Paternal Family Tree: Devereux
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Before 1566 [his father] Edward Devereux 1st Baronet [aged 21] and [his mother] Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux [aged 7] were married.
Around 1575 Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford was born to Edward Devereux 1st Baronet [aged 31] and Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux [aged 17].
Before 1615 Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [aged 39] and Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford [aged 26] were married.
In 1615 [his son] Essex Devereux was born to Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [aged 40] and [his wife] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford [aged 27]. He married before 20th February 1640 Anne Courteen.
In 1617 [his son] Leicester Devereux 6th Viscount Hereford was born to Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [aged 42] and [his wife] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford [aged 29]. He married (1) in or before 1659 his sixth cousin Elizabeth Withipoll (2) in or before 1675 Priscilla Catchpole Viscountess Hereford.
Around 1621 [his son] Walter Devereux was born to Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [aged 46] and [his wife] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford [aged 33].
Around 1622 [his father] Edward Devereux 1st Baronet [aged 78] died. His son Walter [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich.
On 20th November 1627 [his mother] Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux [aged 69] died.
On 8th June 1634 [his wife] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford [aged 46] died.
Before 20th February 1640 [his son] Essex Devereux [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Courteen [aged 25] were married.
On 20th February 1640 [his son] Essex Devereux [aged 25] drowned when attempting to cross the River Teme with a friend. He was buried at St Edburga's Church, Leigh [Map].
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On 14th September 1646 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [aged 55] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Essex extinct. His half first cousin twice removed Walter [aged 71] succeeded 5th Viscount Hereford. Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Bourchier abeyant.
In 1656 Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [aged 81] died. His son Leicester [aged 39] succeeded 6th Viscount Hereford, 3rd Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich. Priscilla Catchpole Viscountess Hereford by marriage Viscountess Hereford.
After 1656. St Edburga's Church, Leigh [Map]. Monument to Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford [deceased] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford. Canopy suported on Ionic Capitals.
Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford: In 1588 she was born to Thomas Knightley and Elizabeth Schuckburgh. Before 1615 Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford and she were married. On 8th June 1634 Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 12 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 
6 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Devereux 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ferrers 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ferrers 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roche Baroness Ferrers Chartley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 8th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford 
Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge 
Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Bourchier Baroness Ferrers Chartley 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxembourg I Count Saint Pol 
4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 
5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
father: Edward Devereux 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Garneys
Grandmother: Margaret Garneys Viscountess Hereford
Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Arden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Arden
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Arden
Grandfather: Edward Arden
mother: Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Throckmorton of Coughton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Vaux 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Mary Throckmorton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 
3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Muriel Berkeley 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable 
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Fitzhugh 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England