John Devereux, Lord Devereux

Also known as: Iohn lord Debereux / John Devereux / sir Iohn Deuereux · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 8

Life events

1380 · William de Montacute was recalled as lieutenant of Calis, and John Devereux was sent in his place.(Richard II 8 · 📍 Calis)
- With: William de Montacute, Earl of Salisbury
- “In this yeare about Christmasse, sir William de Montacute earle of Salisburie, after he had remained twelue moneths space at Calis, the kings lieutenant there was called home, & sir Iohn Deuereux a right valiant knight, and an old man of warre, was sent thither in his place.”
c. 1386 · Thirteen lords were appointed to oversee the realm's government under Richard II.(Richard II 34)
- With: Richard II William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York Edmund Langley, Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester William of Wykeham Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Richard Scrope Nicholas, Abbot of Waltham
- “there were in this parlement thirteene lords chosen, to haue ouersight vnder the king of the whole gouernment of the realme”

sworn: Richard II (John Devereux was sent to serve as the king's lieutenant at Calais.) “sir Iohn Deuereux a right valiant knight, and an old man of warre, was sent thither in his place”

with William Courtenay (interaction) “Sir Thomas Triuet, and sir Iohn Deuereux intreating for him, were sore rebuked at his hands.”

sworn: Richard II “the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Edmund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Richard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.