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Personal data Robert Welles 

  • He was born on August 4, 1484 in England.
  • He died on August 30, 1558 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, he was 74 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Robert Welles

He had a relationship with Joan Welles Stouton.


Child(ren):

  1. William Welles  1520-1563 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Welles

Robert Welles
1484-1558


Joan Welles Stouton
1488-1540

William Welles
1520-1563

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Historical events

Birthday August 4, 1484

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1484: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
    • March 26 » William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
    • July 6 » Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
    • July 22 » Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured.
    • August 29 » Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV.
    • December 5 » Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.

Day of death August 30, 1558

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1558: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
    • April 24 » Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
    • July 13 » Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
    • October 17 » Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
    • November 17 » Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.


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Source: Wikipedia

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