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Paternal Family Tree: Welles
Maternal Family Tree: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury 1364-1424
Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby was born to Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby and Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby.
Before 13th February 1462 [her mother] Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 37) died. Her son [her brother] Robert succeeded 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 12th March 1470 King Edward IV of England (age 27) commanded at the Battle of Losecoat Field (Empingham).
Thomas Dymoke (age 42) and [her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby (age 42) were beheaded at Queen's Cross, Stamford before the battle1. His son [her brother] Robert succeeded 8th Baron Welles.
The name 'Losecoat' not contemporary, and its meaning of men "losing their coats" may have been invented in the 19th Century. The name Losecoat appears to be first used in the 16th Century Hall's and Holinshed's Chronicles.
The 1475 attainder of Richard and Robert Welles refers to the battle having taken place "in a field called 'Hornefeld' in Empyngham",
Note 1. Some sources say on battlefield immediately prior to the battle, some after the batte
On 19th March 1470 [her brother] Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles was beheaded at Doncaster [Map]. He was buried at Whitefriars Doncaster [Map]. Baron Welles forfeit. His sister Joan succeeded 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. [her future husband] Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 37) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He, Hastings, a favourite of King Edward IV of England (age 27), younger brother of Edward's great friend [her future brother-in-law] William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 39).
Before 16th March 1475 Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby died.
Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 22) de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 15) by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
King Edward IV of England (age 32) had father and son [[her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby and [her brother] Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles] posthumously attainted some five years after the Welles' Rebellion [see Patent Rolls] to ensure [her husband] Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 42) would continue to enjoy the benefit of the Welles' estates.
Another example of King Edward IV of England being somewhat disingenuous with the legal system to his own advantage. He, Edward was, in effect, disinheriting Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby who should have inherited Baron Willoughby de Eresby and [her uncle] John Welles 1st Viscount Welles (age 25) who should have inherited Baron Welles following Joan's death.
Patent Rolls. 16th March 1475. Exemplification, at the request of William Broune of Staumford, Westminster. 'marchaunt,' of the tenour of an article in an act (English) of attaint in the Parliament summoned at Westminster on 6 October, 12 Edward IV. and continued by divers prorogations to 23 January, 14 Edward IV. ordaining that whereas [her father] Richard Welles late of Hellowe, co. Lincoln, knight, caused [her brother] Robert Welles late of Hellowe, knight, and Thomas Delalaunde late of Horblyng, co. Lincoln, knight, and others to assemble together against the king and they made war against the king on 12 March, 10 Edward IV. in a field called 'Hornefeld' in Empyngham, co. Rutland, the said Richard, Robert and Thomas be convicted of high treason and forfeit all the possessions which they had on the said 12 March except the manors of Lilleford, co. Northampton, and Hokyngton, co. Cambridge, whereof Thomas FitzWilliam the elder and Thomas FltzWilliam the younger were seised to the same time that they made estate thereof to Jahne late the wife of [her husband] Richard Hastynges (age 42), knight, and heirs in fee and after the said Richard and Jahne sold the same manors to the said William and of the same levied a fine to the use of him and his heirs. [Rolls of Parliament, VI. 144.]
Before 1st June 1470 Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 37) and Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby were married.
Patent Rolls. 1st June 1470. Licence for [her husband] Richard Hastynges (age 37), esquire, and Joan his wife, daughter and Westminster, heiress of [her father] Richard Welles, knight, late lord Welles and Wyllughby, tenant in chief, and sister and heiress of [her brother] Robert Welles, knight, son of the latter, tenant in chief, to enter freely in her right into all castles, lordships, lands, rents, reversions, services, fees, fee-farms, views of frank-pledge, courts leet, knights' fees, warrens, parks, fisheries, fairs, marRets, advowsons and other possessions late of [her grandfather] Robert Willoughby, knight, late lord Willoughby, and Joan his daughter, which on the death of the said Richard Welles and Robert Welles should descend to her. By p.s.
In 1503 [her former husband] Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 70) died at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map]. He was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map].
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Welles 3rd Baron Welles
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Welles 4th Baron Welles
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bardolf Baroness Welles
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Welles 5th Baron Welles 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Ros Baroness Welles 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eudo Welles 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Mowbray Countess Rockingham 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhenry of Ravensworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Greystoke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Clifford Baroness Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Waterton of Waterton in Lincolnshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Waterton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Newmarch of Womersley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Newmarch
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Waterton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Mauley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Piers Mauley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Mauley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bruce
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bruce
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Lancaster
GrandMother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fleming of Woodhall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Fleming
Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby and Latimer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isolde Chaworth Baroness Strange Knockin
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Ightham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ightham Baroness Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Zouche 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere
Mother: Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Monthermer Baroness Montagu 3rd Baroness Monthermer Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Brewes Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brewes Baroness Monthermer
GrandMother: Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Willoughby Eresby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Francis
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury