Richard de Redvers, 2nd Earl of Devon
Richard de Redvers, 2nd Earl of Devon[1] (died 1162) was Earl of Devon from 1155 until his death and was feudal baron of Plympton in Devon.[2] He married Denise, one of the daughters and coheiresses of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall. He was High Sheriff of Devon from 1154–1157. He was the son of Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon and nephew of William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon.
He was succeeded by his son Baldwin de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1188).
Footnotes
- ↑ Cokayne 1916, pp. 312–13.
- ↑ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, pp.137-8, Barony of Plympton
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1916). The Complete Peerage, edited by H.A. Doubleday IV. London: St. Catherine Press.
External links
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| Preceded by Baldwin de Redvers |
Earl of Devon 1155–1162 |
Succeeded by Baldwin de Redvers |
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