Francis Willoughby (1547–1596)

For other people with the same name, see Francis Willoughby (disambiguation).
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Francis Willoughby
Portrait of Sir Francis Willoughby, 1573 by George Gower
Born1547 (1547)
Woodlands, Dorset
Died1596 (aged 48–49)
London
BuriedSt Giles
SpouseElizabeth Littleton
FatherSir Henry Willoughby
MotherAnne Grey

Sir Francis Willoughby (1546/7–1596) was an English industrialist and coalowner, who built Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire.

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