Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby De Broke
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Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke, ''
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(c. 1452 – 23 August 1502), KG, of
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, Westbury,
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, was one of the chief commanders of the royal forces of King Henry VII against the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.


Origins

Robert Willoughby was born at Brook (anciently "Broke"), Westbury,
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in around 1452. He was the son of Sir John Willoughby of the family of the Barons Willoughby of Eresby, seated at Eresby Manor,
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. His mother was Anne Cheyne, second daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Cheyne (1401–1430) of
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, by his wife Alice Stafford, only daughter and eventual heiress of Sir Humphrey Stafford (c.1379–1442) ''"With the Silver Hand"'', of
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,
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, and of Southwick,
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, and an aunt of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon (d. 1469). Sir Edmund was the son and heir of William Cheyne (c.1374–1420) by his wife Cecily Strecche (d.1443); William was the son of Sir Ralph Cheyne (c.1337–1400) of
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in
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(three times
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for
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, Deputy
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) by his wife Joan Pavely, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Pavely of
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.


Career

He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1479 and
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in 1480. He was
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of
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and steward of the
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. The barony of Willoughby de Broke, named after the manor of
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, Westbury,
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, was created when Robert Willoughby was summoned to Parliament by
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in 1492. On his death on 23 August 1502, the title passed to his eldest son
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke and ''de jure'' 10th Baron Latimer, (1472 – 10 November 1521) was an English nobleman and soldier. Robert Willoughby was born about 1470–1472 (aged 30 in 1502, 36 in 1506), the son of Sir ...
. He died at the manor house of
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, for he directed in his will that he should be buried in the church of the parish he died in.


Marriage and children

He married in 1472 Blanche Champernowne, daughter and heiress of John Champernowne of Bere Ferrers,
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, by Elizabeth Bigbury. John was the son of Alexander Champernowne of
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and Joan Ferrers, da. of Martyn Ferrers of Bere Ferrers. He thus acquired the manors of
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. and Bere Ferrers amongst others. He had four children with Blanche: *
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke and ''de jure'' 10th Baron Latimer, (1472 – 10 November 1521) was an English nobleman and soldier. Robert Willoughby was born about 1470–1472 (aged 30 in 1502, 36 in 1506), the son of Sir ...
(d. 1521). Predeceased by his son and heir Edward, whereupon the title became abeyant in 1521 between Edward's three daughters and was terminated around 1535, when daughter
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became sole heiress. Buried at Bere Ferrers.Rogers, p. 346, quoting "Lysons" *Elizabeth, who married firstly
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, and secondly
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. *John (died young) *Anthony (died young)


Sources

* Hamilton Rogers, W.H., ''The Strife of the Roses & Days of the Tudors in the West'', Exeter, 1890, ''"Our Steward of Household", Robert, Lord Willoughby de Broke, K.G''., pp. 1–3
on-line text, freefictionbooks
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32675/32675-h/32675-h.htm on-line text, with images, Project Gutenburg]. Although Hamilton Rogers claims that de Broke was Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall, he may have confused him with his son, the 2nd Baron Robert Willoughby de Broke, who was Lord Steward and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon, see list of Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Lord Wardens of the Stannaries


Further reading

* Hamilton Rogers, William Henry The Ancient Sepulchral Effigies and Monumental and Memorial Sculpture of Devon, Exeter, 1877, pp. 346–7 & Appendix 3, pedigree of Willoughby de Broke. * * *
Baron Willoughby of Broke
from Crofts Peerage.


References

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