18th Viscount Hereford (1932-2004) Premier Viscount in the Peerage of England
Michael Rhodes
[created in 1550], and and 15th holder of a baronetcy [created in
1611], died 25 February, 2004. He was aged 71.
He was born Robert Milo Leicester Devereux, 4 November, 1932, the only
son of the Hon. Robert Godfey de Bohun Devereux (1894-1934), by his
wife Audrey Maureen Leslie, daughter of James Meakin and the Countess
Sondes; and was a grandson of the 17th Viscount Hereford (1865-1952).
His ancestor, Walter Devereux, KG, in 1500 succeeded his father as
10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (peerage of England, 1299); was created
Viscount Hereford in the peerage of England, 1550, distinguished
himself in the French Wars of King Henry VIII, &c.
Robert's father died in 1934, and many years later his widowed mother
married, as her second husband (and his second wife) the 7th Earl of
Lisburne.
He was educated at Eton, and succeeded to the peerage and baronetcy on
the demise of his grandfather, 16 April, 1952.
Career: served with the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) 1960-63; Member
of the Royal Philarmonic Society; Member of the Royal Philarmonic
Orchestra Association.
Lord Hereford was a member of the Order of St John.
He married in 1969, Susan Mary (b. 10 Jan 1941), the only child of
Major Maurice Godley, Royal Fusiliers, of Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent,
(kinsman of the Barons Kilbracken) and Mrs Glen Godley, of Ascott,
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, by whom he had two sons. The marriage
ended in divorce in 1982.
The peer's children are:-
(i) The Hon. Charles Robin De Bohun Devereux, b. 11 Aug 1975 (who now
succeeds to the titles)
(ii) The Hon. Edward Mark de Breteuil Devereux, b. 1977.
The family name is pronounced _Deverooks_.
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(Michael Rhodes) wrote:
>The 18th Viscount Hereford, Premier Viscount in the Peerage of England
>[created in 1550], and and 15th holder of a baronetcy [created in
>1611], died 25 February, 2004. He was aged 71.
>
>He was born Robert Milo Leicester Devereux, 4 November, 1932, the only
>son of the Hon. Robert Godfey de Bohun Devereux (1894-1934), by his
>wife Audrey Maureen Leslie, daughter of James Meakin and the Countess
>Sondes; and was a grandson of the 17th Viscount Hereford (1865-1952).
>
>His ancestor, Walter Devereux, KG, in 1500 succeeded his father as
>10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (peerage of England, 1299); was created
>Viscount Hereford in the peerage of England, 1550, distinguished
>himself in the French Wars of King Henry VIII, &c.
>
Is there a relationship to Elizabeth's Essex (also Devereaux)?
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"Michael Rhodes" <migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The 18th Viscount Hereford, Premier Viscount in the Peerage of England
> [created in 1550], and and 15th holder of a baronetcy [created in
> 1611], died 25 February, 2004. He was aged 71.
> His ancestor, Walter Devereux, KG, in 1500 succeeded his father as
> 10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (peerage of England, 1299); was created
> Viscount Hereford in the peerage of England, 1550, distinguished
> himself in the French Wars of King Henry VIII, &c.
Was he the father of Walter, 1st earl of Essex, and was the earl a younger
son that the titles got separated?
Jean Coeur de Lapin
Graham Truesdale
news:nR30c.5751$qX5....@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
&language=English
It seems that Walter, the 1st Viscount, was born about 1488/9, and
succeeded his father in the barony about 7th May 1501. Incidentally,
Genealogics says he was the 3rd Baron. He died 17/2/1558. His son
Richard died before him, and he was succeeded by his grandson
Walter, 1539-76, who was also 1st Earl of Essex. *His* son Robert
was the 2nd Earl of Essex, beheaded on Tower Hill in 1601. The 2nd
Earl's son was 3rd Earl and 4th Viscount, but died childless. The
Earldom seems to have died with him, while the Viscounty passed to
Walter (5th Viscount), son of Sir Edward, younger son of the 1st Viscount.
Louis Epstein
> On 28 Feb 2004 04:39:46 -0800, migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk
> (Michael Rhodes) wrote:
>
>>The 18th Viscount Hereford, Premier Viscount in the Peerage of England
>>[created in 1550], and and 15th holder of a baronetcy [created in
>>1611], died 25 February, 2004. He was aged 71.
>>
>>He was born Robert Milo Leicester Devereux, 4 November, 1932, the only
>>son of the Hon. Robert Godfey de Bohun Devereux (1894-1934), by his
>>wife Audrey Maureen Leslie, daughter of James Meakin and the Countess
>>Sondes; and was a grandson of the 17th Viscount Hereford (1865-1952).
>>
>>His ancestor, Walter Devereux, KG, in 1500 succeeded his father as
>>10th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (peerage of England, 1299); was created
>>Viscount Hereford in the peerage of England, 1550, distinguished
>>himself in the French Wars of King Henry VIII, &c.
>>
> Is there a relationship to Elizabeth's Essex (also Devereaux)?
>
Of course...the three Earls of Essex of that creation were
the 2nd-4th Viscounts Hereford.
The barony of Ferrers diverged centuries ago.
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