William de Roos, Lord Ros of Hamlake

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• History: birth to death

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History:
On 17 June 1285, he became Baron Ros upon the death of his father.

From 1295 to 1316, he was a Member of Parliament.

In 1296, he was one of the competitors for the Scottish crown through his Grandmother, Isabel, the natural daughter of William the Lion. For his battles in Scotland, Edward I granted him Hamlake Castle.

William married Matilda de Vaux in 1278. Matilda (daughter of John de Vaux and Sybil) was born about 1257. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William de Ros, Lord Ros of Helmsley was born in 1290 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1342/43 in Holy Land; was buried in Kirkham Priory, Kirkham, Yorkshire, England.
2. John de Ros, Baron de Ros and Admiral of the Seas died in 1338.
3. Thomas de Ros
4. Margaret de Ros
5. Anne de Ros
6. Mary de Ros

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• Title(s): 1258
• Offices Held: From 1261 to 1265
• Military: 1265

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Title(s):
He became the 1st Baron Ros of Belvoir.

Offices Held:
He was a Member of Parliament.

Military:
He joined in the revolt against the king, and after the defeat at Eversham, his lands were forfeit. Later they were restored.

Robert married Isabel d'Albini before 17 May 1244. Isabel (daughter of William d'Albini, Lord of Belvoir and Albreda Biset) died on 5 Jun 1301. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miscellaneous: 17 May 1244
• Miscellaneous: 1247

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Name:
She was also known as Isabel d'Aubigny

Miscellaneous:
Bernard de Savoy and Hugh Gifford were commanded to deliver her to her husband, Robert de Roos.

Miscellaneous:
After her father's death, she was a ward of the King.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: 1235/36

Notes:

Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as about 1264.

Name:
He supported the cause of the Barons and was imprisoned after the battle of Lincoln by the royalists, but was soon released. He later fought in France, Wales, and Scotland.

Offices Held:
He was a member of Parliament.

William married Lucy FitzPiers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1266

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Name:
Her name was also spelt Lucia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: His name was also spelt William d'Aubigny.
• Military: 1217; He fought in the Battle of Lincoln in 1217, as a commander.
• Last Full Review: 6 May 2020

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Death: Wurts (1945) gives his death date as 1285.

Military:

William married Albreda Biset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
• Knighted: 1215
• Miscellaneous: 1215

Notes:

Weis (1982) gives his father as Robert de Ros, who was his grandfather.

Knighted:
He became a Knight Templar.

Miscellaneous:
He supported the cause of the barons, and was one of the Magna Carta sureties.

Robert married Isabel, Princess of Scotland in 1191 in Haddington, Lincolnshire, England. Isabel (daughter of William I "the Lion", King of the Scots and daughter of Richard Avenel Avenel) was born about 1150. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
• Living: 1204
• Living: 19 May 1235

Piers married Alice. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to death

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History:
When his father died in 1167, he became a ward to King Henry II.

In 1194, he was with the army of Richard I in Normandy.

In 1201 the Barons refused to attend their sovereign into France. King John demanded that their castles should be given up to him as security for their allegiance, beginning with William d'Albini and his Belvoir Castle. William instead gave him his son, William, as a hostage.

He was distinguished as one of the rebel Barons in the time of King John, and was their general, though he had joined them as late as January 1214/15. He was a Surety. He it was who made so noble a defense as governor of' Rochester Castle in a siege that lasted three months. Later King John had ordered him to be executed, and in 1216, was captured at the Castle of Corfe. William had to pay 6,000 marks for his freedom.

After King John's death, he submitted himself to King Henry III. He was forced to give his wife and son, Nicholas, as hostages for his allegiance.

In 1217, he commanded the army for Henry III, in the battle of Lincoln.

Buried:
His heart was buried "under the wall, opposite the high alter" at Belvoir Castle.

William married Margery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]