Baron Welles

The title of Baron Welles has been created thrice. It was first created for Adam de Welles on May 6, 1299 in the Peerage of England by writ of summons. This creation was extinguished by attainder in 1469. It was created a second time in the Peerage of England by writ of summons for Sir Richard Hastings on November 15, 1487 and became extinct on his death. The third creation was on January 8, 1781, in the Peerage of Ireland, for Thomas Knox, later Viscount Northland. It is now a subsidiary title of the Earl of Ranfurly.

Barons Welles (1299)

*Adam de Welles, 1st Baron Welles (d. 1311)
*Robert de Welles, 2nd Baron Welles (1297–1320)
*Adam de Welles, 3rd Baron Welles (1304–1345)
*John de Welles, 4th Baron Welles (1334–1361)
*John de Welles, 5th Baron Welles (1352–1421)
*Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles (1406–1461) (attainted 1461)
*Richard de Welles, 7th Baron Welles (c. 1429–1469/1470) (attainder reversed 1468; attainted 1469/1470)

Barons Welles (1487)

*Richard Hastings, 1st Baron Welles (d. 1503)

Barons Welles (1781)

*Thomas Knox, 1st Baron Welles (1729–1818) (created Viscount Northland 1791)For further Barons Welles, see Earl of Ranfurly.

References

*Rayment