| The Viscount Hereford | |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1865 |
| Spouse: | Ethel née Shaw |
| Known For: | Premier Viscount of England ; Order of Saint John |
| Nationality: | British |
Robert Charles Devereux, 17th Viscount Hereford (11 August 1865 – 16 April 1952) was a member of the House of Lords and Premier Viscount of England.
The only son of Robert Devereux, 16th Viscount Hereford and The Hon. Mary Morgan, youngest daughter of Charles, 1st Baron Tredegar (1843–1924), Lord Hereford attended New College, Oxford before marrying Ethel Mildred Shaw (d. 1945), daughter John Shaw, of Welburn Hall, Yorkshire. The Viscountess Hereford was appointed DJStJ ; they had three children including The Hon. Robert Godfrey de Bohun Devereux (1894–1934), whose son succeeded in the family titles.[1]
Lord Hereford, who lived at Hampton Court, Herefordshire, was elected Alderman of Brecon County Council from 1898 until 1904. He served as a JP, DL and Chairman of Breconshire Quarter Sessions as well as being appointed KJStJ.
| Crest: | Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Talbot's Head Argent eared Gules |
| Coronet: | that of a Viscount |
| Escutcheon: | Argent a Fess Gules in chief three Torteaux |
| Supporters: | Dexter: a Talbot Argent eared Gules ducally gorged of the Last; Sinister: a Reindeer Proper horned ducally gorged and lined Or |
| Motto: | Virtutis Comes Invidia |
He died with his stated home at Hampton Court Castle near Leominster and at that point left British assets in probates of 1952 and 1953 of which about being settled land totalling [2]