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Paternal Family Tree: Devereux
Around 1337 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux was born to John Devereux (age 35) and Margaret Barre.
After 26th August 1346 [his father] John Devereux (deceased) died.
Before 1361 Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont (age 20) and [his future wife] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 52). He the son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 42). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 3rd April 1367 the forces of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 32) commanded by Edward "Black Prince" (age 36) defeated the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 33) at the Battle of Nájera at Nájera [Map]. The English forces included John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27), William Scrope, Peter Courtenay (age 21), John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 30), John Savile of Shelley and Golcar (age 42), Bernard Brocas (age 37) and Thomas Banastre (age 33).
The forces of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile included Bertrand Geusclin (age 47). The battle achieved little since Bertrand Geusclin escaped.
John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 36) was killed. His son Robert (age 9) succeeded 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.
Edward "Black Prince" thereafter returned home, taking Peter's daughters Constance (age 13) and Isabella (age 12) as hostages to ensure Peter would pay the money owed to Edward. Constance married John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster, Isabella married Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 25).
On 21st March 1373 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 36) was captured during the Battle of Chiset at Chizé at which the English were defeated by the French forces commanded by Bertrand Geusclin (age 53). The battle brought an end to English control in Poitou.
In 1376 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
In 1377 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 40) and Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1378 [his son] John Devereux 2nd Baron Devereux was born to John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 41) and [his wife] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont.
On 1st March 1378 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 41) was appointed Constable of Leeds Castle.
Around 1379 [his daughter] Joan Devereux 3rd Baroness Devereux Baroness Burnell was born to John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 42) and [his wife] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont.
In 1381 [his brother-in-law] Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford (age 43) was appointed Privy Council.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
After 1384 [his step-daughter] Eleanor Beaumont (deceased) died.
On 28th September 1384 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 47) was created 1st Baron Devereux. [his wife] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont by marriage Baroness Devereux.
Before 15th August 1385 [his brother-in-law] Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford (age 47) and Alice Fitzwalter Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Patent Rolls. 3rd January 1388. Appointment, during pleasure, of John Devereux (age 51), knight, to be constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, receiving therefor for the maintenance of himself and the chaplains, servants, watchmen and one carpenter abiding therein, £300. a year, viz. from, wards belonging to the castle £146., from the issues of the customs in the port of Sandwich 100 marks and the residue at the Exchequer, without rendering account, as Simon de Bureley (age 48), knight, late constable and warden, saving to the king chattels of felons and fugitives, fines, ransoms, amercements, etc. from the said ports belonging to the king, for which he is to render account at the Exchequer; provided that he stay in person upon the custody as is reasonably needful and as necessity demands. By K. & C. Mandate in pursuance to the said Simon to deliver the castle to him. Mandate de intendendo in pursuance to the barons, bailiffs, good men and whole commonalty of the liberty of the Cinque Ports.
On 12th March 1388 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 51) was appointed Constable of Dover Castle.
Patent Rolls. 12th March 1388. Grant, for life, to John Devereux (age 51), one of the king's bannerets, of the offices of constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, as held by Simon de Burleye (age 48). By p.s. Vacated because otherwise below.
On 20th May 1388 [his step-son] John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont (age 27) was appointed Admiral of the North.
In 1389 [his step-son] John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont (age 28) and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont.
In 1389 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 52) was appointed 78th Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England (age 21).
In 1389 [his step-son] John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont (age 28) was appointed Warden of the West Marches.
Around 17th August 1390 [his son] John Devereux 2nd Baron Devereux (age 12) and [his daughter-in-law] Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux were married. She by marriage Baroness Devereux. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.
In 1392 [his step-son] John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont (age 31) was appointed Constable of Dover Castle.
On 22nd November 1392 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 30) was killed whilst hunting at Louvain [Map]. His uncle [his brother-in-law] Aubrey (age 54) succeeded 10th Earl of Oxford.
On 22nd February 1393 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 56) died. He was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map]. His son [his son] John (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Devereux.
On 16th June 1398 [his former wife] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont died.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his father] John Devereux and [his mother] Margaret Barre were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 5 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 6 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Devereux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecilia Longchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Devereux
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Cantilupe
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana de Vere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Bigod
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont
GrandFather: Walter Devereux
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Grandison
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Grandison
Father: John Devereux 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber
Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Tadody aka Fatherless" Braose 8th Baron Bramber 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud de Clare 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard de de Braose Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Iorwerth "Drwyndwn aka Flat Nosed" Aberffraw
Great x 3 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marared ferch Madog Mathrafal
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margred verch Llewellyn Baroness Clifford Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Plantagenet
GrandMother: Margery de Braose 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Le Rus
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Le Rus
John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Mother: Margaret Barre