Notes
Attainted 1459; pardoned 20 March 1459/60; attainted posthumously 7 Nov. 1485
Parents
Mother: Merbury, Elizabeth ( - 1438)
Father: Devereux, Walter (1411 - 1459)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1446Union ended: n.d.
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1482Union ended: n.d.
Siblings
Female
Offspring
- Male offspring: Devereux, John (1463/4 - 1501)
Primary Title
- 2nd Baron Ferrers
Titles
- 2nd Baron FerrersAssumed: 1461-07-26Vacated: 1485-08-22
- Knight of the GarterAssumed: 1472-04-24 (date nominated)
- Knight Assumed: 1461-03-29Vacated: 1485-08-22
General Lands Note
Received livery of first wife’s father’s (Sir William de Ferrers of Chartley) lands 17 March 1452/3 & 20 March 1453/4 in Berkshire, Huntingdonshire, London, Oxfordshire, and Staffordshire
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP, Herefordshire | 1460 | 1461 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1461 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales | 1461 | ||
| JP, Herefordshire | 1461 | 1463 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire: East Riding | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bristol | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northumberland | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Westmorland | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cumberland | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norwich | 1461/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon | 1461/2 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1462 | ||
| Constable, Cardiganshire | 1463 -6 -18 | 1485 -08 -22 | For life |
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1464 | ||
| Keeper, Herefordshire | 1464 -8 -10 | 1485 -08 -22 | Held jointly; for life |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales | 1467 | 1468 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, North Wales | 1467 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire | 1467/8 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire | 1467/8 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1467/8 | 1469 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Gloucestershire | 1468 | 1469 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1468 | 1469 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Shropshire | 1468 | 1469 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire | 1468 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon | 1468 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Worcestershire | 1469 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, South Wales | 1469 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire | 1469 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Westmorland | 1469 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cumberland | 1469 | ||
| Constable & Steward, Brecknockshire | 1469 -11 -16 | During minority of Henry Stafford (b 1455), grandson and heir of Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham (d 10 July 1460) | |
| Constable & Steward, Herefordshire | 1469 -11 -16 | During minority of Henry Stafford (b 1455), grandson and heir of Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham (d 10 July 1460) | |
| Constable & Steward, Huntingdonshire | 1469 -11 -16 | During minority of Henry Stafford (b 1455), grandson and heir of Humphrey, 1st Duke of Buckingham (d 10 July 1460) | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales | 1469/70 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Somerset | 1470 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1470 | ||
| Master Forester, Caernarvonshire | 1470 -7 -28 | 1485 -08 -22 | For life |
| Sheriff, Caernarvonshire | 1470 -7 -28 | 1485 -08 -22 | For life |
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1471 | 1472 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Gloucestershire | 1471 | 1472 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Shropshire | 1471 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Worcestershire | 1471 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1471 | ||
| JP, Shropshire | 1471 | ||
| Steward, Radnorshire | 1471 -9 | ||
| JP, Herefordshire | 1472/3 | 1476 | |
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1472/3 | 1475 | |
| Tutor & Councillor to Prince Edward, England | 1472/3 -2 -20 | Appointed until Edward (later Edward V) was 14 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1473/4 | ||
| JP, Shropshire | 1474 | 1475 | |
| JP, Devon | 1474 | ||
| JP, Somerset | 1474 | ||
| JP, Worcestershire | 1474 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1476/7 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex | 1477 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire | 1478 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1479 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London Diocese | 1479/80 | ||
| JP, Shropshire | 1479/80 | ||
| JP, Herefordshire | 1481 | ||
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1481 | ||
| JP, Shropshire | 1483 | ||
| JP, Herefordshire | 1483 | 1484 | |
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1483 | 1485 | |
| JP, Hertfordshire | 1483 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Hertfordshire | 1484 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Herefordshire | 1484 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London Diocese | 1484 | ||
| JP, Hertfordshire | 1484/5 |
Lands
- Berkshire: Sutton CourtneyAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
- Buckinghamshire: Broughton and Hillesden ManorsAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
- Gloucestershire: Cold Ashton, Dymock, and English Bicknor Manors
- Gloucestershire: Oakle and Oxenhall ManorsAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
- Herefordshire: Lyonshall Manor
- Herefordshire: Weobley ManorPatrimony
- Hertfordshire: Cheshunt ManorAcquired: 1484-08-12Granted
- Huntingdonshire: Keyston, Little Paxton, and Southoe ManorsAcquired: 1452/3-03-17Via first wife
- Leicestershire: BillesdonAcquired: 1466Granted land in this area
- Leicestershire: Branston, Cottesbach, and Newbold Verdon ManorsThese and other manors; patrimony
- Leicestershire: Tilton ManorAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
- Leicestershire: Wigston ManorAcquired: 1475/6Granted
- Lincolnshire: Market RasenAcquired: 1446Possibly patrimony; conveyed on marriage
- London (city-county): Farringdon WithoutAcquired: 1453/4-03-20Tenements here via first wife
- Northamptonshire: Livedon and Sywell ManorsAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
- Oxfordshire: Chinnor ManorAcquired: 1453/4-03-20Via first wife
- Somerset: Charlton Musgrove ManorAcquired: 1446Via first wife
- Staffordshire: Chartley ManorAcquired: 1453/4-03-20Via first wife
- Warwickshire: Long ComptonAcquired: 1461/2-02-20Granted
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon | Lord Ferrers' Minstrel/s |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Ferrers' Minstrel/s | Devereux, Walter (1432 - 1485) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Weobley Castle | Herefordshire | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV [1461–7]. London: HMSO, 1897
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476--85]. London: HMSO, 1901
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- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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- Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester. 9 vols. London; London: A. Constable [vol 2]; Oxford UP [vols 4-11], 1907--2001
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