Devereux, William

Birth Name Devereux, William
Gender male
Age at Death 46 years, 7 months, 3 days

Narrative

William Devereax, who in the 42nd of Henry III,. had summons to attend the king at Chester, with horse and arms to restrain the incursions of the Welsh, and in two years afterwards, being then one of the barons marchers, received command, with the others, to repair to the marches without delay, for a similar purpose. He subsequently attended the king at the battles of Lewes, but there he foretook the royal standard, and afterwards fell fighting on the side of the barons at Evesham, in the 49th Henry III, whereupon Maud, his widow, sister of Walter Giffard, bishop of Bath and Wells, applied to the king, for "certain jewels and harnes," which hade been deposited in the church of Hereford by the deceased baron, and obtained precept to the treasurer of the cathedral, for their deliverence to her. [Dominant, Abeyant, Forfeited & Extinct Peerages, p169 Devereux, Barons Devereux]

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1219 Lenhales, Herefordshire, England   1
Death 1265-08-04 Evesham, Worcestershire, England   1

Cause: War, Battle of Evesham

Age: 46y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Devereux, Stephen11791228
Mother de Cantilupe, Isabel1179
         Devereux, William 1219 1265-08-04
    Sister     Devereux, Margaret 1220

Families

Family of Devereux, William and de Giffard, Matilda

Unknown Partner de Giffard, Matilda ( * 1220 + 1297 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Devereux, William III12401315