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Sir Richard Devereux 1516–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Chartley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1547

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Walter Chartley

Mother: Lady Devereux

Spouse(s): Lady Hastings

Children(s): Sir Scots, Elizabeth (Vernon), George Devereux, Robert Devereux

In 1516, Sir Richard Devereux entered the world in Chartley, Staffordshire, England, born to Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley And Lady Mary Grey Viscountess Devereux. Sir Richard Devereux married Lady Dorothy Hastings, and had children including Elizabeth Devereux Vernon, George Devereux, Robert Devereux, 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. Sir Richard Devereux passed away in 1547 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1516, Sir Richard Devereux entered the world in Chartley, Staffordshire, England, born to Walter Devereux K G 1St Viscount Of Hereford 9Th Baron Ferrers Of Chartley And Lady Mary Grey Viscountess Devereux.
  • Sir Richard Devereux married Lady Dorothy Hastings, and had children including Elizabeth Devereux Vernon, George Devereux, Robert Devereux, 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.
  • Sir Richard Devereux passed away in 1547 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Sir Devereux's Ancestors

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Sir Devereux
1516–1547
Birth Place: Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Walter Devereux, K.G., 1st Viscount of Hereford. 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
1488–1558
Chartley Castle, Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Mary Grey, Viscountess) Devereux
1490–1538
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John (Devereaux, 1st Viscount Hereford, 8th Baron) Ferrers
1459–1501
Chartley Hall, Staffordshire, England
Cicely (Ceily Cecilia Bourchier,) Baroness
1464–1493
Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
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
Great-Grandparents
Walter Lord
1432–1485
Anne Chartley
1438–1469
William Bourchier
1435–1480
Anna Woodville
1440–1489
Sir Roses
1432–1461
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hereford
1415–1459
Lady Ancestry
1412–1459
Henry KG
1415–1474
Isabel Cambridge
1411–1484
Edward Groby
1412–1457
Elisabeth Groby
1418–1483
Sir Yorkist
1405–1469
Jacquetta of
1416–1472

Sir Devereux's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Devereux (1516–13 Oct 1547) m. Lady (Dorothy) Hastings (1520–17 October 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

Sir Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Richard Devereux in Chartley, Staffordshire, England
Chartley, Staffordshire, England
1547
13 Oct 1547
Age 31
Death of Sir Richard Devereux in All Hallows, London, Middlesex, England
All Hallows, London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Chartley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1547
    Event Place: All Hallows, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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