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Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane
b. circa 1392, d. 1448
Birth
Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane, was born circa 1392.
Parents
| Father | Sir Thomas le Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane (b. circa 1358, d. 1435) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Preston (b. circa 1360, d. circa 1393) |
Family life
Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane, and Levita Ferrers, of Devonshire, were married in 1420.1 He and Elisabeth Wogan were married in 1434. He received dispensation from the Lord Primate for this marriage, because she was his kinswoman.1
Child with Levita Ferrers, of Devonshire, (b. circa 1395, d. before 1433)
| Son | John Fleming+ (b. circa 1415, d. 1445) |
Child with Elisabeth Wogan (b. circa 1400)
| Son | David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane+ (b. 1435, d. 1463) |
Working life
- Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane, served in the military as was taken prisoner by Irish forces led by Oconthir on 10 May 1414 in Kilka.2
Property
Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane, possessed inherited his father's baronial lands in 1435.3 He possessed made a settlement concerning his Devonshire estates (but excluding Croyde and Highbray) in 1437.1
Death
Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane, died in 1448 at age ~56.4
Citations
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p59
- [S51] Raphael Holinshed, Holinshed's Chronicle, Ireland, vol vi, p 264
- [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane
- [S10] Richard Bligh, The Slane Peerage Case, p 86
| Last Edited | 19 February 2025 |