Viscount Hereford
Viscount Hereford is the oldest extant viscountcy in the Peerage of England, making the holder the Premier Viscount of England. The title was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Devereux (/ˈdɛvəruːks/) family is of Norman descent and came to England after the Norman conquest in 1066 - this branch lorded over Lyonshall and Bodenham, Herefordshire as their main estates. Sir Walter Devereux (d. 1485), married Anne Ferrers, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (d.1469) (see the Baron Ferrers of Chartley for earlier history of this title). He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Ferrers of Chartley in her right. Devereux was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, fighting on the side of King Henry VII. Their son, the eighth Baron, married Cicely, daughter of Wil
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford
Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount HerefordEdward Devereux, 12th Viscount HerefordGeorge Devereux, 13th Viscount HerefordHenry Devereux, 14th Viscount HerefordLeicester Devereux, 6th Viscount HerefordLeicester Devereux, 7th Viscount HerefordPrice Devereux, 10th Viscount HerefordPrice Devereux, 9th Viscount HerefordRobert Devereux, 16th Viscount HerefordWalter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford
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Viscount Hereford
Viscount Hereford is the oldest extant viscountcy in the Peerage of England, making the holder the Premier Viscount of England. The title was created in 1550 for Walter Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. The Devereux (/ˈdɛvəruːks/) family is of Norman descent and came to England after the Norman conquest in 1066 - this branch lorded over Lyonshall and Bodenham, Herefordshire as their main estates. Sir Walter Devereux (d. 1485), married Anne Ferrers, 7th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (d.1469) (see the Baron Ferrers of Chartley for earlier history of this title). He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Ferrers of Chartley in her right. Devereux was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, fighting on the side of King Henry VII. Their son, the eighth Baron, married Cicely, daughter of Wil
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Viscount Hereford is the oldes ...... does not hold a higher title.
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Viscount Hereford ist ein erbl ...... hende Viscount-Titel Englands.
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Виконт Херефорд (англ. Viscoun ...... Англии. Первый виконт Англии.
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ヘレフォード子爵(英語: Viscount Hereford ...... 息子の家系によって継承され、2016年現在まで存続している。
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738,684,023
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A Coronet of a Viscount
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Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Talbot's Head Argent eared Gules
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Argent a Fess Gules in chief three Torteaux
Motto
Virtutis Comes Invidia
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Dexter: a Talbot Argent eared ...... ed ducally gorged and lined Or
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Devereux Baronets
years
1611-11-25
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Viscount Hereford is the oldes ...... arried Cicely, daughter of Wil
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Viscount Hereford ist ein erbl ...... hende Viscount-Titel Englands.
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Виконт Херефорд (англ. Viscoun ...... Англии. Первый виконт Англии.
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ヘレフォード子爵(英語: Viscount Hereford ...... 息子の家系によって継承され、2016年現在まで存続している。
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Viscount Hereford
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Viscount Hereford
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Wicehrabia Hereford
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Виконт Херефорд
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ヘレフォード子爵
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