Robert 1St Baron WILLOUGHBY, Of Broke, Kg

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BARONY OF WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE (I) 1491?

BARONY OF LATIMER [OF CORBY] (IX) 1477?

ROBERT WILLOUGHBY, de jure (according to modern doctrine) 9th LORD LATIMER [1299 or 1290], son and heir of Sir John WILLOUGHBY, de jure 8th LORD LATIMER, by Anne, or Agnes (died 10 June 1470), daughter and coheir of Edmund CHEYNEY, of Brook, in Westbury, Wilts, and Ottery, Devon, was born 1452 or earlier. He was a Commissioner to arrest certain rioters, 8 February 1469/70; a Commissioner of array in cos. Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, March-June 1470, for defence against the Duke of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick, and in Devon and Cornwall, 7 March 1471/2, against the French; knighted before 12 February 1471/2, from which time he was continually employed in local administration, in the South West counties. With others he was ordered, 27 October 1473, to conquer John, late Earl of Oxford, who had occupied St. Michael's Mount. He succeeded his father before 28 August 1477, when he had licence to enter freely into his parents' lands. Sheriff of Cornwall, 1478-79, and Devon, 1480-81 and 1487-88. Having supported the Duke of Buckingham's insurrection, October 1483, he escaped to Brittany; but he was attainted of high treason by Act of Parliament 1483/4 and his lands were granted away. Returning to England with the Earl of Richmond, he fought at Bosworth, 22 August 1485, and was at once sent from Leicester to Sheriff Hutton to seize and conduct the young Earl of Warwick to London. For his services he was made Receiver of the Duchy of Cornwall and Steward of the King's silver and gold mines in Devon and Cornwall, 24 September 1485. By Cecily, Duchess of York, he was appointed, 2 October 1485, Steward of all her possessions in Wilts, this being confirmed by the King, 20 June 1486. Shortly afterwards, under the Act of Restitution 1485, he was restored to his estates. He was a Knight for the Body, before 26 December 1485; Lieutenant of Braden Forest, in the Duchy of Lancaster, 15 June 1486; King's Councillor, before 20 June 1486, when he was granted the manor of Castle Cary, &c., in Somerset, forfeited by Lord Zouche; Lord Steward of the Household, before Whitsun 1488 till his death; K.G. circa 1489. He was appointed, 1 March 1488/9, with Sir John Cheyne, to command the expedition to Brittany, whence they returned after a fruitless campaign late in that year; joint Ambassador to treat with Anne, Duchess of Brittany, 12 April 1490, and Admiral of the fleet against France, 16 July following. He was summoned to Parliament on 12 August 1491, by writ directed Roberto Willughby de Broke, whereby he is held to have become LORD WILLOUGHBY (of Brook) or LORD WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE, if he had not already obtained that dignity. At some time after his summons (but before 1500) he petitioned to have such place in Parliament as John (Nevill), Lord Latimer, brother of Elizabeth (his great-grandmother), and others of his ancestors had, and to be named and accepted as Lord Latimer (created 1299 or 1290), to which Barony he was, according to modern doctrine, clearly entitled; but after counsel had been heard on behalf of Richard, 2nd Lord Latimer (of the creation of 1432), nothing more seems to have been done. He was Admiral of the fleet, before 26 August, and Marshal of the army, 23 September 1492, in the Boulogne campaign of that year; Joint Steward, with Sir Walter Hungerford, of the lands in Wilts of the Earldoms of Warwick and Salisbury, also Steward for life of Trowbridge, Aldbourne, &c., Wilts, in the Duchy of Lancaster, 18 February 1492/3. At the time of Perkin Warbeck's rebellion he was a Commissioner to take 2000 men from Wilts, Hants, &c., for the expedition against Scotland, 21 February, was Admiral of a considerable fleet in Scottish waters, July, and was cruising off Exeter, September 1497, Commissioner for the trial of Edward, Earl of Warwick, 21 November 1499. When Catherine of Aragon arrived at Plymouth, 2 October 1501, he was directed, as Lord Steward, to arrange for her journey to London.

He married, in or before 1472, Blanche, daughter and coheir of John CHAMPERNOWNE (died 3 April 1475), of Bere Ferrers, Devon, and Callington, Cornwall, by Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of William BIGBERY. She, who was aged 22 in 1475, was apparently living, 10 June 1480, but died before 12 December following. He died 23 August 1502, aged about 50, and was buried at Callington. M.I. [Complete Peerage XII/2:683-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Robert married Blanche CHAMPERNOUN before 1472. Blanche was born in 1453 in Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devonshire, England; died before 12 Dec 1480 in Brooke, Westbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eliabeth WILLOUGHBY was born about 1473 in Brooke, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died after 1501 in Nutwell Manor, Woodbury, Devonshire, England.

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BARONY OF LATIMER [OF CORBY] (VIII) 1437

JOHN WILLOUGHBY, according to modern doctrine suo jure LORD LATIMER, son and heir. He was born about 1421, on being more than 15 years old at his father's death. In 1445 he was a commission of enquiry as to illicit shipments of wool from co. Lincoln. In 1446 he had pardon for intrusions on the lands of his inheritance without licence In consequence of his marriage his interests and activities were transferred to the counties of Wilts and Dorset. He was Sheriff of Dorset 1455-56, and on various commissions of oyer and terminer, &c., in Wilts, and a justice of the peace from 1453 onwards. He was knighted 3 May 1461 by Edward IV at Grafton, by Tewkesbury; and had a general pardon under the style of John Willoughby of Broke, knight. He was not summoned to Parliament.

He married, before 4 March 1444/5 Anne, daughter and coheir of Edmund CHEYNEY, of Brook, Wilts, and Ottery, Devon (h), by Alice, daughter and coheir of Humphrey STAFFORD, of Hook, Dorset, and Southwick, Wilts. He was living in December 1475, but died before August 1477, when his son had licence to enter on his lands. [Complete Peerage VII:478-9, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(h) This Edmund was son of Sir William Cheyney, by Cecily. Anne was born at the manor of Broke (Brook) in the Parish of Westbury, Wilts, 26 Jul 1428, and baptised in Westbury Church. In one place she is called Agnes.

John married Anne CHEYNEY, Heiress Of Brooke before 4 Mar 1444-1445. Anne (daughter of Edmund CHEYNEY, Of Brook & Ottery, Sir and Alice STAFFORD, Heiress Of Hook & Southwick) was born on 26 Jul 1428 in Brooke, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 10 Jun 1470. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He [John Willoughby] married, before 4 March 1444/5 Anne, daughter and coheir of Edmund CHEYNEY, of Brook, Wilts, and Ottery, Devon (h), by Alice, daughter and coheir of Humphrey STAFFORD, of Hook, Dorset, and Southwick, Wilts. He was living in December 1475, but died before August 1477, when his son had licence to enter on his lands. [Complete Peerage VII:478-9, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(h) This Edmund was son of Sir William Cheyney, by Cecily. Anne was born at the manor of Broke (Brook) in the Parish of Westbury, Wilts, 26 Jul 1428, and baptised in Westbury Church. In one place she is called Agnes.

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Edmund married Alice STAFFORD, Heiress Of Hook & Southwick. Alice (daughter of Humphrey STAFFORD, Of Hook & Southwick, Sir and Elizabeth MALTRAVERS, Heiress Of Hook) was born in 1391 in Hooke, Dorset, England; died before 24 Apr 1448 in Southwick, Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Westbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alice, heiress of Stafford Earls of Devon, dead by 24 Apr 1448, widow of Sir Henry Cheyney, Knight, and daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford. [Ancestral Roots]

Note: Alice was widow of Edmond, not Henry Cheyney - see notes from Doug Gentile below.

Note: Burke's Peerage, p. 832, on the history of the Earldom of Devon, states "Subsequently a member of the Stafford family who were for a while Dukes of Buckingham (see Stafford, Baron) was created Earl of Devon in 1469 by Edward IV. On joining an uprising in the North of England, however, he was executed later the same year, having held the title exactly three months." This is the only Stafford Earl of Devon (the rest were almost all Courtenay family), which makes the "Earls" plural in the above citation from AR a little bit of an exageration. On p. 2680, Stafford, Baron, Burke's lists Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, b. 15 Aug 1402 (too late to be Alice's father), d. 10 July 1460. There were no Humphrey's listed before him and no one was listed who was Earl of Devon or died in 1469 (It is very small text with the 1st Duke's family going on for 2 long pages, and I have been known to miss things, but I did search thoroughly). Who the Humphrey cited above is or his relationship to the "Stafford Earls of Devon" or Dukes of Buckingham or Earls/Barons of Stafford is a mystery.

Subsequent Note: According to Doug Gentile, soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup, in a 20 Oct 1999 posting, Humphrey's ancestry is:

1. Humphrey Stafford of Hooke, Knight, c1380-27 May 1442; m. Oct 1397
....Elizabeth Mautravers d, c1426, daughter & heir of Sir John Mautravers of Hooke. (I spell it Maltravers)

2. Humphrey Stafford of Southwick in North Bradley, Wiltshire, Knight, c1343-15 Oct 1413; m1. c1365
3. Alice Greville, b. c1345, daughter & heir of Sir John Greville of Southwick in North Bradley, Knight.
....m2. 1386-8, Elizabeth d'Aumarle, 2nd daughter & coheir of Sir William d'Aumarle of Woodbury, Knight

4. Sir John Stafford of Bramshall, Knight, c1302-c Aug 1373, m1. c1327
....Elizabeth Somerville, c1320-1341, daughter and coheir of Sir Philip Somerville of Wychnor, c1278-1355
5. m2. c1342 Margaret Stafford, daughter of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl Stafford, 1301-1372.

Note: Doug Gentile states that Alice had children by Edmund (NOT Henry) Cheyney of Brook in Westbury, Knight, 1401-1430; and that she was the de facto eventual heiress of Humphrey, even though he had 4 sons and 2 daughters. One of the sons, William, had a son Humphrey, who became Earl of Devon 7 May 1469. but dsp.