Baron de Ros (pronounced "Roose") is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. (The spelling of the title and of the surname of the original holders has been rendered differently in various texts. The word "Ros" is sometimes spelt "Roos", and the word "de" is sometimes dropped.)
Read more about Baron De Ros: Ancienty and Precedence, Remainder, Descent, Barons De Ros of Helmsley (1264)
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