Sir John de Ros of Helmsley, KB, Lord Ros

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was the 5th Lord de Ros of Helmsley.
• Knighted: 1377; Following the coronation in 1377, he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath.
• Miscellaneous: 1377; In 1377 he took a prominent part in the pageantry at the coronation of Richard II.
• Title(s): 8 Jun 1384; On 8 June 1384 he succeeded as the 5th Lord de Ros of Helmsley.
• Military: From 1385 to 1386, Scotland; He was with the King on his expedition to Scotland from 1385 to 1386.
• Offices Held: From 8 Aug 1386 to 13 Nov 1303; From 8 August 1386 to 13 November 1303 he was a Member of Parliament.
• Land/House: 16 Oct 1386; On 16 October 1386 having proved his age, and done homage, he had writs for livery of seisin.
• Military: About 1388; About 1388 he was in the Naval Expedition under Richard, Earl of Arundel.
• Offices Held: Jun 1389; He joined in governing Carlisle and held wardenship of the west marches of Scotland in June 1389.
• Last Full Review: 10 Aug 2020

Notes:

Died:
He died while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

John married Mary de Percy before 22 Jun 1385. Mary (daughter of Sir Henry de Percy, Lord Percy and Joan Orreby) was born on 12 Mar 1367; died on 25 Aug 1394 in York, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1352
• Military: 1355, Normandy, France
• Military: 18 Sep 1356
• Offices Held: From 18 Sep 1356 to 3 Mar 1283
• Offices Held: 1367
• Title(s): 1372

Notes:

Title(s):
He became the 5th Baron de Ros, his brother having died without issue.

Military:
He joined the King's expedition to Normandy.

Military:
He fought at the Battle of Poitiers.

Offices Held:
He was a Member of Parliament.

Offices Held:
He was the Warden of Scotland.

Title(s):
He was made a Knight Banneret.

Thomas married Beatrix Stafford on 1 Jan 1358/59 in Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England. Beatrix (daughter of Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley) died on 13 Apr 1415; was buried in Warter Priory. Warter, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to death

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History:
Her name is also spelt Beatrice.

On 26 June 1414, she wrote her will.

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History:
In 1313, he was one of the noblemen appointed a commissioner to negotiate peace with Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland.

In 1316, he became the the third Baron de Ros of Helmsley upon the death of his father.

From 1316 to 1335, he served in Scotland.

From 20 November 1317 to 12 September 1342, he was a Member of Parliament.

In 1326, he was the Sheriff of Yorkshire.

William married Margery de Badlesmere in 1325. Margery (daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, Lord Baddlesmere and Margaret de Clare) was born in 1306 in Badlesmere, Kent, England; died on 18 Oct 1363. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
He was also the Baron of Tonbridge.

In 1337, he was the Steward of the Royal Household.

In 1345, he was the Seneschal of Aquitaine.

On 26 August 1346, he fought at the Battle of Crécy.

On 23 April 1349, he became a Knight of the Garter.

On 5 March 1350/51, he was created the Earl of Stafford.

Ralph married Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley in by 6 Jul 1335 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Hugh de Audley, Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare) died on 7 Sep 1347. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
She was her father's only heir.

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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]

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History:
She was also known as Maud de Vaux.

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Died:
He was hanged.

Bartholomew married Margaret de Clare in by 1308. Margaret (daughter of Sir Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliane FitzMaurice) was born on 1280 - 1286 in Ireland; died in 1365. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
She was heress to her nephew, Thomas de Clare, so of Richard de Clare, second son of Thomas and Juliane. She was therefore sister to Richard, second son and to Thomas, first son.

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• History: birth to death

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History:
He was the 1st Baron Stafford.

In 1300, he served as a Member of Parliament.

Edmund married Margaret Basset in by 1298. Margaret (daughter of Ralph Basset, Lord Basset of Drayton and Hawise de Gray) died on 17 Mar 1336 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
On 16 March 1337, he became the 8th Earl of Gloucester.

In 1341, he was the Ambassador to France.

Died:
He died without male issue

Hugh married Margaret de Clare on 28 Apr 1317 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Sir Gilbert "the Red" de Clare, Earl of Clare and Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford) was born in Oct 1292; died on 9 Apr 1342. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 13 April 1342.