Baron Middleton
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Baron Middleton, of Middleton in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, of Wollaton, who had previously represented Nottinghamshire and Newark in Parliament. The Baronetcy, of Wollaton in the County of Nottingham, had been created in the Baronetage of England in 1677 for his elder brother Francis Willoughby, with special remainder to the latter's only brother Thomas, who succeeded him in 1688.
[edit] Baronets of Wollaton (1677)
- Sir Francis Willoughby, 1st Baronet, of Wollaton (1668-1688)
- Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, of Wollaton (1670-1729) (created Baron Middleton in 1711)
[edit] Barons Middleton (1711)
- Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton (1670-1729)
- Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692-1758)
- Francis Willoughby, 3rd Baron Middleton (1726-1774)
- Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton (1728-1781)
- Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (1726-1800)
- Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton (1761-1835)
- Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton (1769-1856)
- Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton (1817-1877)
- Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton (1844-1922)
- Godfrey Ernest Percival Willoughby, 10th Baron Middleton (1847-1924)
- Michael Guy Percival Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (1887-1970)
- (Digby) Michael Godfrey John Willoughby, 12th Baron Middleton (b. 1921)
The Heir Apparent is Hon. Michael Charles James Willoughby (b. 14 July 1948)
The Heir Apparent's son and heir: James William Michael Willoughby (b. 8 March 1976)
