Peerage Record – 10735

     Sir Geoffrey Poole was born in 1431 at Worrell, Cheshire, England^G.² He married Edith St. John, daughter of Sir Oliver St. John and Margaret Beauchamp.¹ He died on 4 January 1491.³ He was also reported to have died in 1474.¹
     He lived at Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England.³ He was also known as Sir Geoffrey Pole.³ He lived at Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Richard Pole was the son of Sir Geoffrey Poole and Edith St. John.¹ He married Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Lady Isabel Neville, from 1491 to 1494.² He died before 18 December 1505.²
     He held the office of Esquire of the Body to King Henry VII before 22 October 1485.² He held the office of Sheriff of Merionethshire in February 1485/86.² He was appointed Knight in August 1487.² He held the office of Constable of Harlech Castle.² He was Chamberlain to Arthur, Prince of Wales before 20 March 1492/93.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1499.²

     Elizabeth St. John was the daughter of Sir Oliver St. John and Margaret Beauchamp.¹ She married, firstly, William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth), son of William la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth) and Elizabeth Crosse, before 2 April 1450.¹ She married, secondly, John Scrope, 5th Lord Scrope of Bolton, son of Henry le Scrope, 4th Lord Scrope of Bolton and Elizabeth Scrope, before 10 December 1471.² She died between 1488/89 and February 1490/91.²
     She was godmother to King Edward V.² From before 10 December 1471, her married name became Scrope.

     William la Zouche, 5th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth) was born circa 1402.² He was the son of William la Zouche, 4th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth) and Elizabeth Crosse.^3,4 He married, firstly, Alice Seymour, Baroness Saint Maur, daughter of Richard Seymour, 5th Lord St. Maur and Mary Peyvre, before 8 March 1423/24.⁵ He married, secondly, Elizabeth St. John, daughter of Sir Oliver St. John and Margaret Beauchamp, before 2 April 1450.¹ He died on 25 December 1462.⁴
     He succeeded as the 5th Baron Zouche, of Haryngworth [E., 1308] on 3 November 1415.¹

     Mary St. John is the daughter of Sir Oliver St. John and Margaret Beauchamp.¹ She married Richard Frogenhall.¹

     Richard Frogenhall married Mary St. John, daughter of Sir Oliver St. John and Margaret Beauchamp.¹

     Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles was born in 1406.² He was the son of Eudes de Welles and Maud de Greystoke.² He married, firstly, Joan de Waterton, daughter of Sir Robert de Waterton, on 15 August 1417 at St. Oswald’s Church, Methely, Yorkshire, England^G.² He married, secondly, Margaret Beauchamp, daughter of John Beauchamp and Edith de Stourton, circa April 1447.¹ He died on 29 March 1461 at Towton, Yorkshire, England^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the title of 6th Lord Welles. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) on 25 February 1431.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)² He fought in the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461.²

     John de Welles, 1st Viscount Welles was born after 1448. He was the son of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Margaret Beauchamp.¹ He married Cecilia Plantagenet, daughter of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Wydevill, between 25 November 1487 and 1 January 1488.² He died on 9 February 1499 at London, England^G.
     He was also known as John Welles. He gained the title of 1st Viscount Welles.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)²

     Cecilia Plantagenet was born on 20 March 1469 at Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Wydevill. She married John de Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, son of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Margaret Beauchamp, between 25 November 1487 and 1 January 1488.¹ She married Thomas Kyme between 13 May 1502 and January 1504.¹ She died on 24 August 1507 at age 38 at Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight, England^G.² She was buried at Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight, England^G.²
     She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1480.² From before December 1487, her married name became Welles. From before January 1504, her married name became Kymbe.

     Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley was born on 5 January 1352/53 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despenser.¹ He married Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle, daughter of Warin de Lisle, 2nd Lord Lisle and Margaret Pipard, in November 1367 at Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England^G.² He died on 13 July 1417 at age 64, without male issue.² He was buried at Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) in 1417.³
     Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas ‘the Magnificent’.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Lord Berkeley [E., 1295] on 8 June 1368.¹ He fought in the wars in France, Spain, Brittany and Scotland between 1378 and 1385.² In 1386 he entertained the King at Berkeley Castle.² He was a Commissioner for the deposition of King Richard II on 30 September 1399.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) to King Richard II and King Henry IV.² He held the office of Admiral of the South and West in 1403.² He held the office of Joint Warden of the Welsh Marches in 1404.² His last will was dated 1415/16. He held the office of Regent of the Kingdom in April 1416.²
     At his death, his barony by writ became extinct, althought there is an argument that it should have devolved onto his daughter, Elizabeth.²