023 the co-heirs presumptive are: • Sebastian St. Maur Miller (), son of Carola Ramsden, the only child of the 26th Baron's elder daughter, Lady Catherine, and • Sir James John Aird, 5th Baronet (), son of Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet, only son of the 26th Baron's younger daughter, Lady Priscilla. ==See also==