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Stephen Devereux
Stephen Devereux (c. 1191 – 1228) was a powerful Marcher Lord, and held Lyonshall Castle controlling an important approach to the border of Wales. As a key member of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke retinue, he played a significant role in the Earl's support of King John during the First Barons' War, and during the minority of Henry III.
Birth and ancestry.
Stephen Devereux was born about 1191, the eldest of three sons of Walter Devereux and Cecilia de Longchamp. Cecilia
-Williams OBE
- Hon Lilian Devereux (b. 4 Sep 1870; d. 17 Oct 1959)
- Hon Sybil Devereux (b. 19 Jan 1873; d. 3 Mar 1892)
- Hon Rosamond Ela Devereux (b. 23 Jul 1875; d. 3 Aug 1945)
Lord Hereford died in 1930 shortly after becoming Father of the House of Lords having been a peer for 74 years and seven months.
External links.
- A listing of the Devereux family
- Hereford, Viscount (E, 1550)