Edward Devereux, 12th Viscount Hereford

Edward Devereux, 12th Viscount Hereford (19 February 1741 – 1 August 1783)[1] was a British peer.

Family and ancestry

He was the son of Edward Devereux, 11th Viscount Hereford and his wife Catherine Mytton (d. 1748).

Marriage and children

Edward married Henrietta‌‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌Charlotte‌‌‌‌ Tracy (d. 1817), the daughter of Anthony Keck. Henrietta was born Henrietta Charlotte Keck, but changed her surname to Tracy in 1774—before her marriage—as a condition of inheriting her uncle Robert Tracy's estate.[2] Edward and Henrietta had no children and the Viscountcy was inherited by Edward's younger brother George Devereux.

References

  1. Ancestry.com — Edward Devereux
  2. Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1774 (14 Geo. 3). c. 38
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Edward Devereux
Viscount Hereford
1760 1783
Succeeded by
George Devereux
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