Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
Baldwin de Reviers, son of Richard de Reviers, Lord of Reviers, Vernon, and Nehou (all in Normandy), supported the Empress Maud against King Stephen in the period known as the Anarchy following the death of Henry I and was by her created Earl of Devon c1141. The name of Reviers was subsequently corrupted to Redvers. As well as holding the Earldom of Devon the de Revierses were Lords of the Isle of Wight.
The cited information was sourced from Book, edition 106th of published in 1999 edited by Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief (Ref: Page: 832)- Source/Citation References (1)
- Individual: Earl of Devonshire Baldwin Redviers