Richard de Willoughby

Sir
Richard de Willoughby
22nd Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
28 March 1332 – 20 September 1332
MonarchEdward III
Prime MinisterHenry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
(as Lord High Steward)
ChancellorJohn Stratford
Preceded byGeoffrey Scrope
Succeeded byGeoffrey Scrope
24th Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
10 September 1333 – 1337
MonarchEdward III
Prime MinisterHenry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
(as Lord High Steward)
ChancellorJohn Stratford (1333-1334)
Richard Bury (1334-1335)
John Stratford (1335-1337)
Preceded byGeoffrey Scrope
Succeeded byGeoffrey Scrope
26th Lord Chief Justice of England
In office
October 1338 – 21 July 1340
MonarchEdward III
Prime MinisterHenry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
(as Lord High Steward)
ChancellorRichard Wentworth (1338-1340)
John Stratford (1340)
Robert Stratford (1340)
Preceded byGeoffey Scrope
Succeeded byRobert Parning
Personal details
Bornc. 1290
Died14 March 1362(1362-03-14) (aged 71–72)
Resting placeWilloughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Isabel Mortein
Joan Charron
Elizabeth Vautort
ParentSir Richard Willoughby

Sir Richard de Willoughby (c. 1290 – 14 March 1362) was an English landowner, politician and judge from Nottinghamshire, who was Chief Justice of the King's Bench for three periods between 1332 and 1340.[1][2]

  1. ^ Payling, S. J. (2004), "Willoughby, Sir Richard (c.1290–1362)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 21 July 2017
  2. ^ "Biography of Sir Richard Willoughby (c. 1290-1362) at the University of Nottingham". nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2018.