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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

Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay was born in 1451 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, the child of William Courtenay (Sir Knight; Sheriff of Devon; and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Bonville Hungerford Courtenay. In 1312, Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay established residence. Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay married Lady Cecily Cheney, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Catherine de Courtenay. Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay passed away in 1512 in Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay was born in 1451 in Powderham Castle, Devonshire, the child of William Courtenay (Sir Knight; Sheriff of Devon; and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Bonville Hungerford Courtenay.
  • In 1312, Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay established residence.
  • Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay married Lady Cecily Cheney, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Catherine de Courtenay.
  • Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay passed away in 1512 in Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England.

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Sir Courtenay's Ancestors

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Sir Courtenay
1451 – 1512
Birth Place: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Parents
William Courtenay (Sir Knight; Sheriff of Devon;
1428 – 1485
Powderham Castle, Devonshire House, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Bonville Hungerford) Courtenay
1419 – 1476
Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Bonville
1392 – 1461
Shute, East Devon District, Devon, England
Margaret Grey
1397 – 1427
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Courtenay's Descendants

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Sir (William (1st Earl of Devon)) Courtenay (1451 – 10 Jul 1512) m. Lady (Cecily) Cheney (1 Jan 1455 – 1 Jan 1511)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Catherine de) Courtenay (1470 – 1 Oct 1518) m. Sir (Reverend Doctor William John Rogers Lord of) Bryanstone (1468 – 25 May 1547)
    1. 1. Sir (John The Martyr Rogers) II (1507 – 2 Jul 1565) m. Lady (Katherine) Courtenay (1515 – 25 Aug 1580)
      1. 1. Knight (Sir Sir Richard Rogers II of) Dorset (1527 – 26 Mar 1604) m. Lady (Cecilia Somerset) Luttrell (1523 – 10 Mar 1566)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rogers (19 Feb 1549 – 24 Dec 1612) m. Sir (John Thomas) Ayers (1549 – 10 Sep 1628)

Sir Courtenay's Timeline

3 Records

1312
1312-1911
Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay resided here
None
1451
1451
Birth of Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Devonshire
Powderham Castle, Devonshire
1512
10 Jul 1512
Age 61
Death of Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay in Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devon, England

Sources

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

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

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

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