Baron Willoughby de Broke
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The title Baron Willoughby de Broke is a barony by writ in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1491, in the for Sir Robert Willoughby, 9th Baron Latymer. At the death of his son, the baronies of Willoughby and Latymer fell into abeyance. Circa 1535, the Sovereign terminated the abeyance of the Willoughby title in favour of the second baron's granddaughter Elizabeth, who had married Sir Fulke Greville. The title stayed in the Greville family until the death of the fifth Baron, when the title passed to his sister, Margaret Verney. Thereafter the title has remained in the Verney family.
Barons Willoughby de Broke (1491)
- Robert Willoughby, 9th Baron Latymer, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1452-1502)
- Robert Willoughby, 10th Baron Latymer, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke (1472-1521) (abeyant 1521)
- Elizabeth Greville, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke (d. 1560) (abeyance terminated c. 1535)
- Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1536-1606)
- Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1554-1628)
- Margaret Verney, 6th Baroness Willoughby de Broke (c. 1561-1631)
- Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1586-1642)
- Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1619-1648)
- Greville Verney, 9th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1649-1668)
- William Verney, 10th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1668-1683)
- Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1621-1711)
- George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1659-1728)
- Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1693-1752)
- John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1738-1816)
- John Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1762-1820)
- Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1773-1852)
- Robert John Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1809-1862) née Barnard, then Robert John Townsend, but listed as Verney (†)
- Henry Verney, 18th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1844-1902)
- Richard Grenville Verney, 19th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1869-1923)
- John Henry Peyto Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1896-1986)
- Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke (b. 1938)
Heir Apparent: his son Hon. Rupert Greville Verney (b. 1966)
(†) Perhaps, it was his son and successor who began carrying the name of Verney