Sir Francis Willoughby
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Sir Francis Willoughby was a 16th-century English industrialist and landowner known for his coal-mining wealth and for commissioning the grand Elizabethan mansion Wollaton Hall near Nottingham.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century person
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English landowner ⓘ coal mine owner ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| activity |
development of coal mining
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investment in industrial enterprises ⓘ |
| architectOfCommissionedWork | Robert Smythson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfCommissionedWork | Elizabethan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nottingham
NERFINISHED
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Wollaton Hall deer park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Bridget Willoughby
NERFINISHED
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Percival Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | Wollaton Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Willoughby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal-mining wealth
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commissioning Wollaton Hall ⓘ |
| legacy |
Wollaton Hall as a major Elizabethan country house
NERFINISHED
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early industrial development in Nottinghamshire ⓘ |
| memberOf | English gentry ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableEstate | Wollaton estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wollaton Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
coal magnate
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industrialist ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| owned |
Wollaton estate
NERFINISHED
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coal mines in Nottinghamshire ⓘ ironworks ⓘ |
| patronage |
architecture
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landscape design ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
NERFINISHED
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High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ High Sheriff of Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Midlands
NERFINISHED
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Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Nottinghamshire
NERFINISHED
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Wollaton, Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Littleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
coal mining
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land rents ⓘ |
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