John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles
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John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, was an English nobleman of the late 15th century closely connected to the Tudor dynasty through both blood and marriage.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century English person
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English nobleman ⓘ peer of England ⓘ |
| allegiance | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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House of Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey
NERFINISHED
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Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Tudor dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creationOfViscountcy | 1486 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1499 ⓘ |
| deathCause | natural causes (presumed) ⓘ |
| familyName | Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halfSibling | Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Baron Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Tudor period
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTitleCreation | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Welles family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscount Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close kinship to Henry VII of England
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marriage to Cecily of York ⓘ |
| ordinalOfTitle | 1st Viscount Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySummonsAsViscount | 1487 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Baron Welles (as family title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Viscount ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage |
Edward IV of England
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cecily of York
NERFINISHED
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Lady Cecily Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseEndDate | 1499 ⓘ |
| spouseStartDate | 1487 ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncleOf | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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