John Devereux, 2nd Baron Devereux, KG

Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...

, was an English peer

Peerage of England

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 during the reign of King Richard II

Richard II of England

Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...

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Life

He was the son of William Devereux and a companion-in-arms of the Edward, the Black Prince

Edward, the Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England....

. Under the prince's service he served in Aquitaine

Aquitaine

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 and sought at the siege of Limoges

Siege of Limoges

The Siege of Limoges in 1370 was laid by the English troops after the town had opened its gates to the Duke of Berry. According to Jean Froissart, the Bishop of Limoges played a large role in assisting the surrender...

 in 1370. He married Margaret de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford

John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford

John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford was the nephew and heir of Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford. He succeeded as Earl of Oxford in 1331, after his uncle died without issue. John de Vere was a trusted captain of Edward III in the king's wars in Scotland and France, and took part in both the Battle...

 and his wife Maud de Badlesmere. Margaret was married previously to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and was mother by him of John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont

John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont

John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.Beaumont was born in 1361 at the Duchy of Brabant to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and Margaret de Vere...

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From 1384 he was summoned frequently to Parliament, and in 1377 he was appointed to the continual council of Richard II during his minority, in 1378 he was made Constable of Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle, southeast of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a Saxon fort stood on the same site from the 9th century. The castle is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds....

 for life, and from 1380 the Captain of Calais. In 1387 he succeeded Simon de Burley

Simon de Burley

Sir Simon de Burley, KG was holder of the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle between 1384-88, and was a Knight of the Garter....

 as Constable of Dover Castle

Dover Castle

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 and made a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

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, also having been with the lords appellant at Waltham Cross.

In 1386 he was one of the Council of 11 appointed to govern England. From 1386 to 1390 (and perhaps longer) he was Steward of the King's Household. In 1394 John Devereux died in possession, by the right of his wife, of the manor of Penshurst

Penshurst

Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...

, Kent

Kent

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. He was also lord of the manor of Donnington in Berkshire

Berkshire

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