Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Died19 March 1470
Doncaster
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Bourchier
FatherRichard Welles, 7th Baron Welles
MotherJoan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby

Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and 8th Baron Welles (died 19 March 1470), was the son of Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles, and Joan Willoughby, 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. He was the prime mover in an uprising against Edward IV in 1470, although his actions were possibly orchestrated by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick.