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Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux 1539 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1539

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 22 September 1576

Death Location: Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,

Father: Sir Devereux

Mother: Mathilde Grey

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The story of Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux began in 1539 in Wales. Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux passed away in 1576 in Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux began in 1539 in Wales.
  • Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux passed away in 1576 in Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,.

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Walter Devereux's Ancestors

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Walter Devereux
1539 – 1576
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
Sir Walter Ferrers Devereux
1489 – 1558
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Mathilde Grey
1490 – 1538
Groby, Leicestershire
Grandparents
JOHN (Ferrers Chartley) DEVEREUX
1463 – 1501
Chartley, Herefordshire, England
Cicely BOURCHIER
1464 – 1493
Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Thomas (Grey 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 1st Earl of Huntingdon , 1st Marquess of Dorset. K of the) Garter
1461 – 1501
Groby Old Hall, Groby, Leicestershire, Gb
Cecily ((Baroness Grey) (Countess of Wiltshire and Dorset) Bonville
1460 – 1529
Shute, East Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Devereux
1509 – 1529
Willem Essex
1435 – 1480
Lady Wydeville
1438 – 1489
William, Harington
1442 – 1460
Lady Neville
1442 – 1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Essex
1409 – 1483
Isabel Bourchier
1411 – 1484
Sir Rivers
1405 – 1469
Jacquetta Bedford
1416 – 1472
Sir Harington
1423 – 1460
Elisabeth Harington-Bonville
1423 – 1458

Walter Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1539
16 September 1539
Birth of Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux in Wales
Wales
1576
22 September 1576
Age 37
Death of Walter 1st Earl of Essex Devereux in Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,
Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1539
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1576
    Event Place: Dublin Castle, Dublin, , Ireland,

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