Robert de Welles, 2nd Baron Welles explained

Robert de Welles 2nd Baron de Welles Constable of Pendragon Castle
Succession:	Baron Welles
More:	no
Predecessor:	Adam de Welles, 1st Baron Welles
Successor:	Adam de Welles, 3rd Baron Welles
Suc-Type:	Successor
Spouse:	Maud de Clare^[1]
Spouse-Type:	Spouse
Noble Family:	de Welles
House-Type:	Nobility
Father:	Adam de Welles, 1st Baron Welles
Birth Date:	1296
Birth Place:	Blatherwycke, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Death Date:	August 1320
Death Place:	Greenfield,East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Burial Place:	Greenfield Priory
Occupation:	Peerage of England

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]

Notes and References

1. King, A. (2001). "Jack Le Irish and the Abduction of Lady Clifford, November 1315; The Heiress and the Irishman". Northern History, 38(2), 187–195.
2. 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.
3. Burke, J. (1833). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire (Vol. 2). H. Colburn.
4. Web site: [Greenfield Priory Greenfield, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England Robert "2nd Baron de Welles" de Welles]. de Clare. Natalie. 27 March 2016. Find A Grave.