Walter (Devereux) le Devereux (1570 - 1591)

Ancestors

Died 1591 in Rouen

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Biography

Father: Walter Devereux

Mother: Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey.

Siblings:

• Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Married Frances Walsingham
• Penelope Devereux Married Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich
• Dorothy Devereux. Married Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
• Francis Devereux (died in infancy)^[1]

Spouse: Margaret, daughter of Arthur Dakyns

Sir Walter Devereux. Married Margaret, daughter of Arthur Dakyns. He was killed at the siege of Rouen in 1591.^{[2][3] [4]}

Notes

The Siege of Rouen (December 1591 – May 1592) was an unsuccessful attempt by Henry IV of France to capture Rouen, the historical capital city of Normandy. The battle took place as part of the French Wars of Religion, the Eighty Years' War, and the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604).[1][2] Although he had claimed the throne 1589, Henry, a Huguenot, was not recognized by many of his Catholic subjects, and he was forced to fight against a Catholic League determined to resist his rule, and which was aided by Spain.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Evelyn Philip Shirley. Stemmata Shirleiana. (Westminster: Nichols and Sons, 1873). page 103
2. ↑ Burke’s Peerage & Barontetage, 106th Edition. (Switzerland: Burkes Peerage Genealogical Books,1999). Volume 1, pages 1004, and 1378
3. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Rouen_%281591%29
4. ↑ Memoirs of Robert Carey p.31
5. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Rouen_%281591%29

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