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Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Ros

Baron Ros is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

1299 Edward I Creates New Barons

1421 Battle of Baugé

1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor

Baron Ros Helmsley (1st Creation)

1st: William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1316. Son

2nd: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1343. Son

3rd: William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1352. Brother.

4th: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1384. Son

5th: John Ros 5th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1393. Brother.

6th: William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1414. Son

7th: John Ros 7th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1421. Brother.

8th: Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1430. Son

9th: Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1464. Son

10th: Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1508. Abeyant. Nephew.

11th: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1513. Son

12th: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland. Died 1543. Son

13th: Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland. Died 1563. Son

14th: Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland. Died 1587. Daughter.

15th: Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley. Died 1591. Son

16th: William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1618. First Cousin Once Removed.

17th: Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland. Died 1632. Daughter.

18th: Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham. Died 1649. Son

19th: George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Died 1687. Second Cousin Four times Removed.

20th: Charlotte Boyle 20th Baroness Ros of Helmsley. Died 1831. Son

21st: Henry Fitzgerald 21st Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1839. Brother.

22nd: William Fitzgerald De Ros 22nd Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1874. Son

23rd: Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley. Died 1907. Daughter.

24th: Mary Fitzgerald De Ros 24th Baroness Ros of Helmsley. Died 1939. Daughter.

25th: Una Mary Dawson 25th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley. Died 1956. Granddaughter.

26th: Georgiana Ross 26th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley. Died 1983. Son

27th: Peter Maxwell 27th Baron de Ros of Helmsley. Extant.

On 06 Feb 1299 King Edward I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...

John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.

John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.

William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.

Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.

Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.

John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.

The next baronies may not have been created on 06 Feb 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10 Apr 1299 and 21 Sep 1299 respectively.

Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.

John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.

John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.

Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.

Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.

John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.

Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.

John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.

John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.

Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.

Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.

William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.

Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.

Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.

On 06 Aug 1316 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 61) died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son William (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].

Before 25 Nov 1316 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 31) and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 8) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 03 Feb 1343 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 58) died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son William (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. Margaret Neville (age 13) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 03 Dec 1352 William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 23) died. His brother Thomas (age 17) succeeded 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond (age 11) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 22 Jun 1382 John Ros 5th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 13) and Mary Percy Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. He the son of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 47) and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond (age 41). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 08 Jun 1384 Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 49) died at Uffington. He was buried at Rievaulx Abbey [Map]. His son John (age 15) succeeded 5th Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].

On 06 Aug 1393 John Ros 5th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) died at Paphos returning from Pilgrimage. He was buried at Rievaulx Abbey [Map]. His brother William (age 23) succeeded 6th Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].

Around 1394 William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) and Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. She brought a 40 mark annuity to the marriage awarded to her by King Richard II of England (age 26) following the death of his wife Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England (age 27) in whose household she had been. She the sister of the Earl of Arundel (age 48). He the son of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond (age 53). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 01 Sep 1414 William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) died. His son John (age 17) succeeded 7th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Before 22 Mar 1421 John Ros 7th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) and Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 22 Mar 1421 the Dauphin's (age 18) French army and a Scottish army heavily defeated the English army at the Battle of Baugé. On the French side Étienne Vignolles "La Hire" fought. On the Scottish side John Stewart 2nd Earl Buchan (age 40) and John Stewart of Darnley 1st Count Évreux (age 41) fought. William Douglas (age 37) was killed.

On the English side John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset (age 18), Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 44), Thomas Beaufort Count Perche (age 16) and John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 26) were captured. John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset would be captive for the next seventeen years. Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter was released in 1422. Thomas Beaufort Count Perche was released around 1427 in a prisoner exchange.

Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence (age 32) was killed in battle. Duke Clarence extinct.

John Lumley (age 38) was killed in battle.

John Ros 7th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) was killed in battle. His brother Thomas (age 13) succeeded 8th Baron Ros Helmsley.

William Ros (age 24), and Gilbert V Umfraville were killed.

John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 37) was killed in battle. His son Henry (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl Tankerville.

William Douglas 1st Lord Drumlanrig was present.

Before 09 Sep 1427 Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 19) and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 45) and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 18 Aug 1430 Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 22) died. His son Thomas (age 2) succeeded 9th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Before 1455 Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 27) and Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. He the son of Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 46). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 25 Apr 1464 a Yorkist army commanded by John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) defeated a Lancastrian army commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 28) at Hedgeley Moor, Northumberland [Map] during the 25 Apr 1646 Battle of Hedgeley Moor.

Of the Lancastrians ...

Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 36) was killed. His son Edmund (age 9) succeeded 10th Baron Ros Helmsley. Thomas' lands however, including Belvoir Castle [Map] were given by King Edward IV of England (age 21) to William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 33).

Ralph Percy (age 39) was killed.

Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley: Around 1455 he was born to Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley and Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros of Helmsley. On 23 Oct 1508 Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley died. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant between his daughters annd their descendants.

On 23 Oct 1508 Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 53) died. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant between his daughters annd their descendants.

In 1512 George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 42) abeyance terminated 11th Baron Ros Helmsley. Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 35) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 27 Oct 1513 George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 43) died. He was buried in the St Leger Chantry, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. On 27 Oct 1513 His son Thomas (age 21) succeeded 12th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Before 1523 Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 30) and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 20 Sep 1543 Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 51) died. He was buried in the Chancel of St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Henry (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl of Rutland, 13th Baron Ros Helmsley. Margaret Neville Countess Rutland by marriage Countess of Rutland.

On 17 Sep 1563 Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland (age 36) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Edward (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron Ros Helmsley. Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland became a ward of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 30) and was specially under the charge of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 43).

On 06 Jun 1573 Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 23) and Isabel Holcroft Countess Rutland (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess of Rutland, Baroness Ros Helmsley. He the son of Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland and Margaret Neville Countess Rutland.

On 14 Apr 1587 Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37) died at his home Ivy Bridge on the Strand [Map] or at Puddle Wharf aka Dock [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 12) succeeded 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother John (age 36) succeeded 4th Earl of Rutland. Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland (age 34) by marriage Countess of Rutland. He would be Earl for ten months only dying on 24 Feb 1588.

Robert Constable (age 65) was one of the principal mourners at his funeral.

On 19 May 1591 Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 16) died in childbirth at Tower Street, All Hallows [Map]. Her son William (age 1) succeeded 16th Baron Ros Helmsley.

On 12 Feb 1615 William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) and Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. See Diary of Anne Clifford. He the son of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 49) and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley.

On 27 Jun 1618 William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 28) died. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 40) succeeded 17th Baron Ros Helmsley. Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 17 Dec 1632 Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 54) died at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire [Map]. On 20 Feb 1633 he was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Katherine (age 30) succeeded 18th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother George (age 52) succeeded 7th Earl of Rutland. Frances Carey Countess Rutland (age 61) by marriage Countess of Rutland.

In 1649 Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 46) died. Her son George (age 20) succeeded 19th Baron Ros Helmsley

In 1806 Charlotte Boyle 20th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 36) abeyance terminated 20th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 09 Jan 1831 Charlotte Boyle 20th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 61) died. Her son Henry (age 37) succeeded 21st Baron Ros Helmsley.

On 29 Mar 1839 Henry Fitzgerald 21st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 45) died. His brother William (age 41) succeeded 22nd Baron Ros Helmsley. Georgiana Lennox Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 43) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 06 Jan 1874 William Fitzgerald De Ros 22nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 76) died at Old Court, Strangford, County Down. His son Dudley (age 46) succeeded 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley. Elizabeth Egerton Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 41) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 29 Apr 1907 Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 80) died at Old Court, County Down. His daughter Mary (age 52) succeeded 24th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 04 May 1939 Mary Fitzgerald De Ros 24th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 84) died. Her daughter Una (age 59) succeeded 25th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 09 Oct 1956 Una Mary Dawson 25th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (age 77) died. Her granddaughter Georgiana (age 23) succeeded 26th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 21 Apr 1983 Georgiana Ross 26th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (age 49) died. Her son Peter (age 24) succeeded 27th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Baron Ros Kendal (2nd Creation)

Around 1300 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Kendal (age 28) was created 1st Baron Ros Kendal. The date, and the barony somewhat vague. Not clear who is the first baron.

In or before 1307 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Kendal (age 34) and Devorgilla Galloway Baroness Ros Kendal were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Kendal.

Before 09 May 1310 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Kendal (age 38) died. His son Thomas (age 3) succeeded 2nd Baron Ros Kendal.

Around 1391 Thomas Ros 2nd Baron Ros Kendal (age 84) died. His grandson Robert succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Kendal.

In 1458 Robert Ros 3rd Baron Ros Kendal died. His son Robert (age 58) succeeded 4th Baron Ros Kendal.

Before 1473 Robert Ros 4th Baron Ros Kendal (age 72) and Anne Thornborough Baroness Ros Kendal were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Kendal.

In 1473 Robert Ros 4th Baron Ros Kendal (age 73) died. Baron Ros Kendal abeyant. His aunt Elizabeth Ros and her husband William Parr inherited Kendal Castle, Westmoreland which then descended through the Parr family until it was forfetied to the Crown by the conviction for high treason, and attainder, of William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton in 1553.