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Walter Devereux succeeded as 2nd Viscount Hereford in 1558, and in 1561 or 1562 married Lettice, dau. of Sir Francis Knollys. In 1569 he served as high marshal of the field under the Earl of Warwick and Lord Clinton , and materially assisted them in suppressing the northern insurrection .
Sir Walter Devereux (1591–26 July 1641) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1641. Walter was a close companion of his half-brother, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex , and played a significant role in Essex's actions on behalf of Parliament.
29 de abr. de 2022 · Walter Devereux was the illegitimate, eldest son of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex born in late 1591. His mother was Elizabeth Southwell, daughter of Sir Thomas Southwell of Woodrising, Norfolk and his wife Nazareth (Newton) Southwell, who later became Lady Paget. Elizabeth was the half-sister of the Lord Admiral’s son-in-law, Robert ...
29 de abr. de 2022 · September 16, 1539. Death: September 22, 1576 (37) Ireland (Either of dysentery or poison, not substantiated) Place of Burial: Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Sir Richard Devereux, MP and Lady Dorothy Hastings. Husband of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex & Leicester.
A ruthless adventurer, Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, undertook to conquer and colonise Ulster on behalf of England in 1573. All previous attempts had failed, and 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 ...
Walter Devereux, 1st Devereux Earl of Essex, the eldest son of Sir Richard Devereux, was born in 1541. His grandfather was the 2nd Baron Ferrers, who was created Viscount Hereford in 1550 and by his mother was a nephew of Henry Bourchier, a former Earl of Essex. Walter Devereux succeeded as 2nd Viscount Hereford in 1558, and in 1561 or 1562 ...
Walter Bourchier Devereux was an Ivy League-educated mining engineer tapped by industrialist Jerome B. Wheeler to manage the smelter associated with his silver mine in Aspen. With an innate knack for timing and business, Devereux seized the opportunity, grew the operation and soon became a “Silver King” millionaire himself.
