Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford (1617 – 1 December 1676) was a British

Kingdom of Great Britain

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 Peer. He was the second son of Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford

Walter Devereux, 5th Viscount Hereford

Sir Walter Devereux was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1624 and became the 5th Viscount Hereford, a peer in the peerage of England....

 (1578–1658).

He married Elizabeth Withipoll, daughter and sole heiress of Sir William Withipoll who inherited Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Mansion is a substantial Tudor brick mansion house within Christchurch Park on the edge of the town centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England...

, Ipswich

Ipswich

Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...

. His second wife was Priscilla Catchpole. His daughter Frances married William Tracy, 4th Viscount Tracy (1657–1712). He was succeeded by his sons
Leicester

Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford

Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford was a British Peer. He was the eldest son of Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford and succeeded to the title as an infant. He died young and was succeeded by his younger brother Edward. Edward died at the age of 25 in 1700 and the viscountcy passed...

 and Edward. His daughter Anne outlived her brothers and sister, becoming his heiress: she married Leicester Martin.