William De Ros III Baron Ros

Abt 1255 - Bef 1316  (< 61 years)

• Name	William De Ros III Baron Ros
  Birth	Abt 1255	Helmsley Castle North Riding,Yorkshire,England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 16 Aug 1316	of, Youlton, Yorkshire, England
  Burial	, Kirkham, Yorkshire, England
  Notes	Also the I Lord Ros of Helmsley.William was one of competitors for theScottish throne, through his great-grandmother Isabel, natural daughterof William the Lion, King of Scotland. He was subsequently engaged in thewars of Gascony and Scotland, and discovering the intention of hiskinsman, Robert de Roos, then Lord of Werke, to deliver up the Castle tothe Scots, he lost no time in apprising the king, who thereupondispatched him with 1,000 men to defend that place, but the Scotsattacking this force upon its march cut it to pieces. When Edward I,himself advancing from New Castle-Upon-Tyne, soon obtained possession ofthe fort and appointed Lord Roos its Governor, allowing him during hisabsence in Gascony to nominate his brother Robert, his Lieutenant. In ashort time, after he had a grant of this castle, with its appurtenances,forfeited by the treason of his before-mentioned kinsman, and for severalsubsequent years, his lordship was actively engaged in Scotland. Hemarried Maud, or Matilda, one of the daughters and co-heirs of John deVaux, who brought him the Manor of Fenton and lands in Boston in CountyLincoln.
  Person ID	I2023	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2005

  
  

  Father	Robert IV, 1ST Baron DE Ros, OF BELVOIR,MP,   b. Abt 1233, Helmsley Castle North Riding,Yorkshire,England d. 17 May 1285, Belvior Castle,Belvoir,Leicestershire,England (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Isabel de Albini, Heiress of Belvoir,   b. 1233, Belvior Castle,Belvoir,Leicestershire,England d. 15 Jun 1301, Newstead,Leicestershire,England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1243/1244
  Family ID	F847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Matilde de Vaux,   b. Abt 1258, Freiston,Boston,England d. Bef 1316, PENTNEY, PRIORY, NORFOLK (Age < 58 years)
  Marriage	1287
  Children	1. Agnes DE Ros,   b. 1280, Helmsley Castle,North riding,Yorkshire,England. d. Bef 25 Nov 1328 (Age < 48 years)   2. Mary DE Ros,   b. 1282   d. 1362 (Age 80 years)   3. Margaret De Ros,   b. Abt 1298, Kendal, Yorkshire, England d. 17 Oct 1357 (Age 59 years)   4. John de Ros, Baron,   b. Abt 1287, Watton, Norfolk, England d. Bef 16 Nov 1338, Spain (Age < 51 years)   5. Thomas DE Ros,   b. 1298   d. UNKNOWN   6. William IV 2nd Baron De Ros,   b. Abt 1285, Helmsley Castle, Belvoir, Leichestershire, England d. 3 Feb 1342/1343, Helmsley Castle, North Riding, Yorkshire, England (Age 58 years)   7. Margaret De ROS OR ROSSE,   b. Abt 1305, of, Youlton, Yorkshire, England d. Bef 1345, , Great Musgrave, Westmoreland, England (Age < 40 years)   8. joan De Ros,   b. 1309, of, Youlton, Yorkshire, England   9. Alexander Rosse,   b. Abt 1377,   10. Alice De Ros,   b. Abt 1305, , YORK, , ENGLAND d. 4 Jul 1344 (Age 39 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1255 - Helmsley Castle North Riding,Yorkshire,England Death - Bef 16 Aug 1316 - of, Youlton, Yorkshire, England Burial - - , Kirkham, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth