Education
Stowe School
Devereux was educated at Stowe School and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated in 1998 with a BA degree in History of Art and Architecture. [1]
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| Born | 11 August 1975 |
| Spouse | Louisa Knight (m. 2010) |
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| Education | Stowe School |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
Charles Robin de Bohun Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford, 16th Baronet (born 11 August 1975), is the premier viscount in the Peerage of England.
Devereux was educated at Stowe School and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated in 1998 with a BA degree in History of Art and Architecture. [1]
Devereux joined Bonhams Auctioneers upon graduation in 1998, was the Director of Valuations from 2007, and became a Director of the UK Board Director in 2010. In 2017 Lord Hereford was appointed Director of Private Clients for Bonhams. In 2024 he became a consultant to Bonhams.
Upon the death in 2004 of his father, the 18th Viscount Hereford, he succeeded to the family titles as Viscount Hereford and 16th baronet.
On 12 June 2010, Hereford married Louisa Knight, a textile designer, younger daughter of William Knight and his wife Sylvia Caroline van Lennep, of Holland Park, London. They have two children:
On 6th May 2023 Lord Hereford attended the coronation of Charles III and Camilla at Westminster Abbey in his capacity as Premier Viscount of England.
He is a member of White's.
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