Encyclopedia > Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros
Elizabeth Manners, 16th Baroness de Ros (January 1574/75 - May 1, 1591) was the daughter and heir of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland. On her father's death the Earldom of Rutland devolved upon his brother, and the Barony of Ros passed to his daughter, Elizabeth.
The title of Baron deRos (pronounced "Roose") is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England.
The title was originally held by the deRos family until the death of the eleventh Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, Sir George Manners.
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.