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Biography of Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton 1692-1758

Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby

On 9th April 1691 [his father] Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 19) and [his mother] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby Broke.

On 4th October 1692 Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) and Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton.

Around 1706 Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 13) educated at Eton College [Map].

In 1712 Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 19) graduated Master of Arts at Jesus College, Cambridge University.

In 1723 Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 30) and Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton were married.

On 25th January 1726 [his son] Francis Willoughby 3rd Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 19th December 1728 [his son] Thomas Willoughby 4th Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 36) and [his wife] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton.

In 1729 [his father] Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 56) died. His son Francis (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Middleton, 3rd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. [his wife] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.

Before February 1736 [his mother] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton died.

On 31st July 1758 Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 65) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Middleton, 4th Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton.

On 12th March 1782 [his former wife] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton died.

[his daughter] Daughter Willoughby was born to Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton and Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton 1692-1758

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton 1692-1758

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Percival Hart

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Packington

GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Cassandra Ridgway

Father: Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Barnard

GrandMother: Emma Barnard

Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Richard Rothwell

Mother: Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton