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They were closely related to John, Lord Devereux, a friend of the Black Prince and member of Richard II’s council of regency, who may, indeed, have been our Walter’s uncle.2 It was perhaps due to the latter’s influence that Walter began his career in the royal household, and he was a King’s esquire by the time of his first mention in ...
Family. Walter Devereux was the eldest son of Sir Richard Devereux, who was created a Knight of the Bath on 20 February 1547 and died that same year, in the lifetime of his father, Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford. Walter Devereux's mother was Dorothy Hastings, daughter of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, said to ...
Devereux, Walter. Devereux, Walter (1539–76), 1st earl of Essex , colonist in Ireland, was born 16 September 1539 at Carmarthen castle, Wales, elder son and heir of Sir Richard Devereux and Dorothy, daughter of George Hastings, earl of Huntingdon. On the death of his grandfather, Walter, on 27 September 1558, he inherited the family estates ...
Brief Life History of Mary. Lady Mary Grey was born as the daughter of Sir Thomas Grey 1st Marquess of Dorset and Cecily Bonville 7th Baroness Harington. She had at least 1 son with Sir Walter Devereux. She died on 22 February 1534, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, and was buried in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. A courageous but ruthless adventurer, Essex undertook to conquer and colonise Ulster on behalf of England in 1573. After two years of treacherous dealings against the Irish and the Scots living in Ulster, he was recalled to England. Before leaving, Essex carried out his most notorious act, a massacre on the ...
Brief Life History of Mary. Lady Mary Grey was born as the daughter of Sir Thomas Grey 1st Marquess of Dorset and Cecily Bonville 7th Baroness Harington. She had at least 1 son with Sir Walter Devereux. She died on 22 February 1534, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, and was buried in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (/ ˈ d ɛ v ə ˌ r uː /; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army , also known as the Roundheads .
