Robert Devereux, 18th Viscount Hereford explained

The Viscount Hereford
Birth Date:4 November 1932
Spouse:Susan Mary née Godley
Known For:Premier Viscount of England ;
OStJ
Nationality:British

Robert Milo Leicester Devereux, 18th Viscount Hereford (4 November 1932 – 25 February 2004) was a member of the House of Lords and Premier Viscount of England.

Life

Only son of The Hon. Godfrey Devereux JP (1894 † 1934), he succeeded his grandfather, the 17th Viscount Hereford, in the family titles on 16 April 1952.

Lord Hereford was educated at Eton before being commissioned in the Royal Horse Guards (1960–63). Lieut. The Viscount Hereford was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John, and later he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Philharmonic Society.

Lord Hereford lived at Hampton Court, Herefordshire with his wife Susan Mary, only child of Major Maurice Godley, ADC to the Governor of Fiji. They had two sons, the 19th Viscount Hereford[1] and Hon. Edward Devereux, KC.

Arms

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.burkespeerage.com/ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage