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Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux 1490–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 22 February 1538

Death Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Ferrers

Mother: Lady Harrington

Spouse(s): Walter Chartley

Children(s): Sir Devereux, Sir Devereaux, Henry Devereux

In 1490, Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux entered the world in Groby, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas Grey K G 1St Marquess Of Dorset Lord Ferrers And Lady Cecily Bonville Baroness Of Dorset Harrington. Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux married Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley, and had children including Henry Devereux, Sir Richard Devereux, Sir William Devereaux. Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux passed away in 1538 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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  • In 1490, Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux entered the world in Groby, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Thomas Grey K G 1St Marquess Of Dorset Lord Ferrers And Lady Cecily Bonville Baroness Of Dorset Harrington.
  • Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux married Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley, and had children including Henry Devereux, Sir Richard Devereux, Sir William Devereaux.
  • Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux passed away in 1538 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Devereux's Ancestors

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Lady Devereux
1490–1538
Birth Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers
1455–1506
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Cecily Bonville, Baroness of Dorset) Harrington
1460–1530
Shute Manor, East Devon District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Grey, 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby, Lancastrian in War of the) Roses
1432–1461
Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Groby
1412–1457
Elisabeth Groby
1418–1483
Sir Yorkist
1405–1469
Jacquetta of
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald Ruthin
1362–1440
Joan Astley
1366–1448
Henry Ferrers
1390–1463
Isabel Mowbray
1396–1452
Sir Kent
1385–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1383–1448
Pierre Luxembourg
1390–1433
Margherita Saint-Pol
1394–1469

Lady Devereux's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Grey, Viscountess) Devereux (1490–22 February 1538) m. Walter (Devereux, K.G., 1st Viscount of Hereford. 9th Baron Ferrers of) Chartley (1488–27 Sep 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Devereux 1516–1547 m. Lady (Dorothy) Hastings 1520–1566
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Devereux, KG, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Viscount of Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex, Plantations of Ireland, joint custody of Mary, Queen of) Scots 1541–1576 m. Lady (Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys Knowles, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of) Leicester 1543–1634
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy "Dot" Devereux, Lady of Chartley) (Percy) 1564–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632
        1. 1. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
      2. 2. Francis Devereaux 1572–
      3. 3. Sir (Lord Robert Devereux, Knight of the Garter, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Cambridge) Univ 1566–1601 m. Frances (de) Burgh 1567–1632
        1. 1. Dorothy (Devereux) Stafford 1600–1636
        2. 2. Robert Devereux 1591–1646
        3. 3. Walter Devereux 1591–1641
      4. 4. Walter (William Devereux, Viscount of) Hereford 1569–1591
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Devereux) (Vernon) 1541–1583
    3. 3. George Devereux 1543–1576
    4. 4. Robert Devereux 1545–1574
  2. 2. Sir (William) Devereaux 1525–1579
  3. 3. Henry Devereux 1504–1505

Lady Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England
1538
22 February 1538
Age 48
Death of Lady Mary Grey, Viscountess Devereux in Roade, Northamptonshire, England
Roade, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1538
    Event Place: Roade, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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