John Willoughby, 8th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1669–1678) was an English peer of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...

. He was born on 16 July 1669, the son of

George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1638–1674) was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was born at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England on 18 March 1639, the son of William Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham and ...

and Elizabeth Fiennes. On the death of his father in 1674, he succeeded as the 8th

Baron Willoughby of Parham Baron Willoughby of Parham was a title in the Peerage of England with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. An ...

. However, he did not enjoy the title long, dying in early 1678. The barony was succeeded by his uncle,

John Willoughby John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility''. He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. He is in love with Ma ...

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