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Henry Courtenay 1496–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death Date: 9 December 1538

Death Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Okehampton

Mother: Katherine Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Lady Blount

Children(s): Sir Courtenay

Henry Courtenay was born in 1496 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, the child of Sir William 1St Earl Of Devon Courtenay Of Okehampton And Katherine Countess Of Pembroke Plantagenet. Henry Courtenay married Lady Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter Blount, and had children including Sir Edward Earl Of Devon Courtenay. Henry Courtenay passed away in 1538 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Courtenay was born in 1496 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, the child of Sir William 1St Earl Of Devon Courtenay Of Okehampton And Katherine Countess Of Pembroke Plantagenet.
  • Henry Courtenay married Lady Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter Blount, and had children including Sir Edward Earl Of Devon Courtenay.
  • Henry Courtenay passed away in 1538 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Courtenay's Ancestors

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Henry Courtenay
1496–1538
Birth Place: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Parents
Sir William 1st Earl Of Devon Courtenay Of Okehampton
1475–1511
Katherine (Countess Of Pembroke) Plantagenet
1479–1527
Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward 1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay
1451–1509
King (Edward) IV
1442–1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth (Dame Elizabeth Grey Wife Of King Edward IV) Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Woodville
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Pol
1390–1433
Margherita Balzo
1394–1469

Henry Courtenay's Descendants

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Henry Courtenay (1496–9 December 1538) m. Lady (Gertrude Marchioness Of Exeter) Blount (1504–25 September 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward Earl of Devon) Courtenay 1526–1556 m. Marie (Ire) Tudor 1516–1558

Henry Courtenay's Timeline

6 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Henry Courtenay in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Carmarthenshire, Wales
1496
1496
Birth of Henry Courtenay in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Carmarthenshire, Wales
1498
1498
Age 2
Birth of Henry Courtenay
None
1538
9 Dec 1538
Age 42
Death of Henry Courtenay in Beheaded by sword for Exeter Conspiracy at Tower Hill
Beheaded by sword for Exeter Conspiracy at Tower Hill
1538
9 December 1538
Age 42
Death of Henry Courtenay in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1538
9 December 1538
Age 42
Death of Henry Courtenay in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Carmarthenshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1538
    Event Place: Beheaded by sword for Exeter Conspiracy at Tower Hill
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1538
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1538
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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