John de Ros, 1st Baron Ros
John de Ros, 1st Baron Ros (also de Roos ) († between June 15 and November 25, 1338 ) was an English nobleman, courtier and admiral.
origin
John de Ros was the second son of William de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros and his wife Matilda de Vaux , a daughter of John de Vaux from Steresby in Yorkshire. His father died in 1316, after which John's older brother William inherited their father's possessions and the title.
Promotion to Steward of the Household
In October 1322, John de Ros was one of the courtiers who accompanied King Edward II after his defeat in the Battle of Byland on his flight from the Scots to York . De Ros married Margaret , nee Gonsille , the widow of Philip Despenser . Although he was related by marriage to Hugh le Despenser , the king's leading favorite, Ros was one of the supporters of Queen Isabelle , who lived in exile in France out of opposition to the influence of the Despensers on her husband. On September 24, 1326, Ros was one of the knights with whom Isabelle landed in south-east England and subsequently overthrew her husband Edward II and the Despensers. Isabelle appointed him steward of the queen's household in October 1326 . After Isabelle's son Edward III ascended the throne . de Ros became Steward of the Royal Household on February 4, 1327 . In 1327 he took part in the Weardale Campaign , the failed campaign of Roger Mortimer , the Queen's favorite, against Scotland. After the end of the campaign, Ros had the difficult job of stewarding the profitable sale of the horses that the mercenaries from Hainaut had sold to the king overpriced. As a northern English baron, de Ros was considered a supporter of Henry of Lancaster , and due to the increasing opposition between Mortimer and Lancaster, de Ros was replaced on March 1, 1328 as Steward of the Royal Household. He was succeeded by John Maltravers , a close follower of Mortimer.
Further service as a military under Edward III.
After the fall of Mortimer 1330 de Ros was first issued on January 27, 1332 as Baron Ros in the Parliament called for the last time on December 22, 1336, he was on 20 December 1337. together with Robert Ufford for Admiral north of the Thames the fleet appointed. On June 20, 1337, he was ordered to escort a ship with a royal embassy to France, as the king feared attacks by pirates. On the way back he captured two ships on which Scottish nobles were traveling from Flanders to Scotland and which he captured.
Since his marriage had remained childless, his title expired on his death.
Web links
- Colm McNamee: John de Ros, Lord Ros (d.1338). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ Ranald Nicholson: Edward III and the Scots. The formative Years of a Military Career . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1965, p. 37
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 203
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Ros, John, 1st Baron Ros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Roos, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman, courtier and admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1316 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between June 15, 1338 and November 25, 1338 |