13th and 14th-century English nobleman
Robert de Welles, 2nd Baron de Welles, Constable of Pendragon Castle was the son of Adam de Welles, 1st Baron Welles (1249–1311) and Joan d'Engayne (1265–1315).[1][2][3] He married Maud de Clare, daughter of Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond (1245–1287) in 1315 without royal licence.[1][2][3] It is said that he did, in fact, have a daughter by Maud de Clare, but historical evidence remains elusive. The Barony de Welles passed to his brother, Adam de Welles, 3rd Baron Welles (1304–1345) on his death.[1][2][3] He is buried at Greenfield Priory, Greenfield, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England.[4][unreliable source?]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Doyle, J. W. E. (1886). The Official Baronage of England: Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885, with Sixteen Hundred Illustrations (Vol. 3). Longmans, Green.
- ^ a b c Burke, J. (1833). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire (Vol. 2). H. Colburn.
- ^ de Clare, Natalie (27 March 2016). [Greenfield Priory Greenfield, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England "Robert "2nd Baron de Welles" de Welles"]. Find A Grave.
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