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Walter Devereux was an Anglo-Norman nobleman living during the reign of king Henry II of England and Richard I of England. The Devereux, along with the Baskervilles and Pichards, were prominent knightly families along the Welsh marches during the twelfth century, and linked to William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and the Braose and Lacy lordships of the region.〔Brock W. Holden. ''Lords of the Central Marches.'' (Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2008). page 92〕 William Devereux's descendants would later give rise to the Devereux Viscounts of Hereford and Earls of Essex. ==Ancestry== Walter Devereux is descended from William Devereux〔Morgan G. Watkins. ''Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford in continuation of Duncumb’s History, Hundred of Radlow.'' (High Town (): Jakeman & Carver, 1902). Page 42 to 49. Parish of Castle Frome, Genealogy contributed by Lord Hereford〕 who held land in Hereford and Gloucester at Domesday in 1086. William’s son, Walter Devereux of Lyonshall,〔 gained control of Lyonshall Castle as the caput of the Devereux’s marcher lordship. With the exile of Roger de Lacy in 1085, Walter of Lyonshall joined the retinue of Bernard de Neufmarché, Lord of Brecon.〔The Picards or Pychards of … Brecknockshire; … Herefordshire, and … Worcestershire. (London; Golding and Lawrence, 1878). Pages 2-4, 171〕〔The Devereux arms were depicted on the shield of one of 12 knights surrounding Bernard de Neufmarche in the stained glass of Worcester Cathedral, and Walter of Lyonshall made a grant on the foundation charter of Neufmarche for Brecon Priory〕 On the death of Bernard about 1125, another Walter Devereux, son of Walter of Lyonshall, joined the retinue of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford.〔Miles de Gloucester had married Sybil, daughter of Bernard de Neufmarché〕 Taking advantage of the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, this Walter Devereux〔 increased his autonomy.〔Jim Bradbury. Stephen and Matilda, The Civil War of 1139-1153. (Somerset: Sutton Publishing, 1998). Pages 57.〕〔This was facilitated in 1138 when King Stephen, while in pursuit of Geoffrey Talbot, captured Hereford and Weobley for a time, and Hereford was set on fire〕 Walter probably was present at the Battle of Lincoln,〔Jim Bradbury. Stephen and Matilda, The Civil War of 1139-1153. (Somerset: Sutton Publishing, 1998). Pages 90-98.〕 and the Rout of Winchester 〔Jim Bradbury. Stephen and Matilda, The Civil War of 1139-1153. (Somerset: Sutton Publishing, 1998). Pages 108-112.〕 with the earl of Hereford. A supporter of the Empress Maud, he was rewarded when her son, Henry II, finally took the throne.〔The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Sixth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Second, AD 1159-1160. Pipe Roll Society, Volume 2. (London: Wymand & Sons, 1884). Page 29 and 30.〕〔The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Tenth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Second, AD 1163-1164. Pipe Roll Society, Volume 7. (London: Wyman & Sons, 1886). Page 5 and 6.〕〔The Great Rolls of the Pipe from 1159 to 1164 during the reign of Henry II list in Herefordshire Walter Devereux being granted 9 shillings 'In terris datis.'〕 With the extinction of the male line of the earls of Hereford in 1155, Walter Devereux and his son, John,〔 joined the retinue of Humphrey II de Bohun, Lord of Trowbridge.〔Humphrey II de Bohun married Margaret, the eldest daughter of Miles de Gloucester, earl of Hereford〕 When Humphrey III de Bohun died with an underage heir, John Devereux joined the retinue of William de Braose Junior, Lord of Bramber.〔William de Braose Senior had married Berta, daughter of Miles de Gloucester, earl of Hereford〕 John Devereux would campaign in Wales and France under de Braose. As one of the prominent knightly families of the Welsh Marches, the Devereux became closely entwined with the de Braose, de Lacy, de Longchamp, and Marshal families. Through these connections, and following the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1071, the Devereux family established holdings in Ireland over the next three generations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Devereux (born 1173)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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