Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros (1446 – October 13, 1508) was a follower of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses, and regained his family title after the accession of King Henry VII of England. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York
As a result of his father's attainder, he went into exile. In English Criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious Capital Under Henry VII, who united the houses of York and Lancaster, the attainder was reversed; and Edmund, Lord Ros, was reinstated in his ancestral property; Belvoir had been in the possession of the Hastings family for more than twenty years. The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century In English Criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious Capital In the petition to parliament, presented by Lord Ros, November, 1483, his claims are stated with great moderation, and his sufferings for his loyalty to King Henry VI are not overstated. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom
About nine years later, Sir Thomas Lovell, who married Isabel, Edmund's sister, presented a petition to parliament, stating that Edmund was "not of sufficient discretion to guide himself and his livelihood; nor able to serve his sovereign after his duty" and asking "that he might have the guidance and governance of the said Edmund" and all his property. Sir Thomas Lovell was Speaker of the House of Commons and Secretary to the Treasury. An act of parliament was passed, giving full powers to Sir Thomas Lovel over the person and property of Lord Ros, and entire possession of the latter at is death; upon trust for the other relatives of Lord Ros, reserving only a rent of seven hundred marks to the king, and the right, title, and interest of those who have, or ought to have, possession or occupation of certain portions of the property.
Edmund, Lord Ros, lived at the manor of Elsinges, at Enfield, which he had inherited from his mother, and was probably kept under restraint. Elsyng palace (variously also Elsynge Elsing Elsings was a former Tudor palace located in the grounds of Forty Hall in Enfield. On his death he was buried in the church at Enfield, on the north side of the altar; where his monument is an arch, erected over the tomb of Lady Joyce Tiptoft, his maternal grandmother, and charged with the arms of Ros quartering Badlesmere. Since Edmund had no children, his sisters were his heirs; and Elsinges became the property of his brother in law, Sir Thomas Lovel, who, at his death, in 1524, bequeathed it to his great-nephew, Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, in 1526. Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (c 1492 &ndash September 20 1543) was created an earl by King Henry VIII of England in 1525 Eleanor, the eldest sister and co-heir of Edmund, Lord Ros, married Sir Robert Manners, of Etal, in the county of Northumberland. Etal is a small Village in the far north of the county of Northumberland England which shares a parish with nearby Ford. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Eleanor was therefore the grandmother of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland.
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| Preceded by Thomas de Ros |
Baron de Ros | Succeeded by George Manners |