Richard de Redvers, 4th Earl of Devon (died 1193) was
Earl of Devon
Earl of Devon was created several times in the English peerage, and was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the de Redvers (''alias'' de Reviers, Revieres, etc.) family, and later by the Courtenay family. It is not to be co ...
from 1188 until his death and was
feudal baron of Plympton
The feudal barony of Plympton (or Honour of Plympton) was a large feudal barony in the county of Devon, England, whose ''caput'' was Plympton Castle and manor, Plympton. It was one of eight feudal baronies in Devonshire which existed during the ...
in Devon.
He inherited the title on the death of his elder brother
Baldwin de Redvers, 3rd Earl of Devon
Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend".
People
* Baldwin (name)
Places Canada
* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
* Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District
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, who died childless. On his own death without issue, the title passed to his uncle,
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon (died 10 September 1217) (or de Reviers), of Tiverton Castle and Plympton Castle, both in Devon, was feudal baron of Plympton in Devon.
Origins
He was the son of Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon by h ...
, the third but only surviving son of the 1st Earl.
["A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England etc" John Burke]
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External links
Redvers family
1193 deaths
Devon, Richard de Redvers, 4th Earl of
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Year of birth unknown
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
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