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Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux 1539–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1539

Birth Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Father: Sir Devereaux

Mother: Lady (Devereux)

Spouse(s): Lettice Dudley

Children(s): Lady Devereux, Lady Devereux

The story of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux began in 1539 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux married Lettice Knollys Dudley, and had children including Lady Dorothy Devereux, Lady Penelope Lady Rich Devereux. Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux passed away in 1576 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux began in 1539 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
  • Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux married Lettice Knollys Dudley, and had children including Lady Dorothy Devereux, Lady Penelope Lady Rich Devereux.
  • Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux passed away in 1576 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Devereaux
1519–1547
Birth Location: Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady (Devereux)
1515–1566
Birth Location: Huntington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lettice Dudley
1543–1634
Birth Location: Wanstead, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lady Devereux
1563–1607
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Lady Devereux
1561–1619
Birth Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Sir Devereux's Ancestors

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Sir Devereux
1539–1576
Birth Place: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Parents
Sir Richard Viscount of Hereford Devereaux
1519–1547
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothea "The Virtuous" Hastings) (Devereux)
1515–1566
Huntington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter Devereux
1488–1558
Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mathilde Mary) Grey
1491–1534
Groby, Leicestershire, England
George Hastings
1488–1544
Leicestershire, England
Anne Stafford
1483–1544
of Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Devereaux
1464–1501
Lady Honourable
1470–1493
Cecily Bonville
1460–1529
Edward Hastings
1466–1506
Mary Sacheverell
1467–1533
Henry Stafford
1455–1483
Katherine Wydeville
1458–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Devereaux
1432–1485
Lady Ferrers
1438–1469
William Bourchier
1426–1480
Lady Woodville
1438–1489
William Bonville
1442–1460
Katherine Neville
1442–1503
Humphrey Stafford
1425–1458
Lady Beaufort
1437–1474
Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472

Sir Devereux's Descendants

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Sir (Walter 1st Earl Of Essex) Devereux (16 September 1539–1576) m. Lettice (Knollys) Dudley (8 November 1543–1634)
  1. 1. Lady (Penelope Lady Rich) Devereux 1563–1607 m. Robert (1st Earl Of Warwick 3rd Baron Rich) Rich 1559–1619 m. Sir (Charles 8th Baron Mountjoy) Blount 1563–1606
    1. 1. Robert (2nd Earl of Warwick) Rich 1587–1658 m. Frances Hatton 1590–1623 m. Eleanor (Countess Of Warwick) Wortley 1592–1667
      1. 1. Charles (4th Earl Of Warwick Rich The Honourable Charles) Rich 1623–1673 m. Mary (Countess Of Warwick) Boyle 1624–1678
        1. 1. Lord (Charles) Rich 1643–1664 m. Lady (Anne Countess Of Exeter Cavendish) Cecil 1649–1704
      2. 2. Robert (3rd Earl of Warwick) Rich 1611–1659 m. Anne (Countess Of Warwick) Cavendish 1611–1638 m. Anne Bourke 1620–1652
        1. 1. Robert Rich 1634–1658
        2. 2. Essex Finch 1652–1684
        3. 3. Mary (St) John 1652–1678
        4. 4. Anne Franklin 1650–
      3. 3. Lady (Anne Viscountess Mandeville) Rich 1604–1642 m. Edward (2nd Earl Of Manchester Viscount Mandeville) Montagu 1602–1671
        1. 1. Robert (3rd Earl Of Manchester) Montagu 1634–1683 m. Anne Yelverton 1628–1698
        2. 2. Charles Montagu 1645–1673
        3. 3. Frances Montagu 1635–1676 m. Henry Sanderson 1633–1696
        4. 4. Anne Montagu 1637–1698
    2. 2. Henry (Earl of Holland) Rich 1590–1649
    3. 3. Penelope Rich 1590–1613
    4. 4. Mountjoy (1st Earl Of Newport) Blount 1596–1666 m. Anne (Lady Newport Butler) Boteler 1605–1669
      1. 1. Heneretta (Maria) Blount 1632–
  2. 2. Lady (Dorothy) Devereux 1561–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632 m. Sir (Thomas) Parrott 1580–1627
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Countess Of Leicester) Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (2nd Earl of Leister Viscount Lisley) Spencer 1595–1677
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Parret 1610–1661
    3. 3. Countess (Lucy) Percy 1599–1660
    4. 4. Henry Percy 1596–1704
    5. 5. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
    6. 6. Penelope (Percy) Naunton 1590–1654

Sir Devereux's Timeline

9 Records

1539
16 September 1539
Birth of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1539
16 September 1539
Birth of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
1549
4 June 1549
Age 10
Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux was married in Sheen, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sheen, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1576
22 September 1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Dublin, County Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
1576
1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 37
Death of Sir Walter 1st Earl Of Essex Devereux in Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1539
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1539
    Event Place: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 June 1549
    Event Place: Sheen, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1576
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Devereux Castle, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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