Джон Деверо, 1-й барон Деверо , КГ , был близким соратником Эдварда, Черного принца , и английским пэром во время правления короля Ричарда II .
Джон Деверо из Уитчерч-Маунда был сыном Джона Деверо из Манна (Мон или Маунд, Боденхэм ) и его жены Маргарет Барре. [1] [2] [3] Его отец достиг совершеннолетия в 1323 году, [1] и сражался в битве при Креси . [4] Его прадедом был Уильям Деверо через его первую жену Алису Грандисон, [1] [2] [5] и этот Уильям был вызван в парламент как «лорд Деверо» 6 февраля 1299 года. [2] [a]
Растущий долг, связанный с условиями Кенилвортского изречения, привел барона Уильяма Деверо к финансовым соглашениям, позволяющим отчуждать замок Лайоншолл , главу баронства. Его внук, Стивен Деверо из Боденхема и Бургоупа [1] силой захватил замок в 1305 году и подал иск о его возвращении, но его просьба была отклонена, поскольку его дедушка был еще жив. [6] [7] Стивен никогда не вернет себе Лионшолл при жизни и не унаследует титул после смерти Уильяма. Его младший брат Джон Деверо из Манна [1] [8] [9] и сын Уильям Деверо из Боденхема [ 1] оставались близкими на протяжении всей своей жизни, объединенными желанием вернуть утраченное наследие. Джон Деверо из Уитчерч-Маунда продолжит этот союз со своим двоюродным братом Уильямом и сыном Уильяма, Уолтером Деверо из Боденхема . [10] Когда Джон Деверо из Уитчерч-Маунда вернул себе королевскую благосклонность, он способствовал продвижению внука своего кузена, Уолтера Деверо из Уибли , при дворе. [1] [11]
Наследственными гербами семьи Деверо и Деверо из Боденхема были: Арджент, фесс и главные три круглых красных кольца . Чтобы отличиться, семья Деверо из Уитчерч-Маунда добавила кефаль или . [12]
Известный солдат, он начал свои кампании, когда присоединился к экспедиции Бертрана дю Геклена, чтобы помочь дону Энрике Трастамарскому против Педро Жестокого , короля Кастилии . Он был отозван в 1366 году принцем Уэльским , но присоединился к Эдварду, Чёрному принцу , когда он возглавил экспедицию в Испанию в 1367 году, чтобы восстановить ныне свергнутого короля Кастилии Педро, а Джон Деверо отличился в победоносной битве при Нахере в северная Кастилия 3 апреля 1367 года.
Принц Эдвард вернулся в Аквитанию , где он стал непопулярным среди знати, взимая налоги для оплаты своей испанской экспедиции. Джон Деверо снова сражался рядом с ним в Гаскони (1368 г.), когда провинция восстала против принца, и присутствовал в сентябре 1370 года, когда Эдуард осадил город Лимож и уничтожил 3000 жителей после его падения. Он был назначен сенешалем Лимузена в 1369/70 году, а в 1372 году — сенешалем Ла -Рошели .
После того, как Черный принц вернулся в Англию в 1371 году, Джон Деверо (к этому времени уже рыцарь) служил под командованием Ги де Брайана, 1-го барона Брайана , в морской экспедиции в июне 1371 года. [13] Деверо проводил кампанию во Франции в 1372 году, [14] ] и был взят в плен, когда англичане потерпели поражение от Бертрана дю Геклена в битве при Шизе 21 марта 1373 года в Пуату . После выкупа он служил летом 1373 года в свите Иоанна, герцога Ланкастера . [15] В 1375 году Деверо снова проводил кампанию в Бретани вместе с герцогом Бретани (герцог позже, в 1379 или 1380 году, пожаловал ему 100 марок в год пожизненно). Джон Деверо снова служил под командованием герцога Ланкастера в качестве лейтенанта/субкапитана сэра Обри де Вера в военно-морской экспедиции в 1378 году. [16] Он провел дальнейшую кампанию во Франции в 1379 и 1380 годах.
Edward, the Black Prince died on 8 June 1376, probably from an illness contracted in Spain, and was buried in great splendour in Canterbury Cathedral. Based on instructions provided by the Black Prince on his deathbed, on 20 May 1377 John Devereux was granted 200 marks a year for life for his services in Spain and Guyenne.[18] Edward’s young son, Richard II, succeeded Edward III a year later, and John Devereux was selected for the Continual Council[b] on 20 July 1377 to rule during Richard’s minority (ended in 1388).
John Devereux was sheriff of Herefordshire in 1376.[19] He was appointed Constable of Leeds Castle in Kent (1 March 1377/8), Captain of Calais (17 January 1379/80), and supervisor of the castles and fortalices in the parts of Calais and Guînes (17 April 1381).[20] John served as a Commissioner to treat with the King of France on 20 May and 16 December 1381, 4 November 1383, 22 January 1385/6, 26 November 1388, and 8 April 1390. John Devereux was a Commissioner to treat with the Count of Flanders on 1 June and 4 November 1383, 26 November 1388, and 8 April 1390. From 12 March 1387/8 to 1392 he was Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and from February 1387/8 until his death Steward of the King’s Household.
He married about 1377 Margaret de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford,[21] and Maud de Badlesmere, as her third husband. They had two children:[2][5] John Devereux (2nd Baron Devereux)[2][5] about 1378, and Joan Devereux (3rd Baroness Devereux and Baroness FitzWalter) in 1380.[2][5][22] John Devereux had at least one illegitimate son before 1385 for whom he made in his Will an allowance of 100 marks for his marriage.[23]
Margaret de Vere had been married previously to Henry, 3rd Baron Beaumont,[21][24] who had died on 25 July 1369.[25] She had married a second time to Sir Nicholas Louvain of Penshurst in Kent[21] who had died in 1375. She would survive John Devereux as well. Her widow’s dower was assigned 25 Feb. 1393/4, and she died on 15 June 1398.[26]
John Devereux was created a knight bachelor before 1377. He was subsequently summoned to Parliament on 28 September 1384 as Lord (Baron) Devereux. Although his great-grandfather William Devereux had been summoned to parliament as "Lord Devereux" on 6 February 1299, this is considered as a new creation as none of the intervening generations between his death in 1314 and this creation in 1384 assumed the title or possessed the financial resources to support a barony.
John Devereux was further honoured on 10 September 1385 by his creation as a knight banneret and placement at the Standard, and honoured still further by his creation as a Knight of the Order of the Garter in April 1389. His arms are described as "argent, a fesse gules, in chief three torteaux" with a "mullet or." His son, John Devereux, 2nd Baron Devereux, died without heirs, and the title passed to his daughter Joan, 3rd Baroness Devereux and Baroness FitzWalter. Upon her death, the Barony was absorbed into her children's title Baron FitzWalter.
He acquired for life (with remainders to his wife and two children) licences on 24 Mar. 1381/2 and 11 April 1382 for the priories of Frampton, Panfield, and Wells from the Abbey of St. Etienne at Caen, and the priory of Newent from the Abbey of Cormeilles paying yearly 246L 13s 4d to the Exchequer.[27] In November 1385 he purchased Kilpeck Castle for the life of Elizabeth (part of her dower lands), wife of Robert, Earl of Hereford. He acquired the manor of Penhurst in Kent by right of his wife in 1387, and was granted permission to embattle it on 21 September 1392.
In 1388 with the exile of Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, and execution of Simon de Burley, Lyonshall Castle and manor was forfeited to the crown. On 9 December 1390 John Devereux was granted Lyonshall Castle and manor with a reference to a previous agreement between Burley and Devereux[c]. This castle had been held by the Devereux family until alienated at the death of William Devereux in 1314. Shortly after regaining Lyonshall, John Devereux contracted on 18 February 1391 with a mason from Hereford to repair and improve it.[28]
He possessed at death Lyonshall Castle, Dorstone Castle, and Whitechurch Maund (Bodenham) in Herefordshire; Donnington in Berkshire; Penshurst in Kent; and Dinton in Bucks.
John Devereux died suddenly on 22 Feb. 1392/3, and was buried in the Church of the Grey Friars in London. His Will[23][d] was dated June 1385 with codicil 22 Feb. 1392/3, proved 23 Feb 1392/3 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. He had directed that 40 marks be paid "pur mon sepulture" and was recorded as having one of the most stately funerals with provisions for tapers and torchbearers.[29] His will directed that "6 tapers, in the form of a cross be placed on his hearse, and that 6 men, clothed in white, bear 6 torches, and that each of the men should receive eleven pence for his pains; that every poor man at his burial to have one penny to pray for his soul, and for all Christian souls; to the Grey Friars, for his burial there, XI marks. As soon as possible after his death he ordered that 1000 masses be said for his soul, and for the souls of his father and mother. To Margaret, his wife, he gave four dozen silver dishes and six chargers of silver; but after her death the same were to belong to John, her son, and in the event of his death to Joan, his (testator’s) daughter".[30]
(folio 376b)Item, to the Chantry of Bishopeston of our Lady Cli. and a vestement of red velvet, in his remembrance. All his lands to his wife Margaret for terme of life, then to the heires of his body; for default, then to be imploied in charitie for him, his wife, and auncestors. To John his sonne, then to Joane his daughter; the after greate legasies of plate, to John Mohun le filz 2 great silver potts which were made in Flaunders, some with his armes upon them, v basons and ewers. To Jonet my daughter, to marry her, 1000 markes, with other thinges atte castelles of Wodhall & Callais. Item, that was the Lo. Beaumonds [sic] to his daughter C markes more for his household stuff, a diamond, and a mariag ringe. Margaret his wife must leave her sonne John when she dieth, the greate Egle of Almayne, and all other plate but 2 basons with Beumonds arms to Henry Beumond a silver bowl with a lion on yt. Item, on corsen and XX l to him. Item to Lauton my squire C marks; to Thomas Devereux 90 l, Item to my daughters nurse X markes to marry her; to a base sonne, to his marriage, C markes. Item to Joane a mayde of the Lady Burwashes for hir marriage 40 l, to Margaret Hogshaw for the like 40 l. Margaret his wife, Nicholas Tey, and Nicholas Poleyn, execut. He was when he lived steward. His overseers, John Bishop of Hereford, Sir Hugh Segrave, Sir Aubrey de Ver, and Sir Simon de Burley, knights.