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Sir William, (1st, Earl, of, Devon) Courtenay 1451 – 1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire

Death Date: 10 Jul 1512

Death Location: Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England

Father: William Devon;

Mother: Lady Courtenay

Spouse(s): Lady Cheney

Children(s): Lady Courtenay

Born in 1451 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay was the child of William Courtenay (Sir Knight; Sheriff of Devon; and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Bonville Hungerford Courtenay. In time, Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay married Lady Cecily Cheney, and they raised a family that included Lady Elizabeth Catherine de Courtenay. Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay died in Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England in 1512.

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Parents

William Devon;
1428 – 1485
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire House, Derbyshire, England
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Lady Courtenay
1419 – 1476
Birth Location: Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cheney
1455 – 1511
Birth Location: Pinhoe, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Lady Courtenay
1470 – 1518
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1451
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1312-1911
    Record Source: Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Jul 1512
    Event Place: Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England
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