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Encyclopedia > Viscount Hereford

Viscount Hereford is the senior Viscount in the Peerage of England. The Viscount is also the only one of the three English Viscounts who does not hold a higher title. The peerage dates to 1550. In 1611 Edward Devereux, a younger son of Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, was created a baronet by King James I. On the death of the 4th viscount (also the 3rd Earl of Essex), Sir Edward's son Walter succeeded to the viscouncty, and the baronetcy and viscountcy have remained merged. A viscount is a member of the European nobility, especially, as in the British peerage, ranking above a baron, below a (British) earl or (his continental equivalent) count. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ... James VI of Scots and James I of England and Ireland (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) ruled England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. ...


Viscounts Hereford (1550)

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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was born at Netherwood in 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, (January 11 1591 – 14 September 1646), was the son and heir of the unfortunate Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and succeeded to his fathers title in 1604, three years after the previous earl had been executed for treason. ... 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Devereux Baronets of Castle Bromwich (1611)

  • Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet (c. 15501622)
  • Sir Walter Devereux, 2nd Baronet (15781658) (succeeded to the viscountcy in 1646)

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Viscount Hereford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
Viscount Hereford is the senior Viscount in the Peerage of England.
In 1611 Edward Devereux, a younger son of Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, was created a baronet by King James I.
On the death of the 4th viscount (also the 3rd Earl of Essex), Sir Edward's son Walter succeeded to the viscouncty, and the baronetcy and viscountcy have remained merged.
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