Background
John Peyto-Verney was born on June 28, 1762, the eldest son of John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke (1738–1816), and Lady Louisa North, daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford at the Verney family seat at Compton Verney House in Warwickshire, inheriting the title 15th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 23rd Baron Latimer on the death of his father in 1816.