Individual Details

Sir Lionel de Welles

(1406 - 29 Mar 1461)

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Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles1
M, #107347, b. 1406, d. 29 March 1461
Last Edited=17 Sep 2014
Consanguinity Index=0.22%
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles was born in 1406.2 He was the son of Eudes de Welles and Maud de Greystoke.2 He married, firstly, Joan de Waterton, daughter of Sir Robert de Waterton, on 15 August 1417 at St. Oswald's Church, Methely, Yorkshire, England.2 He married, secondly, Margaret Beauchamp, daughter of John Beauchamp and Edith de Stourton, circa April 1447.1 He died on 29 March 1461 at Towton, Yorkshire, England, killed in action.1
He gained the title of 6th Lord Welles. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) on 25 February 1431.2 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.).2 He fought in the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461.2
Child of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Joan de Waterton

Margaret de Welles+2 d. 13 Jul 1480

Children of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Margaret Beauchamp

Cicely Welles+
John de Welles, 1st Viscount Welles+1 b. a 1448, d. 9 Feb 1499

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 104. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S1545] Mitchell Adams, "re: West Ancestors," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 6 December 2005 - 19 June 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: West Ancestors."

Events

Birth1406
Marriage15 Aug 1417St. Oswald's Church, Methely, Yorkshire, England - Joan de Waterton
Title (Nobility)25 Feb 1431Member of Parliament (M.P.)
Death29 Mar 1461
Military29 Mar 1461Fought in the Battle of Towton
Title (Nobility)6th Baron Welles
Title (Nobility)Knight, Order of the Garter

Families

SpouseJoan de Waterton ( - )
ChildMargaret de Welles ( - 1480)
FatherEudes de Welles ( - 1417)
MotherMaud de Greystoke ( - )