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1406 - 1461 (55 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sir Lionel DE WELLES, K.G. was born in 1406 (son of Eudes DE WELLES and Maud DE GREYSTOKE); died on 29 Mar 1461 in Slain at Towton. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: 6th Lord Welles
- Fact 1: Died by his own hand it is said being unable to brook the disgrace of banishment from court.
- Fact: 1438-1442, Governor of Ireland
Notes:
Name:
He was summoned to Parliament from 25 Feb 1431/2 by writs directed 'Leoni de Welles'. A firm Lancastrian, he was taken prisoner by the Yorkists at Blore Heath on 23 Sep 1459, and was with Queen Margaret's army which won St. Albans on 17 Feb1460/1. Lionel De Welles, Lord Welles, was slain testate aged fifty-five at the Battle of Towton on 29 Mar 1461, and was buried with his first wife at Methley.
Lionel married Joan DE WATERTON on 15 Aug 1417. Joan died after 18 Oct 1434. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Margaret DE WELLES died on 13 Jul 1480.
- Alianor DE WELLES
Lionel married Margaret BEAUCHAMP in 20 Apr 1447. Margaret (daughter of John DE BEAUCHAMP and Edith STOURTON) died before 3 Jun 1482. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
4. | Sir John DE WELLES was born on 20 Apr 1352 in Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England (son of John DE WELLES and Maud DE ROS); died on 26 Aug 1421. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
Name:
John De Welles, Knt., 5th Lord Welles, of Gainsby, son of John de Welles, 3rd Lord Welles, by Maud, daughter, probably, of William de Ros, 2nd Lord Ros of Helmesley. He was born at Conisholme, co. Lincoln, on 20 Apr 1352. He was summoned to Parliament from 20 Jan 1375-6 by writs directed "Johanni de Welle". He was frequently abroard or serving in the French wars. In May 1390 he and Sir David Lindsay, aftrwards 1st Earl of Crawford, performed a notable feat of arms on London Bridge to prove "the chivalry and valiant deeds of Englishmen", in which Welles was unhorsed at the third course. Alianor may have been living in 1399.
John married Eleanor DE MOWBRAY in May 1368. Eleanor (daughter of John DE MOWBRAY, III and Elizabeth DE SEGRAVE) was born before 25 Mar 1364; died after 1399. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
10. | John DE MOWBRAY, III was born on 25 Jun 1340 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England (son of John DE MOWBRAY, II and Joan OF LANCASTER); died on 9 Oct 1368 in Slain by the Turks. Other Events and Attributes:
- Death: Between Jun and Oct 1368
- Fact: 10th Baron Mowbray
- Fact: 4th Lord Mowbray
- Death: 09 Oct 1368, Axholme, Lincolnshire
- Will Proved: 17 May 1369
Notes:
Name:
John De Mowbray, Knt., 4th Lord Mowbray of Axholme, co. Lincoln, son and heir, was born at Epworth on 25 June 1340. He was knighted in July 1335 when the King was with his fleet in the Downs on his way to an invasion of France. Next year he served in the Brittany campaign. He was summoned to parliament from 14 Aug 1362. "John de Mowbray, knt., lord of Axiholm", died testate, being slain by the Turks in Thrace near Constantinople on 9 Oct 1368.
John married Elizabeth DE SEGRAVE between 1349 and 1353. Elizabeth (daughter of John DE SEGRAVE and Margaret Of NORFOLK) was born on 25 Oct 1338 in Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire, England; died before 9 May 1376. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Elizabeth DE SEGRAVE was born on 25 Oct 1338 in Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire, England (daughter of John DE SEGRAVE and Margaret Of NORFOLK); died before 9 May 1376. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Baroness Segrave
- Name: Elizabeth Segrave
Children:
- 5. Eleanor DE MOWBRAY was born before 25 Mar 1364; died after 1399.
- John DE MOWBRAY, IV was born on 01 Aug 1365 in Epworth in the Isle of Axholme; died on 10 Feb 1383; was buried in White Friars' Church, Fleet Street, London.
- Sir Thomas DE MOWBRAY, Knt. was born on 22 Mar 1365/6; died on 22 Sep 1399 in Of the Plague in Venice, Italy; was buried in Abbey of St. George, Venice.
- Joan DE MOWBRAY died after 30 Nov 1402.
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