WARK, Robert de Ros of

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Other Events and Attributes:

• Books About: The Knights Templar Hiding in Plain Sight: The life of Robert II Furfan de Ros
• Differentiator: Magna Carta Baron. An Anglo-Norman feudal baron, soldier, and administrator, who was one of the Twenty-Five Barons appointed under clause 61 of the 1215 Magna Carta agreement to monitor its observance by King John of England.
• Relation to Me: 24 GGF
• Royalty & Nobility: Sheriff of Cumberland; Sheriff of Nottingham; member of the Order of Knights Templar
• Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Ros_(died_1227)
• Web Address: https://frontlinestates.ltd.uk/robert-de-ros/
• Web Address: https://magnacarta800th.com/schools/biographies/the-25-barons-of-magna-carta/robert-de-ros/
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ros-149
• Name: Robert of Furfan and Robert de Roos of Fursan
• Residence: Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire, England; Primary family property
• _MILT: Between 1189 and 1192; Went on the 3rd Crusade with King Richard the Lion Heart
• Magna Carta: 1215; One of the 25 barons appointed under clause 61 of the 1215 Magna Carta agreement to monitor its observance by King John of England
• Wars: 1222; during the rebellion of Wiliam, Count of Aumale, he helped in the siege of Skipsea Castle, Yorkshire
• _MILT: 1226; Knights Templar
• Burial: 23 Dec 1226, London, London, England

Notes:

Sir Robert de Ros (c. 1182-1226/7) was an influential Anglo-Norman feudal baron, soldier, and administrator, remembered primarily as one of the twenty-five barons appointed to enforce the observance of the Magna Carta by King John of England. Born to Everard de Ros and Roese Trussebut, Robert inherited significant estates, including the baronies of Helmsley in Yorkshire and Wark on Tweed in Northumberland.

Robert's early life was marked by the death of his father, leaving his lands in the custody of the Chief Justiciar of England, Ranulf de Glanvill. In 1191, he married Isabella, an illegitimate daughter of King William I of Scotland, and inherited a third of the Trussebut estates, including lands in Normandy, where he became hereditary bailiff and castellan.

Throughout his career, Robert had a complex relationship with the English crown. He initially supported King Richard I and later King John, witnessing royal charters and participating in diplomatic and military missions. However, tensions with King John emerged around 1205, leading to the seizure of his lands and the taking of his son as a hostage. Despite these challenges, Robert regained favor and was sent on a diplomatic mission to Scotland in 1209.

In 1212, Robert entered a monastic order, but he returned to secular life the following year, serving as sheriff of Cumberland and participating in the reconciliation between King John and William de Forz. Despite his initial loyalty to John, Robert joined the baronial rebellion in 1215, attending the baronial muster at Stamford and being appointed to control Yorkshire and possibly Northumberland.

Robert's participation in the rebellion led to his excommunication by the Pope and the forfeiture of his lands. He remained on the rebel side even after King John's death in 1216, supporting Prince Louis of France. Eventually, he submitted to the new government and regained most of his lands.

In his later years, Robert witnessed the reissue of the Magna Carta in 1225 and re-entered a monastic order, possibly the Knights Templar, by the end of 1226. He died in 1226 or 1227 and was buried in the Temple Church in London.

Robert de Ros's life reflects the turbulent political landscape of early 13th-century England. His involvement in the Magna Carta and the baronial rebellion against King John highlights his significant role in the struggle for rights and governance during this period.

Buried:
Temple Church

Robert married DUNKELD, Isabella in 1191. Isabella (daughter of SCOTLAND, William I King and DE AVENAL, Isabel) was born in 1170; died in 1240 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Royalty & Nobility: Illegitimate daughter of William the Lion King of Scots by a daughter of Robert Avenel.

Notes:

Isabel of Scotland is identified as a natural daughter, (born out of wedlock), of King William, the Lion. The name of her mother is Isabel de Avenal, spouse of Robert de Avenel. Isabel of Scotland married (2nd) Robert de Roos of Helmsley, Yorkshire.

Bruce, Robert de IV d. before 1191, son of Robert III, was married in 1183 to Isabel, daughter of William the Lion, by a daughter of Robert Avenel, when he was given the manor of Haltwhistle in Tyndale as her dowry


Birth:
Illegitimate daughter of William the Lion King of Scots by a daughter of Robert Avenel.

Everard + ROESE. (daughter of Living) died in 1194. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. He had the second-longest reign in Scottish history before the Act of Union with England in 1707.
• Relation to Me: 25 GGF
• Name: William the Lion; Garbh (the Rough)
• Royalty & Nobility: Between 1165 and 1214; King of Scotland

William + DE AVENAL, Isabel. Isabel (daughter of AVENEL, Robert and Living) died in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]