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Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester 1499–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1526

Death Location: Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England

Father: William Courtenay

Mother: Katherine Courtenay

Spouse(s): Hendrik\ ofWorcester, Thomas Danvers

Children(s): William Somerset

In 1499, Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester entered the world in Powderham Castle, Devon, England, born to William Courtenay And Katherine Courtenay. Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester married Hendrik Henry Beaufort Somerset 2Nd Earl Ofworcester, Thomas Danvers, and had children including William Beaufort Somerset. Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester passed away in 1526 in Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1499, Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester entered the world in Powderham Castle, Devon, England, born to William Courtenay And Katherine Courtenay.
  • Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester married Hendrik Henry Beaufort Somerset 2Nd Earl Ofworcester, Thomas Danvers, and had children including William Beaufort Somerset.
  • Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester passed away in 1526 in Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England.

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Lady Worcester's Ancestors

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Lady Worcester
1499–1526
Birth Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Parents
William Courtenay
1475–1511
Powderham, Devon, England
Katherine Courtenay
1479–1527
Eltham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Edward Courtenay
1500–1509
Elizabeth Courtenay
1460–1509
Molland, North Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Worcester's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of) Worcester (1499–15 Apr 1526) m. Hendrik\ (Henry Beaufort-Somerset 2nd Earl) ofWorcester (1495–26 nov 1549) m. Thomas Danvers (1475–)
  1. 1. William (Beaufort) Somerset 1526–1588 m. Theophilia (Grace Newton, Countess of) Worcester 1526–1568 m. Christiana (North, Marchioness of) Worcester 1528–1564
    1. 1. Edward (Somerset\ 4th Earl of) Worchester 1550–1628 m. Lady (Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of) Worcester 1546–1621
      1. 1. Frances Somerset 1542–1592
        1. 1. Sir (William Ebenezer Morgan, Baron of) Tredegar 1560–1652 m. Elizabeth (Wynter Morgan aka Lady de Winter 1564 likely inspiration for the Three Musketeers folklore about fictional character Milady de Winter circa) 1625 1564–1638
      2. 2. Henry (Plantagenêt De Beaufort, 1st Marques\5th Earl Worcestor) Somerset 1577–1646
      3. 3. Katherine Petre 1575–1624
      4. 4. SIR (WILLIAM Morgan Baronet) Llantarnum 1575–1628
      5. 5. Blanche Arundell 1583–1649

Lady Worcester's Timeline

4 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1499
1499
Birth of Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester in Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
1526
15 Apr 1526
Age 27
Death of Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester in Holcombe Castle, Devon, England
Holcombe Castle, Devon, England
1526
15 Apr 1526
Age 27
Death of Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of Worcester in Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England
Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1526
    Event Place: Holcombe Castle, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1526
    Event Place: Holcombe Castle, Lancashire, England

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