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Details for Devereux Family

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Sir Walter Devereux - was born in 1432 and died on 22 Aug 1485 in Bosworth Field . Sir Walter married Agnes Ferrers before 1446. Agnes was born in 1438. She was the daughter of Sir William de Ferrers and Elizabeth Bealknap. She died on 9 Jan 1468/1469 . Agnes - married by 1446 (thus Anne was at most 7 years of age at her marriage - Sir Walter was six years older). Sir Walter - 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley, K.G., M.P., who was born in 1432 and died in battle on 22nd August 1485 at Bosworth Field in the famous battle of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated King Richard Iii and succeeded to the English throne. Sir Walter sided with Richard III (Yorkists) - bad move! Sir Walter had assumed the title of Baron through his marriage to Anne Ferrers, whose father William, Baron Ferrers of Chartley had died without male heir. They were married by 1446 (Anne being at most 7 years of age at the time of the marriage). Anne died on 9th January 1468/9, and Sir Walter remarried to Jane (family name unknown). Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Elizabeth Devereux Elizabeth married Sir Richard Corbet before 1478. Sir Richard was born in 1451 in Moreton Corbet. He was the son of Sir Roger Corbet and Elizabeth Hopton. He died on 6 Dec 1493 . See Corbet family for children.

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