William Devereux, Baron Devereux of Lyonshall
| William Devereux | |
|---|---|
| Born | c 1244 |
| Died | 1314 |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Alice de Grandison (2) Lucy Burnell |
| Issue | |
| Father | William Devereux |
| Mother | Daughter of Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk |
William Devereux, Baron Devereux of Lyonshall, was an important Marcher Lord, and held Lyonshall Castle controlling a strategically vital approach to the border of Wales in the time of Edward I and Edward II. He was the first of this family officially called to Parliament, and was ancestor to John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux of Whitchurch Maund, the Devereux Earls of Essex, and the Devereux Viscounts of Hereford. His coat of arms was the same as his father's and described as "argent, fess and three roundels in chief gules" which passed to the descendants of his first wife, the Devereux of Bodenham; or "gules od un fesse d'argent ove turteaus d'argent en le chief" which passed to the descendants of his second wife, the Devereux of Frome.
William Devereux was born about 1244, the son of the powerful marcher lord, William Devereux the Elder, and a daughter of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, and Maud Marshal.
His mother died while he was still a young child, and his father married a second time to Maud de Giffard about 1258. Her brothers, Walter de Giffard and Godfrey de Giffard, both became Lord Chancellor’s of England, and the Giffard family would play a major role in the events of his life.
About 1264 William Devereux married Alice de Grandison, the daughter of Pierre de Granson and his wife Agnes de Neufchatel. She was the sister of Baron William de Grandison and Baron Otto de Grandison. They had a son:
William Devereux’s first wife died shortly after the birth of his first son, and he married again about 1271 to Lucy Burnell. Her brother was Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and eventually Lord Chancellor. They would have a son:
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