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Personal data Catherine Willoughby 

  • She was born on March 22, 1520.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (September 7, 1534) below 16 years (14).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Henry Brandon) was born (September 18, 1535) .

  • Title: lady, Willoughby de Eresby, 12
  • She died on September 19, 1580, she was 60 years old.
  • A child of William Willoughby and Maria de Salinas

Household of Catherine Willoughby

(1) She is married to Charles Brandon.

They got married on September 7, 1534, she was 14 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Henry Brandon  1535-1551
  2. Charles Brandon  1537-1551


(2) She is married to Richard Bertie.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Susan Bertie  1554-????
  2. Peregrine Bertie  1555-1601 


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Catherine Willoughby

Christopher Willoughby
1453-< 1499
Margaret Jenney
????-± 1517

Catherine Willoughby
1520-1580

(1) 1534

Charles Brandon
< 1472-1545

Henry Brandon
1535-1551
Charles Brandon
1537-1551
(2) 

Richard Bertie
1517-1582

Susan Bertie
1554-????
Peregrine Bertie
1555-1601

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Historical events

Birthday March 22, 1520

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 15 » Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
    • July 7 » Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
    • September 30 » Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 21 » João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".
    • November 9 » More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath
    • November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.

Day of marriage September 7, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 20 » Jacques Cartier begins his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • June 29 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
    • July 4 » Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
    • July 24 » French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.
    • November 3 » English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
    • December 6 » The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.

Day of death September 19, 1580

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1580: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 6 » One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
    • July 12 » The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
    • August 25 » War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
    • September 26 » Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
    • October 10 » Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
    • November 10 » After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.


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Source: Wikipedia

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About the surname Willoughby


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