Devereux Baronets, of Castle Bromwich (1611)
- Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet (c. 1550–1622)
- Sir Walter Devereux, 2nd Baronet (1578–1658) (succeeded as Viscount Hereford in 1646)
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