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Edward Courtenay 1495 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1 March 1539

Death Location: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Father: Edward Courtenay

Mother: Alice Wotton

Spouse(s): Margaret Trethurffe

Children(s): William Courtenay, Edward Courtenay, Sir Vrottin, Katherine Courtenay, Francis Courtenay

Edward Courtenay 1st Duke of Devon was born in 1495 in Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, the child of Edward Courtenay and Alice Wotton. Edward Courtenay 1st Duke of Devon later married Margaret Jane Trethurffe, and together they raised children including William Courtenay, Edward Courtenay, Sir Peter Courteney of Vrottin, Katherine Courtenay and Francis Courtenay. In 1539, Edward Courtenay 1st Duke of Devon passed away in Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Parents

Edward Courtenay
1453 – 1509
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
EC
Alice Wotton
1473 – 1533
Birth Location: Ladock, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Trethurffe
1506 – 1576
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall, England
MT

Children(s)

William Courtenay
1530 – 1512
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall, England, England
WC
Edward Courtenay
1533 – 1555
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall, England, England
EC
Sir Vrottin
1536 – 1606
Birth Location: Ladock, Cornwall, England
SV
Katherine Courtenay
1539 – 1556
Birth Location: Landrake, Cornwall, England, England
KC
Francis Courtenay
1545 – 1616
Birth Location: Shillingham, Cornwall, England
FC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1495
    Event Place: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Millennium File, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 March 1539
    Event Place: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Landrake, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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