John de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros

Arms of de Ros: Gules, three water bougets argent[1]

John de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KB (d. 6 August 1393) took a prominent part in the pageantry at the coronation of Richard II. Following the coronation he was made a Knight of the Bath. While on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem he died in Paphos, Cyprus. His body was returned and buried at Rievaulx Abbey.

John de Ros married, before 22 June 1382, Mary de Percy (12 March 1367 – 25 August 1394), daughter of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, by whom he had no issue.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.347
  2. Richardson III 2011, p. 454.

References

Peerage of England
Preceded by
Thomas de Ros
Baron de Ros
1383–1394
Succeeded by
William de Ros


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