Background
In 1321 he completed the religious foundation which his father had begun at Blakeney.
In 1321 he completed the religious foundation which his father had begun at Blakeney.
As 2nd Baron de Ros of Hamlake, Werke, Trusbut & Belvoir, he was summoned to Parliament during the reigns of Edward II and Edward III of England. He was created Lord Ross of Werke. He was appointed Lord High Admiral and was one of the commissioners with the Archbishop of York, and others, to negotiate peace between the king and Robert de Bruce, who had assumed the title of king of Scotland.
William de Ros was buried at Kirkham Priory, near the great altar.
William, who succeeded his father as Baron. Margaret, who married Sir Edward de Bohun.
Maud, who married John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles. Elizabeth, who married William la Zouche, 2nd Baron Haryngworth.