Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (25 December 1821 – 26 August 1870), was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 1865), and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond (died 1865). He never married.

Tomb at Edenham, Lincolnshire (in the background is the tomb of his nephew Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster)

On his father's death in 1865, he succeeded him as Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Baron Gwydyr, Baronet Burrell of Knipp and joint (1/2) hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain. 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.[1] 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 (d. 1910), is to the rear of the Church of St Michael and All Angels at Edenham in Lincolnshire. Together, the tombs are Grade II listed.[2]

Court offices
Preceded by Lord Great Chamberlain
1865–1870
Succeeded byas Deputy
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Willoughby de Eresby
1865–1870
Vacant
Abeyant until 1871
Title next held by
Clementina Drummond-Willoughby
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Gwydyr
1865–1870
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Pair of tombs at east end of Church of St. Michael (Alberic Drummond Willoughby and Earl of Ancaster) (Grade II) (1360078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.