| 词条 | John de Welles, 5th Baron Welles |
| 释义 |
He was summoned to parliament between 20 January 1376 and 26 February 1421.[2] At a banquet in Edinburgh and presumably after too much alcohol he issued, as Champion of England, the following challenge to David Lindsay (later 1st Earl of Crawford): “Let words have no place; if ye know not the Chivalry and Valiant deeds of Englishmen; appoint me a day and a place where ye list, and ye shall have experience.”[1] As a result of the challenge, on St George’s Day, 23 April 1390,[3] he fought David Lindsay in mock combat on horseback on London Bridge, losing the match by falling from his horse in their third charge against each other. He was the father of:[4]
See also
Notes1. ^1 See p. 700-709 of Ancient Ancestors with Modern Descendants, 7th Ed., by Ronald Wells {{S-start}}{{s-reg|en}}{{succession box | before=John de Welles | title=Baron Welles | years=1361–1421 | after=Lionel de Welles}}{{S-end}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2012}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Welles, John}}{{England-baron-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{cite book|author=Sir Bernard Burke|title=A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ysWkXKSrpIC&pg=PA569|year=1866|publisher=Harrison|page=569}} 3. ^See p. 400-409 of Ancient Ancestors with Modern Descendants, 7th Ed., by Ronald Wells 4. ^See 3 : 1352 births|1421 deaths|Barons in the Peerage of England |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。