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Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (25 December 1821 – 26 August 1870), was a British noble
baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...
. He was the son of
Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC (19 March 1782 – 22 February 1865), was a British politician and nobleman. Early life Born Peter Robert Burrell, he was the eldest of three sons born to Pet ...
(died 1865), and Sarah Clementina, ''née'' Drummond (died 1865). He never married. On his father's death in 1865, he succeeded him as
Baron Willoughby de Eresby Baron Willoughby de Eresby ( ) is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby. Since 1983, the title has been held by Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. History The ...
,
Baron Gwydyr Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr in the County of Carnarvon, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 June 1796 for Sir Peter Burrell, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Boston and Haslemere in the House of Commons. The B ...
, Baronet Burrell of Knipp and joint (1/2) hereditary
Lord Great Chamberlain The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal but above the Lord High Constable of England, Lord High Constable. The office of Lo ...
. On his death the Willoughby barony fell into abeyance between his two sisters; the abeyance was later terminated in favour of the elder one, Clementina, who became the 24th Baroness.
Case on behalf of The Right Honorable Clementina Elizabeth dowager lady Aveland, the elder of the two heirs to the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby
', "Minutes of Evidence", pp. 16–18. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
The joint hereditary Lord Great Chamberlainship was split equally between the two sisters, each holding one quarter. The Gwydyr barony was inherited by his cousin, Peter Burrell, who became the 4th Baron Gwydyr. His tomb, alongside that of his nephew
Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, (born Heathcote 1 October 1830 – 24 December 1910), known as Lord Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politic ...
(d. 1910), is to the rear of the Church of St Michael and All Angels at
Edenham Edenham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, and on the A151 road. While the civil parish is calle ...
in Lincolnshire. Together, the tombs are Grade II listed.


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*23 Albyric 1821 births 1870 deaths Burials in Lincolnshire {{England-baron-stub