William de Ros († around 1264)

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Sir William de Ros , Lord of Helmsley († around 1264) was an English nobleman.

William de Ros was the eldest son of Robert de Ros and Isabella, an illegitimate daughter of the Scottish King Wilhelm I. His father owned extensive estates in northern England and was one of the bitterest opponents of the English King John Ohneland during the First War of the Barons . William also fought on the side of the rebels against the king until he was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in May 1217 . He remained in captivity until the end of the war and was only released after the Peace of Lambeth in September 1217. His father probably entered a monastery around 1226 and died a little later. In December 1226, William paid homage to King Henry III. for his inheritance which Helmsley was part of while his younger brother Robert Wark inherited in Northumberland . In 1235 he was a member of parliament . In 1242 he took part in the campaign of Heinrich III. in the Saintonge part, but because of his limited resources he had to break off his participation in France and return to England early.

William married Lucy FitzPiers, a daughter of Piers FitzHerbert, a nobleman from Breconshire . He had several children with her, including:

  • Robert de Ros († around 1285)
  • William de Ros († 1310)
  • Piers de Ros

He built a new chapel in his castle, Helmsley Castle , which was consecrated in 1246. He was buried in the church of Kirkham Priory in Yorkshire .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Magna Carta 800th: Robert de Ros. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Robin Griffith-Jones; David Park: The Temple Church in London. History, architecture, art. Boydell, Woodbridge 2010. ISBN 978-1-84383-498-4 , p. 113
  3. ^ Nicholas Vincent: Richard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany (1209-1272). 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
  4. ↑ Castle Facts: Helmsley Castle. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Janet E. Burton: Kirkham Priory from Foundation to Dissolution. Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York 1995, p. 23
personal data
SURNAME William de Ros
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1264