James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane
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James Fleming was a member of the Irish Parliament in 1491 and sheriff of County Meath
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James was the son of William Fleming and his wife the former Janet Rochfort. He succeeded to the title of his 1st cousin once removed, Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane in 1471. He was one of the 11 Irish barons who came to Greenwich on Henry VII
's summons in 1489.
He married Elizabeth Welles, daughter of Sir William Welles
( died 1463 ) Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his wife Anne Barnewall; Elizabeth, who had previously been married to the second Baron Killeen, died in 1506. Their children were:
The Annals of Ulster state that James' death was due to the first recorded Irish outbreak of sweating sickness
, Ireland having escpaped the English epidemic of 1485.
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
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James was the son of William Fleming and his wife the former Janet Rochfort. He succeeded to the title of his 1st cousin once removed, Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane in 1471. He was one of the 11 Irish barons who came to Greenwich on Henry VII
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
's summons in 1489.
He married Elizabeth Welles, daughter of Sir William Welles
William Welles
Sir William Welles was an English-born statesman and judge in fifteenth-century Ireland, who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland: he was the brother of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, a prominent supporter of the House of Lancaster, who was killed at the Battle of Towton.-...
( died 1463 ) Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his wife Anne Barnewall; Elizabeth, who had previously been married to the second Baron Killeen, died in 1506. Their children were:
- Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron SlaneChristopher Fleming, 8th Baron SlaneChristopher Fleming was an Irish nobleman, who was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland from 1514 until his death. He succeeded as 8th Baron in 1492.- Family :...
- two younger sons, Thomas and George, from whom later Barons were descended.
The Annals of Ulster state that James' death was due to the first recorded Irish outbreak of sweating sickness
Sweating sickness
Sweating sickness, also known as "English sweating sickness" or "English sweate" , was a mysterious and highly virulent disease that struck England, and later continental Europe, in a series of epidemics beginning in 1485. The last outbreak occurred in 1551, after which the disease apparently...
, Ireland having escpaped the English epidemic of 1485.
Sources
- G. E. C., ed. Geoffrey F. White. The Complete Peerage. (London: St. Chaterine Press, 1953) Vol. XII, Part 1, p. 8-9.