Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby -1475

Paternal Family Tree: Welles

Maternal Family Tree: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury 1364-1424

1470 March 1470 Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

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.

On 9th January 1449 [her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 21] and [her mother] Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 24] were married. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 25th July 1452 [her grandfather] Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby [aged 67] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter [her mother] Joan [aged 27] succeeded 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. [her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 24] by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

Second Battle of St Albans

                    On 17th February 1461 the Lancastrian army defeated the Yorkist army at Second Battle of St Albans and rescued King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 39]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter [aged 30] and included Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland [aged 39], John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 45], Henry Grey 4th or 7th Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 26], Henry Roos and [her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 33].
                
                    Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 33], William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme [aged 46], John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 12] and Thomas Tresham [aged 41] were knighted.
                
                    The Yorkist army included Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 32], William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel [aged 43], John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 61] and Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex [aged 57]. John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu [aged 30] was captured. Robert Poynings [aged 42] and James Luttrell [aged 34] were killed.
                
                    John Grey [aged 29] was killed fighting for Lancaster. A death that was to have far reaching consequences; his widow Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 24] subsequently married King Edward IV of England [aged 18].
                
                    During the battle William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville [aged 68] and Thomas Kyriell [aged 65] were assigned to the protection of the King Henry VI. After the battle both were beheaded against all decent laws of battle.
                
                    William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville was beheaded. His great granddaughter Cecily succeeded 2nd Baroness Bonville.
                
                    Thomas Kyriell was beheaded.
                
                    William Cotton [aged 21] was killed.

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Before 13th February 1462 [her mother] Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 37] died. Her son [her brother] Robert succeeded 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

March 1470 Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

On 12th March 1470 King Edward IV of England [aged 27] commanded at the Battle of Losecoat Field (Empingham).

Thomas Dymoke [aged 42] and [her father] Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 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 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. Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 37] by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He, Hastings, a favourite of King Edward IV of England [aged 27], younger brother of Edward's great friend William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 39].

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 [aged 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 19th March 1470 [her brother] Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Baroness Willoughby of Eresby were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1st June 1470 Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 37] and Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby were married.

Patent Rolls. 1st June 1470. Licence for [her husband] Richard Hastynges [aged 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.

4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury

                    On 4th May 1471 King Edward IV of England [aged 29] was victorious at the 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury. His brother Richard [aged 18], Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick [aged 36], John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 46], George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny [aged 31], John Savage [aged 49], John Savage [aged 27], Thomas St Leger [aged 31], John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet [aged 45], Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough [aged 40] fought. William Brandon [aged 46], George Browne [aged 31], [her brother-in-law] Ralph Hastings, [her husband] Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 38], James Tyrrell [aged 16], Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 38] were knighted. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 40] commanded.
                
                    Margaret of Anjou [aged 41] was captured. Her son Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 17] was killed. He was the last of the Lancastrian line excluding the illegitmate Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 11] whose line continues to the present.
                
                    John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] was killed and attainted. Earl Devon forfeit. Some sources refer to these titles as being abeyant?
                
                    John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 71] was killed. Baron Wenlock extinct.
                
                    John Delves [aged 49], John Beaufort [aged 30], William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 35] and Robert Whittingham [aged 42] were killed.
                
                    Edmund Beaufort [aged 32], Humphrey Tuchet [aged 37] and Hugh Courtenay [aged 44] were captured.
                
                    Henry Roos fought and escaped to Tewkesbury Abbey [Map] where he sought sanctuary. He was subsequently pardoned.
                
                    William Carey [aged 34] was killed.

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                    Before 16th March 1475 Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby died.
                
                    Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 22] de jure 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 15] by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
                
                    King Edward IV of England [aged 32] had father and son [Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby and Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles] posthumously attainted some five years after the Welles' Rebellion [see Patent Rolls] to ensure Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 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 John Welles 1st Viscount Welles [aged 25] who should have inherited Baron Welles following Joan's death.

In 1503 [her former husband] Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 70] died at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map]. He was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map].

Ancestors of Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby -1475

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 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Ros Baroness Welles 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Eudo Welles 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Mowbray Countess Rockingham 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke 15 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Clifford Baroness Greystoke 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

father: Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby 5 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby 8 x Great Grandson 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 Grandson 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 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche 4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 5 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grandson 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 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Ightham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ightham Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Zouche 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

mother: Joan Willoughby 7th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer 11 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

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 Grandson 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 Grandson 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 Granddaughter 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 Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Francis

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury

Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby -1475

Royal Ancestors of Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby -1475

Ancestors of Joan Welles 9th Baroness Willoughby of Eresby -1475