Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford
- Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford
Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford (1674 – 1683) was a British Peer. He was the eldest son of Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford (1617-1676) and succeeded to the title as an infant. He died young and was succeeded by his younger brother Edward. His sister Anne outlived her brothers, becoming the heiress: she married Leicester Martin.
References
* Sir Egerton Brydges, "Collins's Peerage of England" VI (1812) p.19
* [http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-DEVE-REU-1100.html Welsh Biography Online]
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