 Francis Willoughby (1547–1596)

Sir Francis Willoughby (1546/7–1596) was an industrialist and coalowner, who built Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire.Francis Willoughby was the younger son of Sir Henry Willoughby (slain 27 August 1549 during Kett's Rebellion) of Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, and Anne Grey (d.1548), the daughter of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, by Margaret Wotton.