Ross family

E274479
Scottish noble family medieval noble lineage

The Ross family is a medieval Scottish noble lineage that held significant regional power and produced notable figures such as Euphemia de Ross.

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Label Occurrences
Ross family canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family ⓘ
medieval noble lineage ⓘ
associatedWithEvent First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
clanAssociation Clan Ross ⓘ
coatOfArms Gules, three lions rampant argent ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dynasticType hereditary earldom ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
feudalRank earls ⓘ
feudalStatus Scottish peerage ⓘ
governedEcclesiasticalPatronage churches in Ross ⓘ
governedFrom Dingwall ⓘ
hasNotableMember Euphemia de Ross ⓘ
Hugh, Earl of Ross ⓘ
William I, Earl of Ross ⓘ
William II, Earl of Ross ⓘ
heldTerritory Earldom of Ross ⓘ
northern Scotland ⓘ
heraldicSymbol lion ⓘ
historicalLanguageContext Norse-Gaelic and Scots frontier ⓘ
historicalStatus extinct or forfeited earldom ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
linkedToRoyalHouse House of Bruce ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form: House of Stewart
militaryRole border defense in northern Scotland ⓘ
nobleHouseType Highland nobility ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Ross ⓘ
Mormaer of Ross ⓘ
notableMarriageAlliance Robert II of Scotland ⓘ
origin Province of Ross ⓘ
politicalAlignment Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in 13th century Scotland ⓘ
significant in 14th century Scotland ⓘ
primaryPowerBase Easter Ross ⓘ
Wester Ross coast ⓘ
surface form: Wester Ross
producedCountess Euphemia de Ross ⓘ
region Ross ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
role regional magnates in northern Scotland ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
succeededBy Leslie family, Earls of Ross ⓘ
Stewart royal house through marriage ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
vassalTo Scottish crown ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Crown

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Euphemia de Ross, Queen of Scots → nobleFamily → Ross family ⓘ
subject surface form: Euphemia de Ross
Euphemia de Ross → nobleFamily → Ross family ⓘ
Rhonda Ross Kendrick → notableFamily → Ross family ⓘ