Background
Christopher was the eldest son of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. His mother was Elizabeth Welles (died 1506), daughter of William Welles, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his wife Anne Barnewall, widow of the 3rd Baron Killeen.
Christopher was the eldest son of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. His mother was Elizabeth Welles (died 1506), daughter of William Welles, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his wife Anne Barnewall, widow of the 3rd Baron Killeen.
He succeeded as 8th Baron Slane in 1492. After Ellis" death Christopher married secondly Elizabeth Stucley, daughter of Nicholas Stucley. James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane
Eleanor
Today Christopher Fleming is best remembered for his religious foundations.
The friary was later abandoned, but its ruins are still one of the best known sights of Slane.