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The Barony may pass to heirs-general rather than just heirs-male, unlike most
British titles. The barony may pass to daughters only if there are no sons. Under inheritance law, sisters have an equal right to inherit; there is no special inheritance right due for the eldest sister, as there is for the
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The title eventually went into abeyance again upon the death of the 25th
Baroness, in 1939. The abeyance was terminated in favour of her eldest daughter, Lady Una Mary Ross (nÊe Dawson) in 1943, and again went into abeyance upon her death in 1956. Two years later, the barony was called out of
302:. The abeyance ends either when there is only one remaining claimant due to the deaths of the other claimants, or when the Sovereign "terminates" the abeyance in favour of one of the heirs. The peerage has been held by a woman six times, more than any other peerage except that of
326:. The barony was then inherited by his only daughter, Elizabeth Cecil, while the earldom passed to a male heir, his younger brother. Upon the death of Elizabeth's only son, William Cecil, the title returned to the Manners family, being inherited by the sixth Earl of Rutland.
389:, which recommended that the barony remain in abeyance. However, in 1806, George III terminated the abeyance in her favour on the recommendation of his Prime Minister. Charlotte and her heirs then took the additional surname of "de Ros" after "FitzGerald".
180:, with precedence to 24 December 1264. (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.)
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abeyance again for Una Ross's granddaughter, Georgiana
Maxwell (nÊe Ross). As of 2017 the title is held by her son the 27th Baron, the first man to hold the title in over three-quarters of a century, who succeeded his mother in 1983.
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Whenever a man holds the title, he is considered the premier baron of
England. However, whenever a woman holds the title, the holder of the next-highest barony held by a man is known as the premier baron. For instance, when
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eldest son. Thus, it is possible that two or more sisters (and their heirs after their deaths) have an equally valid claim to the title; in such a case, the title goes into
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The title was originally held by the de Ros family until the death of the tenth Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, the 11th Baron. His son,
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inherited both the barony and the dukedom, but upon his death the dukedom became extinct and the barony went into abeyance.
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In 1616 the barony of De Ros was allowed precedence from this writ , a decision adopted by the Lords in 1806 (Round,
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The barony had been in abeyance for over a century when
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who was a younger brother of the 14th Baron de Ros.) The King referred the matter to the
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On a chapeau gules, turned up, ermine, a Peacock in its pride, proper (de Ros).
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Manuscripts of J.B. Fortescue, (Hist. Ms. Com., Series 30), vol.viii, p.185.
322:. The barony and earldom remained united until the death of the third Earl,
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to terminate the abeyance in her favour in 1790. (She was the daughter of
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930:. Vol. 11 (2nd ed.). London: St. Catherine Press. p. 114.
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were accepted. The only older peerage titles in the British Isles are:
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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Finbar James Maxwell (b. 1988).
1464:. This barony was given its precedence by the House of Lords in 1806.
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621:(1769â1831) (abeyance terminated 1806), first to be styled "de Ros"
769:(107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1107â1109.
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William Lennox Lascelles FitzGerald-de Ros, 22nd Baron de Ros
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On either side a Falcon wings expanded and inverted proper
289:, Segrave, and Stourton was considered the premier baron.
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6 February 1288/89, with a precedence to 24 December 1264
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Coat of arms of Peter Maxwell, Baron de Ros of Helmsley
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Dudley Charles FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros
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615:, 19th Baron Ros (1628â1687) (barony abeyant 1687)
379:William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham
375:Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
965:The Complete Peerage, edited by Geoffrey H. White
645:, 24th Baroness de Ros (1854â1939) (abeyant 1939)
619:Charlotte FitzGerald-de Ros, 20th Baroness de Ros
1460:to attempt to stabilise his position during the
976:. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.
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48:Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Argent, a saltire gules
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655:Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros
52:2nd and 3rd: Gules, three water bougets argent
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196:in England was deemed the premier baron.
947:Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy
643:Mary Frances Dawson, Countess of Dartrey
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613:George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
361:by his wife Charlotte, daughter of Sir
336:George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
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657:(1933â1983) (abeyance terminated 1958)
19:For the Barons de Ros of Belvoir, see
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594:Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland
367:Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby
649:Una Mary Ross, 25th Baroness de Ros
569:Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
550:Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland
396:The family seat is Old Court, near
373:by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of
371:Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh
1494:Baronies in the Peerage of England
575:Elizabeth Cecil, 15th Baroness Ros
563:Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland
546:) (abeyance terminated about 1512)
232:(1199, later creation held by the
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924:& White, G. H., eds. (1949).
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381:by his wife Frances, daughter of
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365:by his wife Frances, daughter of
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46:Arms of Maxwell, Barons de Ros:
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963:Cokayne, George Edward (1949).
16:Title in the Peerage of England
1489:1264 establishments in England
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190:Dissolution of the Monasteries
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765:Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003).
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113:The Hon. Finbar James Maxwell
1504:Noble titles created in 1264
1452:^This barony was created by
972:Richardson, Douglas (2011).
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414:William Ros, 1st Baron Ros
304:Baron Willoughby de Eresby
200:Ancientness and precedence
18:
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511:Thomas Ros, 9th Baron Ros
498:Thomas Ros, 8th Baron Ros
453:Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros
176:, created in 1288/89 for
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363:Charles Hanbury Williams
790:Robson, Thomas (1830).
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459:John Ros, 5th Baron Ros
359:Robert Boyle-Walsingham
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222:Baron Kerry and Lixnaw
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602:, 18th Baroness Ros (
520:â1464) (forfeit 1464)
347:Lord Henry FitzGerald
226:Marquess of Lansdowne
21:Baron Roos of Belvoir
1134:Willoughby de Eresby
927:The Complete Peerage
269:Peerage and Pedigree
261:The Complete Peerage
248:(predates 1115) and
204:On 24 December 1264
1284:Willoughby de Broke
887:on 16 November 2010
870:, Volume 6, p. 400.
842:Richardson III 2011
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254:Peerage of Scotland
224:(1181, held by the
210:Simon de Montfort's
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552:, 12th Baron Ros (
338:. Katherine's son
334:, who had married
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242:Peerage of Ireland
186:Peerage of England
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82:Peerage of England
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