Biography of Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley 1308-1363

Paternal Family Tree: Badlesmete

Maternal Family Tree: Emmeline Riddlesford 1223-1276

1321 Siege of Leeds Castle

1322 Trial and Execution of Lord Badlesmere

In 1303 Gilbert Umfraville and [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 15) were married. He the son of Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus (age 58) and Elisabetha Comyn. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 13 Jun 1308 Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley was born to Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 32) and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 21).

On 30 Jun 1308 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 32) and [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 21) were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1309 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 33) was created 1st Baron Badlesmere. [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 21) by marriage Baroness Badlesmere.

On 06 Aug 1316 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 61) died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son [her future husband] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].

Before 25 Nov 1316 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 31) and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 8) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1321 Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 12) was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].

Siege of Leeds Castle

In Oct 1321 Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 26) was returning from Canterbury, Kent [Map] to London. She sought accommodation at Leeds Castle, Kent [Map] which was under the protection of [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 34) the wife of [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46). Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 34) refused entry to the Queen killing around six of her retinue when they tried to force entry. King Edward II of England (age 37) commenced the Siege of Leeds Castle. Once King Edward II of England (age 37) gained possession of the castle, he had the garrison hanged from the battlements. His wife Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 34), her five children (Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 13), [her sister] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 13), [her sister] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton (age 8), [her brother] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere (age 6) and [her sister] Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot (age 6)), and her nephew Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 34), were imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map].

Trial and Execution of Lord Badlesmere

On 14 Apr 1322 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46) was tried by Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 62) at Canterbury, Kent [Map].

Sentenced to death Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46) was drawn for three miles behind a horse to Blean, Canterbury, where he held property, where he was beheaded. His head was displayed on the Burgh Gate, Canterbury at Canterbury and the rest of his body left hanging at Blean, Canterbury. He was buried at Whitefriars. His nephew Henry Burghesh's (age 30) lands were also seized. These were restored around 1326.

Around 1323 [her daughter] Margaret Ros was born to [her husband] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 38) and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 14) in Helmsley [Map].

On 19 May 1329 [her son] William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley was born to [her husband] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 20).

Before 15 Oct 1331 [her son-in-law] Nicholas Meinhill (age 28) and [her daughter] Alice Ros were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 27 Jan 1332 [her son-in-law] Edward Bohun (age 22) and [her daughter] Margaret Ros (age 9) were married. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. He a grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 22 Oct 1333 [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere (age 46) died.

Before 16 Jul 1334 [her son-in-law] William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 12) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1335 Thomas Musgrave 1st Baron Musgrave (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Ros Baroness Musgrave (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Musgrave.

On 13 Jan 1335 [her son] Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley was born to [her husband] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 50) and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 26).

On 07 Jun 1338 [her brother] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere (age 23) died. Baron Badlesmere abeyant between his sisters Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 29), [her sister] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 29), [her sister] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton (age 25) and [her sister] Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot (age 23).

Calendar Inquitisitions Port Mortem Volume 8 Edward III 185. 185. [her brother] Giles De Badelesmere (deceased), Knight.

Writ to Henry Darcy, mayor of the city of London, and king’s escheator there, 16 July [1338], 12 Edward III.

London.

Inq. Friday before St. Bartholomew, 12 Edward III.

Alegate. A tenement, 17 shops, and a garden adjacent, within Alegate, worth when let 9l.; out of which there are paid yearly to the lords of that fee for quit rent, 56s. 4d., and for repairs, 40s.

Lymstret lane. A tenement and a garden, worth 40s., out of which are paid yearly for repair of houses and walls and for enclosing of the said tenement and garden, 20s.

All held of the king in chief, as the whole of the city of London is.

Margery (age 30) the wife of Sir [her husband] William de Ros (age 53), [her sister] Maud (age 30) the wife of the earl of Oxford (age 26), [her sister] Elizabeth (age 25) the wife of the earl of Northampton (age 28), and [her sister] Margery (age 23) (sic) the wife of Sir John Tipetoft (age 24), are his sisters and co-heirs, and of full age.

John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot (age 24).

Continues.

In 1341 [her daughter] Margaret Ros (age 18) died in Musgrave.

On 03 Feb 1343 [her husband] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 58) died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son [her son] William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. Margaret Neville (age 13) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

Around 1345 [her son-in-law] John Welles 4th Baron Welles (age 10) and [her daughter] Maud Ros Baroness Welles were married. She by marriage Baroness Welles. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 03 Dec 1352 [her son] William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 23) died. His brother [her son] Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 17) succeeded 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. [her future daughter-in-law] Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond (age 11) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 17 Oct 1357 [her former sister-in-law] Margaret Ros Baroness Musgrave (age 59) died at Great Musgrave Musgrave.

On 12 Apr 1363 [her son] Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 61) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 18 Oct 1363 Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 55) died.

[her daughter] Milicent Ros was born to William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley.

[her daughter] Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth was born to William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley.

[her daughter] Maud Ros Baroness Welles was born to William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley.

[her son] William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margaret Neville were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[her daughter] Alice Ros was born to William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley.

Royal Ancestors of Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley 1308-1363

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley 1308-1363

Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 1

Queen Jane Seymour x 1

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England x 1

Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 1

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 80

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 36

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 280

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales x 1

Ancestors of Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley 1308-1363

GrandFather: Gunselin Badlesmere

Father: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere

GrandMother: Joan Fitzbernard

Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham

GrandFather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Essex

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester

Mother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 1st Lord Offaly

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Bermingham 1st Baron of Athenry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eve Bermingham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly

GrandMother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk

Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford