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Lionel De Welles , Sir

d. 29 Mar 1461 · Towton

Parents

Father: Eudo De Welles (–1421)
Mother: Maud de Greystroke

Events

Death: 29 Mar 1461 · Towton

Family

Spouse: Joan or Cicely De Waterton · m. 15 Aug 1417 · St. Oswold's, Methley, Yorks

Children:

Margaret De Welles (–BEFORE 1504)
m. Thomas Dymoke (1428–12 Mar 1470)
Children: Margaret Dymoke (–1461)

Notes

Chief Governor of Ireland, 1438-42. Slain at the Battle of Towton.