Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex 2nd Viscount Hereford KG

1541 - 1576  (35 years)

• Name	Walter Devereux
  Suffix	1st Earl of Essex 2nd Viscount Hereford KG
  Birth	16 Sep 1541	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	11394
  Death	22 Sep 1576	Dublin Castle, Ireland
  Person ID	I11394	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Devereux, Sir,   b. Abt 1513   d. 1547 (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Dorothea Hastings
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F6339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex Countess of Leicester,   b. 8 Nov 1543   d. 25 Dec 1634 (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Walter Devereux, Sir   d. 1591, Rouen, Normandy, France  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Penelope Devereux, Baroness Rich  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Dorothy Devereux, Countess of Northumberland  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Francis Devereux  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex,   b. 10 Nov 1565   d. 25 Feb 1601 (Age 35 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Sep 1541 - Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death - 22 Sep 1576 - Dublin Castle, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Walter Devereux,1st Earl of Essex