Thomas Ros, 8th Baron Ros

Thomas de Ros, 8th Lord de Ros of Helmsley1

M, #107351, b. 26 September 1406, d. 18 September 1430

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    Thomas de Ros, 8th Lord de Ros of Helmsley was born on 26 September 1406.1,3 He was the son of William de Ros, 6th Lord de Ros of Helmsley and Margaret Arundel.2,3 He married Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley, before 1430.1 He died on 18 September 1430 at age 23.1,4

Thomas de Ros, 8th Lord de Ros of Helmsley succeeded to the title of 8th Lord de Ros of Helmsley [E., 1299] on 1 September 1414.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1426.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1429.3
Children of Thomas de Ros, 8th Lord de Ros of Helmsley and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp

   * Margaret de Ros+ d. 10 Dec 14885

* Thomas de Ros, 9th Lord de Ros of Helmsley+ b. 9 Sep 1427, d. 14 May 14641
Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 104. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 104. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1107. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
4. [S390] Unknown author Cyclopedia of New Zealand, volume 3: Canterbury (Wellington, NZ: Cyclopedia Company, 1903), page 817. Hereinafter cited as Cyclopedia of New Zealand.
5. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 1108.
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Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros of Helmsley (26 September 1406 – 18 August 1430) was an English nobleman.

Lineage

He was the second son of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret Fitzalan. His mother was a daughter of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel and Elizabeth le Despenser.

Inherited rank and privileges

He was also a younger brother of John de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros.

His older brother died childless in the Battle of Beaugé of 1421. Thomas inherited his rank and privileges. He followed the example of his brother in participating in the Hundred Years' War.

Military service

He fought in the Battle of Verneuil under the successful command of John, Duke of Bedford. He was honored for his efforts, knighted by Henry VI of England on 19 May 1426. Henry was nephew of the Duke.

Thomas resumed service under the Duke in 1427. He was summoned to the Parliament of England in 1429.

Drowned in the Seine

He fell into the Seine during a minor skirmish and drowned in 1430.

Marriage and succession

He was married to Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his first wife Elizabeth Berkeley. Eleanor was an older half-sister of Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick and Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick. They were parents of three children:

Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros (9 September 1427 – 17 May 1464).

Richard de Ros (8 March 1429 – after 1492).

Margaret de Ros (1432 – 10 December 1488). Married first William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux(d.1462), secondly Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough.
His widow was remarried to Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset.

Ancestry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Ros,_9th_Baron_de_Ros#Ancestry